FTA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING COURSE
Tucson,
Arizona
December 2-4, 2002
PRELIMINARY
PROGRAM
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4:00 p.m. -- 6:00 p.m. Registration
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7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. -- Noon Introduction and Welcome
Overview of the Motor Fuel Tax Industry
Role of Auditor and Investigator
Participants will examine the role of an auditor and an investigator to understand each role in the investigation process.
Noon -- 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m. Fuel Tax Evasion Schemes
Participants will analyze the various fuel tax evasion schemes to understand the opportunities for motor fuel tax fraud.
Discovery of Fuel Tax Evasion
Participants will learn how to discover fuel tax evasion by observation, informants, data base matching.
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7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. -- Noon Techniques for Investigation
Participants will analyze techniques for investigation in surveillance, computer records, interviews and the three P’s of investigating fuel tax evasion schemes.
Noon -- 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m. Techniques for Investigation (continued)
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7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. -- Noon Case preparation issues
Participants will review case preparation in case management, education of the prosecution, chain of evidence, report writing and how to be a good witness.
Noon -- 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m. Forfeitures
Participants will learn about forfeiture, how to seize fuel property and disposing of the property in the truck or service stations.
Wrap Up
Participants will participate in the wrap-up, discussing ways and methods to improve motor fuel tax administration to minimize opportunities for fraud and evasion. Identify and discuss successes, failures and new ideas.