How much do forensic accountants make?

Forensic Accountants track a person's finances and financial dealings, like bank statements and records, credit card transactions, mortgages, assets, etc.

For example, if a man is murdered in what looks like a professional hit, a forensic accountant would search through all the bank statements and accounts of all the suspects, to see if any of them withdrew a large sum of money that could have been paid to the hitman.

Or, if a person is suspected of running a series of mortgage scams, it would be the forensic accountant's job to sift through the paperwork for any irregularities or wrongdoing. What they find would be used as evidence against the suspect.

Or, if it is discovered that an employee is embezzling from a company, it would be the forensic accountant's job to sift through all of the company's financial transactions, and figure out who the guilty person is, and exactly what they did. And again, this evidence would be used against the suspect at trial.

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