Dr. James M. Harden Jr

Certified Legal Investigator ID/Theft Fraud/ and Litigation Investigator

• Documented noncompliance activities and communicated with design-builder on remediation.
• Enforced compliance with complex state and federal laws, rules and regulations for industry.
• Reported investigative findings to management and human resources.
• Collected detailed notes on investigations and other communication to adhere to legal requirements and enhance recordkeeping.
• Confirmed data and licensing information through investigations and notified violators of required changes to bring operations into compliance.

• Compliance and regulatory duties managing potential violations and ensuring codes and every other state and federal compliances are adhered to
• Work with Law Enforcement to investigate fraudulent and Identification theft
• To include cyber-crimes and suspicious computer breaches
• Interview persons of interest to include witnesses and work with detectives in developing and implementing strategic approaches to conclude and resolve all investigations
• Work with corporate legal department investigating claims and other cases many times representing by testimony, witness, and support of cases that Corp Legal assigns in court preceding that are local.
• Analyzed large amounts of data to find patterns of fraud and anomalies.
• Summarized all key information regarding investigations into a detailed report for delivery to the client.
• Gathered evidence, which included recorded and written statements, financial documentation, and audio materials for examination.
• Interviewed witnesses thoroughly, asking appropriate questions to ascertain critical details about each case.
• Testified in court for both civil and criminal cases, answering questions honestly and respectfully.

• Collected, analyzed and interpreted information, documentation and physical evidence associated with investigations.
• Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses and complainants.
• Collected and preserved physical evidence, photographs and laboratory submissions.

• Responsible for compliance and regulatory audits through out region to include risk and inventory shrink
• Investigate deception during the opening, in-process and closing store as well as provide necessary physical security
• Investigate and report to regional director reference issues inclusive to retail, warehouse and manufacturing activities such as employee theft
• Conduct internal misappropriation investigations and inventory deficiency reduction
• Initiate investigations on vendor theft, employee theft, and inventory as well as warehouse shortage
• Interview witnesses and suspects and develop detailed reports on all conducted investigations.

• Patrolled designated areas in patrol vehicle and on foot to identify security and safety issues.
• Investigated incidents and crimes, collected evidence and recorded witness statements.
• Talked regularly with citizens to establish rapport and become familiar presence in area.
• Organized criminal documents such as logs, records, reports and agendas to streamline processing and improve traceability.
• Maintained positive community relations through active communication at crime scenes and assistance with programs such as mentoring underprivileged kids and teaching at Citizen's Police Academy events.

• Carefully documented statements, observations and evidentiary materials.
• Documented findings and prepared detailed reports.
• Interviewed witnesses and interrogated suspects to obtain additional information about criminal activities.
• Pursued leads, complaints and referrals to determine occurrence of criminal activities.
• Researched criminal cases and led investigations to determine appropriate course of proceedings.

• Investigated security issues involving domestic violence, assault and theft occurring on base among active military members.
• Gathered evidence, processed crime scenes and questioned witnesses and suspects.
• Planned crime prevention measures and operated military police checkpoints and dispatch centers.
• Supported judge advocate general with investigations for trial involving military members facing courts martial and other disciplinary actions.
• Led investigations of traffic fatalities by assessing evidence, surrounding factors and identifying antecedent of events to identify and mitigate intersection blind spots and hazards.
• Managed law enforcement desk operations.