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William H. Santee, VP
For over twenty years William served as a patrol officer, a Senior Police Officer (Corporal), and a Sergeant in Wheat Ridge Colorado, a suburb of Denver. He served as a detective in the Burglary Tactical Unit and as a Crimes Against Persons detective. As a sergeant, William was the Watch Commander for a patrol watch of ten officers, and as a Detective Sergeant, managed eight detectives, the lab technician, and the custodian of evidence. Responsible for the handling all felony investigations, crime scenes, evidence collection and preservation, along with case filings, Williams public career unexpectedly ended when a suspect hit him with a vehicle (now serving time in the Colorado State Penitentiary). During Williams career with the police department he served on the SWAT team, the Jefferson County Officer Involved use of Deadly Physical Force Investigation Unit, received two life-saving medals, was part of the police competitive “Pistol Team” as an NRA certified expert, received an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice, and was certified on two different occasions as an expert in technical accident investigation.
In 1995, William went to work for Bank of America as a Fraud Prevention Agent, and was quickly promoted to Investigator in the Credit Card Fraud Unit. His primary duties were to investigate international credit card fraud involving organized criminal groups; such as the Nigerians, White Russians, Israeli Nationals, and Gypsies. In this capacity William provided detailed reports and crime analysis data to field agents across the country.
In 1998, William moved to a position with Wells Fargo as a Fraud Investigator and was soon promoted to Senior Investigator/Vice President of the Document Crimes Unit of the Bank’s Corporate Security Division, responsible for investigating all financial threats against the Bank. This included but was not limited to check fraud, identity theft, loan fraud, kiting, ATM/debit card fraud, credit card fraud, new account fraud, and anti-money laundering. He provided detailed reports and evidence to law enforcement and assisted law enforcement with their investigations.
William has spent hundreds of hours training Bank employees in the detection and prevention of bank fraud, also providing training for civic groups in bank fraud, identity theft, and the most recent scams that they may be subjected to. In 2000 he received a Service Excellence Award, in 2000 and 2003 he received special awards from the FBI and the American Bankers Association as Investigator of the Year for the State of Arizona. A Certified Fraud Specialist, William received a Bachelors Degree from Grand Canyon University in Management.
Working since 2007 in private investigations, William specializes in criminal investigations, interview and interrogation techniques, technical accident investigation, internal fraud issues, identity theft, and training.
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