a. How should Steve proceed with his investigation? How should he use this 10 field auditors? What areas should he focus on the most?
b. What types of leads might Steve develop for follow-up by Maria?
Stewart Burger is a forensic account who works for a large Houston CPA firm. His specialty is the investigation of financial crimes and money laundering. He has extensive experience working with the FBI in the areas of narcotics interdiction, bank fraud schemes, organized crime, and international terrorism. Stewart was recently contacted by Maria Fuerte in the FBI’s counterterrorism unit in Houston. She told him that she was in the middle of an ongoing terrorist investigation and that she needed his immediate help.