Matthew Caralle

My name is Matthew Caralle, and I am a bachelor's degree graduated with four years of financial investigative experience, inclusive of fraud/AML investigations, consulting, compliance, transaction monitoring, quality assurance, quality control, and auditing. I also currently hold a CAMS certification. In my past educational experiences, I graduated as a Summa Cum Laude at the University of Maryland Global Campus with my bachelor's degree in Investigative Forensics.

In my most recent role as an Investigator Associate II, I participated in thousands of fraud investigations, including numerous high-risk and complex cases. I also assisted in mentoring and/or mentoring dozens of fellow colleagues, conducting audit-related monitoring efforts for a state's Department of Education, and conducted quality control/quality assurance for a commercial bank regarding credit reporting accuracy.

• Collaborated in a team-based environment to complete assigned projects
• Investigated domestic and international high-risk fraud related to potentially illegal activity and various financial crimes
• Provided focused communication with coworkers, managers, clients, and other professional officials
• Conducted thousands of investigations into customers, their counterparties, and their financial transactions
• Reviewed and analyzed documentary evidence including but not limited to financial statements, business models, invoices, phone records, IP addresses, and e-mails
• Utilized internal databases and external research tools to investigate suspect individuals and transactional activity
• Prepared detailed reports incorporating narratives, transaction monitoring analysis, and supporting documentation to mitigate or document potentially illegal activity
• Documented hundreds of Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”) in accordance with Financial Crime Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) guidelines
• Assisted in training new employees, providing mentorship, and providing guidance based on research, data analysis, and writing
• Conducted audit-related monitoring for a state’s Department of Education for the purpose of determining eligibility of expenditures pertaining to COVID-19 grant funding
• Conducted quality control for the purposes of credit reporting accuracy 

Graduated from the University of Maryland Global Campus with a 4.0 GPA, majoring in Investigative Forensics with a minor in Criminal Justice

Inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors Society and Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society