Sherine is a fraud and financial investigations expert with more than 15 years of experience leading investigations into complex financial crimes and public corruption while at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). She graduated from the University of California, San Diego magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in History, was valedictorian of her FBI Academy class at Quantico, and is a fellow of the Aspen Institute’s Finance Leaders Fellowship.
Prior to joining Kroll, Sherine spent over 10 years at the FBI as a Special Agent where she successfully investigated and helped prosecute several high-profile cases involving complex financial crime: such as, money laundering, corporate fraud, financial institution fraud, investment fraud, securities fraud, public corruption, and asset forfeiture. Sherine has also testified several times in U.S Federal Court.
Relevant Experience
- Provided expert consulting and expert witness services related to money laundering, embezzlement, corporate fraud, bribery and corruption matters for federal and state-level civil and criminal litigation.
- Conducted internal investigations into employee malfeasance such as: embezzlement, theft of trade secrets, corruption and bribery allegations, conflicts of interest, and harassment and discrimination for global corporate clients.
- Supported clients with proactive fraud risk and controls assessments to identify gaps in existing governance structures and design right-sized improvements to better detect, prevent and remediate risks.
- Managed global asset search and recovery matters in support of client and counsel’s decisions to pursue and/or enforce international arbitral awards and/or other money judgments.
- Assisted publicly traded clients in defense of proxy contests, short and distort campaigns, and shareholder disputes through deep investigative research and intelligence gathering.
- Coordinated global fact-gathering efforts; forensic evidence collection and review; witness location, interviewing, and vetting; and other investigative support to several multi-national corporations embroiled in disputes.
- Lead case agent on the investigation and prosecution of Marvin J. Caukin, Gulfstream CFO who had embezzled more than $20 million over the course of 10+ years. Uncovered a complex scheme of false vendors, fake invoices and ghost services Caukin used to siphon funds from his employer. Traced the flow of funds to purchases of real property, art, jewelry, and other items which were forfeited as part of Caukin’s guilty plea.
- Lead case agent on the investigation and prosecution of a $100+ million bank fraud orchestrated by Eurasian organized crime crews in Los Angeles. Worked with the IRS to dissect a tiered scheme of loan origination fraud and repeated title washing which involved bank insiders, complicit escrow and title agents, and straw borrowers. Traced illicit proceeds to businesses and properties in the US and Mexico.
- Lead case agent on the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Yohai. Yohai choreographed a multi-faceted loan and investment fraud scheme targeting traditional financial institutions, hard money lenders, and high net worth individuals. Worked with forensic accountants to follow the trail of money through more than 100 different accounts at more than a dozen financial institutions.
- Lead case agent on an investigation into a dark web ID theft and credit card skimming marketplace in which the subjects laundered their proceeds through a series of Bitcoin wallets before converting to fiat currency via Bitcoin ATMs and hawalas. Traced the transactions off chain and helped identify the ultimate beneficiaries of the illicit proceeds.
Qualification
- Sherine received a B.A. in history (magna cum laude) from the University of California, San Diego.
- Valedictorian, FBI Academy, Quantico
- Fellow, Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellowship
