Orange County and Town of Newburgh law enforcement officials are creating a Joint White Collar Crime Task Force to combat white collar crimes throughout Orange County.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they are implementing the task force in conjunction with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Town of Newburgh Police Department. They will target many types of fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering throughout Orange County.
The task force will be comprised of a Senior Investigator and two Investigators from
the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, a detective from the Town of Newburgh Police Department, an Assistant District Attorney from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and other law enforcement entities within and outside Orange County.
“The creation of this Joint White-Collar Crimes Task Force is long overdue,” said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “I am grateful to Sheriff Paul Arteta and Town of Newburgh Police Chief Bruce Campbell for recognizing the substantial manpower and commitment necessary to pursue complicated public corruption and financial fraud cases. Being the victim of a violent crime is certainly a life altering experience but being defrauded of the funds to build your dream home or losing your small business to fraud can also negatively affect victims’ lives for years. I hope that other law enforcement agencies will join us at the Task Force. Law enforcement works best when its efforts are coordinated, cooperative and focused.”
