Kelly Paxton is a Certified Fraud Examiner and Licensed Private Investigator working in the Portland, Oregon area.  She was recruited by the U.S. Customs Service in 1992 for her expertise in the financial industry.  Kelly has over seven years' experience performing background investigations and security clearances at the federal and local level.  As an analyst for the Washington County Fraud Identity Theft Enforcement Team, she provided investigative and analytical support for numerous embezzlement, elder-abuse and identity-theft cases.  Kelly is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority National Public Arbitrator.  She is also Membership Director and a Director At Large for the Oregon Chapter of the  Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

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• Strong investigative skills in all areas including financial fraud investigations, money laundering and asset identification.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Diverse skills in the financial industry, including sales, analysis and operations.
• Top Secret Security Clearances issued by Office of Personnel Management – January, 1993, April, 2002 and August, 2007.

• Principal Financial CaseWorks LLC Portland, OR July, 2009 to present.

• Special Investigator | Kroll Government Services | Loveland, CO | April, 2005 to present.

Conduct federal background investigations to include subject interviews, local police checks, employment references.

• Analyst | Washington County Sheriff’s Office | Hillsboro, OR | August, 2007 to August, 2009

Financial Analyst for the Fraud Identity Theft Enforcement Unit.  Responsible for investigating, analyzing and preparing evidence for detectives for prosecution.  Grand Jury testimony. 

• Special Investigator | U.S. Investigations Services LLC | Minneapolis, MN | April, 2002 to July, 2005 (see above).

• Private Investigator | Diversified Investigations | Appleton, WI | October, 2004 to July, 2005

Conducted surveillance on workers' compensation and domestic-relations cases.

• Special Agent | U.S. Customs Office of Investigations | Seattle, WA | January, 1993 to August, 1998

Assigned to money laundering, currency and narcotics group. Successfully investigated financial fraud cases including narcotics, money laundering and wire fraud cases. Responsible for operating undercover business in office, including establishing covert bank accounts and preparing monthly reports for headquarters. Organized first fictitious financial instruments conference for U.S. Customs Service, New York, 1998. Liaison with other federal agencies regarding investigations and training.

• Trader/Contract Negotiator | Morley Capital Management | Lake Oswego, OR | July, 1991 to November, 1992

Negotiated client investments of over $1.5 billion annually in Guaranteed Investment Contracts. Continuously monitored fixed income markets, economic indices and climate. Identified and acted upon inefficiencies in the marketplace. Worked directly with portfolio managers regarding specific investment strategies. Initiated various credit research projects reviewing life insurance companies, economic trends and asset allocation programs. Member of Investment and Credit Research Committees.

• Registered Sales Assistant | Piper Jaffray | Lake Oswego, OR | June, 1989 to June, 1991

• Account Executive | Dean Witter Reynolds | Portland, OR | May, 1988 to April, 1989

Completed training programs including passing Series 7, 63 and Life Insurance Licenses. Prospected clients and developed a marketing program, including personalized investment programs. Marketed equities, government bonds, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mutual funds and insurance products.

• Registered Commodity Broker | Hunt and Associates | Portland, OR | April, 1987 to May, 1988

Worked directly with senior institutional commodity trader in various commodity markets. Responsible for taking and placing orders on commodity exchanges in the U.S. Provided hedging strategies, market coverage and account compliance information. Hiring and managing of support staff.

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference June, 2011
• Northwest Fraud Investigators Association Fall Conference | November, 2010
• Financial Crimes and Digital Evidence | September, 2010
• Oregon Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Spring Conference | May, 2010
• Financial Crimes and Digital Evidence | September, 2009
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV | July, 2009
• Oregon Chapter Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Spring Conference | May, 2009
• Linking the Dots - Intelligence Training | March, 2009
• Financial Crimes Conference | September, 2008
• Reid Advanced Interviewing | November, 2007
• U.S. Investigations Services Contract Investigators Training | Boyers, PA | 2002
• National Association of Securities Dealers Approved Public Arbitrator | January, 2000
• Asset Forfeiture/Financial Investigations | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 1997
• Strategic Investigations | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 1997
• Undercover School | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 1995
• Undercover Managers Training Class | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 1995
• Criminal Investigator Training | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 1993
• Customs Basic Enforcement | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 1993
• University of Oregon | B.A. International Studies (emphasis in Economics) | 1985
• Series 3 (CFTC), Series 7, Series 63 licenses (all currently void)

• 1/14/2012 OR Chapter ACFE Pink Collar Crime
• 10/4/2012 American Assoc. State and Local History CEO Forum on Fraud and Canary In Our Mine-Embezzlement at History Organizations
•  7/13/2012 Oregon State Bar Workplace Fraud and Forensics-Ferreting Out the Facts
• 6/18/2012 OR RIMS- E-Day Fraud and Employee Theft with Nancy Cooper
• 1/11/2012 Salem Chapter IIA- Background Investigations
• 09/2/2010   Elder Financial Fraud: PIs Declassified Radio show
• Senior Provider Information Network | Elder Financial Fraud | November, 2009
• Money Wise Women | CSI Fraud | October, 2009
• Oregon Society CPA | Fraud in the Workplace - Background Investigations | September, 2009
• Institute of Internal Auditors | Fraud in the Workplace - Background Investigations | September, 2009
• Oregon State Bar Association | Fraud in the Workplace - Background Investigations | June, 2009
• National Association of Credit Managers CFDD | Fraud in the Workplace - Background Investigations | June 2009
• Oregon Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' Spring Conference | Fraud in the Workplace - Background Investigations | May, 2009
• U.S. Customs Fictitious Financial Instruments Conference | Spring 1998
• National Association of Securities Administrators | Winter, 1998