Q&A

You’ve been told about the importance of social networks ad nauseum, but between casework, your personal life and actual in-person networking, finding the time to tend to these profiles can be demanding. However, any asset recovery^* and financial crime professional trying to build a name in the field – even if your position precludes you from being prominent – should know the basics.

Sharon Cohen Levin has been chief of the Asset Forfeiture^* Unit in the Southern District of New York for 15 years, but now, more than ever, her office's unit is under pressure to show results. She has seen forfeiture go from "something that was used occasionally" to a regular part of fraud prosecution.

Her office has responded with record recoveries. Asset Recovery^* Watch Editor David Quinones caught up with Cohen Levin to discuss the successes and challenges to disarming criminal enterprises and fraudsters.