Practical Fraud Investigations- Highlands County, FL

Most agencies don't have a dedicated fraud unit. What they have is a patrol officer, deputy, or investigator who gets handed a fraud case along with everything else on their plate, and has to figure out how to build it into something a prosecutor will actually take.

Practical Fraud Investigations is a full-day, in-person training built for exactly that reality. It doesn't assume you have a task force, specialized software, or a caseload of nothing but financial crimes. It gives you a straightforward, repeatable process for organizing a fraud case from the first report to a courtroom-ready file, whether you handle one fraud case a year or one a week.

Taught by a Certified Fraud Examiner with hands-on investigative experience, this class stays practical throughout: real tools, real templates, and a step-by-step approach you can apply to your very next case, no matter how big or small your agency is.

What You Will Learn

• A repeatable system for organizing any fraud case, from a simple bad check to a more involved scheme

• Key terms and definitions you need to know to write a solid report and PC affidavit

• Practical investigative tools that don't require specialized software or a dedicated unit

• The state and federal statutes that apply to fraud cases at any level

• Interview techniques that lock a suspect into an admissible statement

• How to spot when a case that looks civil is actually criminal

• How to use Excel, a tool every agency already has, to organize and present case evidence

• How to identify a suspect through video and surveillance photos

• How to read and process a credit card skimmer

• What to do when a case turns out to be bigger than it looked (multiple victims, shared accounts, or an organized scheme)

Your Instructor

Detective Spencer Hubbell has spent over 10 years with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office investigating money laundering and financial fraud, and has served on the United States Secret Service Task Force since 2018, operating under both state and federal authority.

He has dismantled multiple drug trafficking organizations and recovered over $10 million in asset forfeiture through his money laundering casework. A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with advanced training in cryptocurrency investigations, Detective Hubbell led casework that earned the USSS Tampa Office national Office of the Year honors from the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators. He recently trained over 800 fraud investigators at TD Bank earning a 4.99 out of 5 rating for showing financial investigators how their document work translates directly into casework and prosecutions. Detective Hubbell has served as an Adjunct Professor at Pasco-Hernando State College for the past 4 years.

Who Should Attend

Any sworn or non-sworn member of the criminal justice community who may end up working a fraud case, whether or not it's part of their regular assignment. Especially valuable for smaller agencies without a dedicated fraud or financial crimes unit, and for officers and investigators who handle fraud alongside a broader caseload.

Date and Time

Tuesday, November 17th, 2026, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Location

Highlands County Sheriff's Office, 400 S. Eucalyptus St., Sebring, FL 33870

Cost

$245.00 per person. If bundled with Financial Document Analysis ticket price reduced to $395 for the combined courses. Email will@trainingforceusa.com to register at reduced rate

Payment Options

Credit card online, purchase order, or check payable to Training Force USA, 7769 McClure Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32312.

Cancellations and Substitutions

Registrations are confirmed upon submission and participants are responsible for payment regardless of attendance. Substitutions are welcome at any time by phone, email, or online. If minimum enrollment is not met to support instructor travel, the class will transition to a live online format and all registered participants will be notified.

Questions

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