Financial Crimes

The Financial Crimes Section is responsible for investigating crimes in which a financial instrument is used by the criminal element.  The detectives work offenses of Credit Card Fraud, Identity Theft, Counterfeit or Forged Checks, Embezzlements and Theft by Deception (Scams) just to name a few.

You can find links to common crimes, valuable resources and tools that may assist our citizens and keep them from being victimized.

• Check Fraud / Bad Checks
• Common Scams / Fraud Prevention
• Construction Fraud
• Credit Card Theft and Fraud
• Current Bulletins / Lookouts 
• Embezzlement
• Identity Theft
• Theft by Deception or Scams (False Pretenses)

Filing a Report

If you are ready to file a report visit our Filing a Financial Crime Report page.

More Information

For more information, contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 703-777-0475.