Financial Investigations Program
BNE's Financial Investigations Program (FIP) provides coordination, training, information, and investigative assistance to state agencies and local law enforcement that are involved in money laundering/financial investigations and asset forfeiture cases. Program agents and investigative auditors offer expertise on the application of state and federal asset forfeiture laws, including the development of probable cause and supportive evidence for the seizure of assets.
By law, FIP collects and analyzes reports submitted by financial institutions of cash transactions exceeding $10,000 and reports possible money laundering violations to the appropriate criminal justice agencies.
In addition, FIP serves as coordinator for state and local law enforcement agencies seeking information from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). In this role, the program assists these agencies in obtaining a variety of information from FinCEN's financial, commercial, and law enforcement data banks.
Based on information and data collected, analyzed and distributed, FIP generated 562 Gateway cases through FCEN with a total of 1,066 subjects. These investigations indicate suspicious monetary transactions throughout the state. This information supports investigations that entail the financial aspects of drug trafficking and money laundering.
Significant Financial Investigation Cases 
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Financial Investigations Program 1102 Q Street, 6th floor Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-8538 Fax: (916) 319-9446