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BCA proposes combined financial‑crimes unit with Commerce, requests forensic accountant and new missing‑person system
Summary
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension told the committee it has merged a commerce fraud unit and the BCA financial‑crimes section into a single unit and asked for staff and systems investments, including a forensic accountant, two attorneys for prosecutorial assistance and a one‑time $1.5 million to build a missing‑person system.
Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, told the committee the BCA has combined its financial‑crimes section with the Commerce Department's fraud bureau into a single, focused unit to investigate complex financial crimes, insurance fraud, wage theft and fraud affecting government programs.
Evans said the combined unit is already operating administratively and now needs modest budget changes to be fully effective. The…
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