Captain Richard St. Pierre
Financial Crimes
8900 Jimmy Wedell Drive Baton Rouge, La 70807
Phone: (225) 389-5009
Fax: (225) 389-8679
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Captain Richard St. Pierre started my career with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in September 1989. Upon completion of the LSU Basic P.O.S.T. Academy Training, he was assigned to the “Uniform Patrol” Division. he was assigned to the Kleinpeter Substation as a patrol deputy until April 1992 during which time he resigned as a regular full-time status deputy and immediately transferred to the “Reserve Deputy” Division where I was assigned to the Traffic Division. In November 1992, he was rehired as a regular full-time deputy and he was reassigned to the Kleinpeter Substation to work in the “Uniform Patrol” Division. In May 1995, he was transferred to the “General Investigations” Division until March 1997 at which time he was transferred to the “Forgery” Division which has since been renamed the “Financial Crimes” Division.
Financial Crimes
The primary responsibility of the Financial Crimes Division is to investigate identity thefts, counterfeiting, forgeries, bank frauds, felony thefts, and computer related crimes. In 2007, the Financial Crimes Division investigated thefts and frauds totaling nearly $3,000,000.00. These types of crimes affect individuals, banks, and businesses equally.
In addition to being the primary investigators for thefts and frauds, Financial Crimes detectives play a support role in other criminal investigations by conducting forensic analysis of computers that were seized as evidence by all other divisions of the Sheriff's Office. Computer forensic examinations may be required on a variety of cases ranging from embezzlements and counterfeiting to missing persons and child pornography.
Detectives in the Financial Crimes Division receive training in financial and computer related crimes from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, from the National White Collar Crime Center, and from other state and local sources. Training programs cover topics including financial fraud, computer data recovery, questioned document analysis, fingerprint identification, and interview and interrogation techniques.
The secondary responsibilities of the Financial Crimes Division include Homeland Security, Dignitary Protection, and Intelligence & Threat Assessment. When functioning in this capacity, Detectives assist in maintaining the safety and security of critical infrastructures within the parish and protect local and visiting dignitaries or other high profile persons.
The Financial Crimes Division works closely with federal agencies including Secret Service, FBI, Social Security, and Customs. The Sheriff's Office maintains task forces and working groups with several of these agencies. These relationships play an important part in carrying out the primary and secondary responsibilities of the division.
The Financial Crimes Division works closely with federal agencies including Secret Service, FBI, Social Security, and Customs. The Sheriff's Office maintains task forces and working groups with several of these agencies. These relationships play an important part in carrying out the primary and secondary responsibilities of the division.
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