Val Harkless is a passionate fraud fighter with over 20 years of criminal investigation and analysis of transnational financial crimes, working with such agencies as the State of California, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FinCEN, and the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force. As a former member of the California Association of Criminal Investigators, she coordinated with many state law enforcement agencies to improve training in conjunction with the California Fraternal Order of Police #77. Previously, as a long-term FBI contractor and field analyst, she participated in a myriad of criminal, civil, and administrative federal cases, lending her analytical expertise in financial fraud, asset forfeiture and seizure. Her expertise has crossed a myriad of criminal, civil, and administrative federal cases, especially lending her analytical expertise in bulk financial analysis, crypto fraud and criminal enterprise. She has collaborated with many members of law enforcement and regulators across the world. Now, she is offering her expertise training investigators about fraud, investigation, scam prevention, OSINT and victim assistance. She is currently an active member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a trained Victim Advocate, lending assistance to investigators and organizations across the world.