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Fiscal Year 2000 & 2001

THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FRAUD

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STATISTICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM FBI INVESTIGATIONS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FRAUD AND FAILURE MATTERS

A. CONVICTIONS/PRE-TRIAL DIVERSIONS


Total FIF convictions, excluding local convictions, remain steady from FY 2000 through FY 2001. The matrix below is illustrative of this trend.

FISCAL YEAR NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS* NUMBER OF MAJOR CONVICTIONS* % OF MAJOR TO TOTAL CONVICTIONS
1997 2,551 1,342 52.6%
1998 2,613 1,207 46.2%
1999 2,878 1,488 51.7%
2000 2,783 1,394 49.9%
2001 2,702 1,363 50.4%

* - includes Pre-Trial Diversions, and excludes local convictions.

The charts and graphs which follow exhibits:

(a) Convictions and Pre-Trial Diversions for FYs 1997 - 2001;

(b) Types of Subjects Convicted During FYs 2000 - 2001;

(c) Total Convictions, “Outsiders vs Insiders" for FYs 1997 - 2001; and

(d) Convictions and Pre-trial Diversions by Institution Type and Amount for FYs 2000 - 2001.

 

 

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FRAUD CONVICTIONS AND PRETRIAL DIVERSIONS

(DOES NOT INCLUDE LOCAL CONVICTIONS)

      FBI    FIELD OFFICE FISCAL YEAR 1997 FISCAL YEAR 1998 FISCAL YEAR 1999 FISCAL YEAR 2000 FISCAL YEAR 2001
   ALBANY 28 28 22 28 27
   ALBUQUERQUE 4 7 3 3 4
   ANCHORAGE 4 3 4 6 31
   ATLANTA 46 48 113 109 77
   BALTIMORE 21 24 31 43 36
   BIRMINGHAM 34 27 22 31 47
   BOSTON 45 45 40 43 58
   BUFFALO 39 21 29 29 24
   CHARLOTTE 44 34 63 48 39
   CHICAGO 79 77 80 74 96
   CINCINNATI 35 58 36 40 51
   CLEVELAND 63 77 110 105 103
   COLUMBIA 60 33 27 36 46
   DALLAS 174 153 188 185 141
   DENVER 30 40 39 55 42
   DETROIT 73 123 141 129 110
   EL PASO 9 3 4 7 14
   HONOLULU 25 27 29 22 33
   HOUSTON 90 51 68 115 84
   INDIANAPOLIS 27 31 27 27 25
   JACKSON 12 16 17 27 22
   JACKSONVILLE 28 20 31 23 15
   KANSAS CITY 30 24 43 51 34
   KNOXVILLE 10 19 12 26 15
   LAS VEGAS 23 52 29 38 32
   LITTLE ROCK 32 43 30 36 47
   LOS ANGELES 159 128 118 103 67
   LOUISVILLE 59 61 68 44 39
   MEMPHIS 22 41 50 28 69
   MIAMI 46 26 47 56 49
   MILWAUKEE 63 51 58 39 52
   MINNEAPOLIS 40 37 58 47 42
   MOBILE 32 27 14 37 30
   NEWARK 59 33 60 47 53
   NEW HAVEN 31 28 19 10 15
   NEW ORLEANS 51 42 45 52 87
   NEW YORK 183 190 204 144 110
   NORFOLK 9 13 22 12 42
   OKLAHOMA CITY 60 70 73 60 46
   OMAHA 29 36 36 31 32
   PHILADELPHIA 85 78 114 109 105
   PHOENIX 13 8 7 14 7
   PITTSBURGH 32 32 58 39 38
   PORTLAND 26 38 56 54 32
   RICHMOND 45 37 26 49 50
   SACRAMENTO 22 35 38 40 42
   ST. LOUIS 62 92 81 59 61
   SALT LAKE CITY 38 54 33 28 41
   SAN ANTONIO 40 47 19 33 51
   SAN DIEGO 26 32 26 37 27
   SAN FRANCISCO 66 64 69 39 24
   SAN JUAN 7 11 8 4 25
   SEATTLE 61 91 94 116 77
   SPRINGFIELD 17 36 53 44 47
   TAMPA 43 38 24 25 23
   WMFO 60 53 62 47 66
   TOTAL 2,551 2,613 2,878 2,783 2,702

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TYPES OF SUBJECTS CONVICTED IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FRAUD CASES FISCAL YEAR 2000*

      SUBJECT TYPE NUMBER OF SUBJECTS
      All Other Subjects 2098
      Bank Employee 596
      Bank Officer 173
      Legal Alien 69
      Illegal Alien 71
      Company or Corporation 30
      Top Con Man/Top Thief 4
      Foreign Student 3
      Local Law Enforcement Officer/Local -All      Others 2
      Local Judge/Magistrate 2
      State Law Enforcement Officer/State -All Others 2
      Capodecina or Soldier 1
      Possible Terrorist Member/Sympathizer 1

* Does not include Pre-Trial Diversions or local convictions.

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TYPES OF SUBJECTS CONVICTED IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FRAUD CASES FISCAL YEAR 2001*

     SUBJECT TYPE NUMBER OF SUBJECTS
      All Other Subjects
2070
      Bank Employee 603
      Bank Officer
150
      Legal Alien
35
      Illegal Alien 52
      Company or Corporation 15
      Federal Employee - GS 12 & Below 5
      Local Law Enforcement Officer/Local -      Others 2
      State - All Others 1
      Boss, UnderBoss or Consigliere 1
      Office Manager
1
      Presidential Appointee
1
      Representative
1
      State Legislator
1

* Does not include Pre-Trial Diversions or local convictions

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     CONVICTIONS “OUTSIDERS VS INSIDERS”
1997 – 2001

(no local convictions)

FISCAL YEAR TOTALCONVICTIONS OUTSIDERS
BANK INSIDERS
1997 2,551 1,819 732
1998 2,613 1,790 823
1999 2,878 2,097 781
2000 2,719 1,973 746
2001 2,641 1,916 725

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CONVICTIONS & PRE-TRIAL DIVERSIONS

BY INSTITUTION TYPE & AMOUNT

FISCAL YEAR 2000

(No State or Local Statistics)

 

INSTITUTION TYPE FAILURES > $100,000 $25 - $99K
BANKS 35 1,253 638
S&Ls 5 34 9
CREDIT UNION 9 58 32

 

FAST TRACK = 340

* <$25K IN LOSSES = 370

(*NOT TRACKED BY INSTITUTION TYPE)

 

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CONVICTIONS & PRE-TRIAL DIVERSIONS

BY INSTITUTION TYPE & AMOUNT

FISCAL YEAR 2001

(No State or Local Statistics)

 

INSTITUTION TYPE FAILURES > $100,000 $25 - $99K
BANKS 45 1,212 653
S&Ls 2 51 17
CREDIT UNION 11 42 52

 

*FAST TRACK = 301
*<$25K IN LOSSES = 316
(*NOT TRACKED BY INSTITUTION TYPE)

 

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