WELCOME TO CJ 125Shital Thakkar, J.D.Adjunct ProfessorKaplan UniversitySthakkar@kaplan.edu

ABOUT ME

• Assistant State’s Attorney (AKA District Attorney, County Attorney, etc.) with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office handles all of the non-federal criminal prosecutions for the City of Chicago and surrounding suburbs;

• Currently assigned to the Gang Crimes Unit;• Extensive White Collar Crime experience from my previous

assignment in our office’s Financial Crimes Unit;• Live in a suburb of Chicago with my beautiful wife and kids

POLICIES AND TIPS• THIS IS NOT A SELF-PACED COURSE-ASSIGNMENTS DUE

TUESDAY NIGHT BY MIDNIGHT EST

• Use APA format—at minimum: Double spacing; 12 pt font; cover and reference page; proper citations; one inch margins. See www.apastyle.apa.org for more tips

• Make use of the Writing Center. Spelling and grammar matters

• Check Announcements

• Participating in the Discussion Board is an easy way to build points towards your grade.

• Check out the materials posted at the “Take A Break” tab—very helpful!

OFFICE HOURS; AIM; EMAIL; SEMINAR

•OFFICE HOURS Mondays 8:00-10:00PM EST

•AIM: Sthakkar2674@aim.com

•EMAIL: Sthakkar@kaplan.edu

•SEMINAR: Thursdays at 9:00 PM EST

DISCUSSION BOARD SUCCESS•Write a substantive original post (100 words).•Respond to at least ONE other classmate—

more on this on the next slide (although I encourage you to post early and often—no penalty for extra posts ).

•Post before the end of the unit (no credit for late postings).

•Keep your posts professional and your replies to other students respectful and positive.

DISCUSSION BOARD SUCCESS• REMEMBER, 2 requirements AT

MINIMUM:1. Write a substantive original post (100

words).2. Responding to at least ONE other

classmate. BUT… NOTE: “Great post…” “I completely agree with

you…” WITHOUT more substance are not good enough to get full credit

This does not mean that compliments like these to your classmates are not appreciated. BUT, to get credit for the post, you need more.

SEMINARS• Try to be on time.• Try to participate as much as possible.• In seminars we should vigorously debate the

points but make sure to stay on topic.• Again, use net etiquette. You are required

to remain respectful of others at all times.• IF you cannot attend the seminar, see the

requirements for the alternative assignment for full credit

• NOTE – If you are more than 10 minutes late or if you leave the seminar too early, you will have to do the alternative assignment in order to get the full credit for seminar.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

•Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I want you to succeed—don’t hesitate to ask for help.

SEMINAR FORMAT

•SOUND CHECK

•HOUSEKEEPING

•QUESTIONS

•UNIT MATERIAL

•QUESTIONS/ADJOURNMENT

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FRAUD EXAMINATION

•Government▫Law Enforcement FBI Postal Inspectors

▫SEC and other Enforcement Agencies▫Health Care Fraud and Abuse▫Prosecutor’s Offices▫Defense Firms/Attorneys

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FRAUD EXAMINATION

•Accounting▫Auditors▫Forensic Accountants

•Insurance•Banks and financial institutions•Certified Fraud Examiners

QUESTIONS?