Penny Cookson, Affiliate, is a Specialist in Investigative and Forensic Accounting (IFA-2002), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE – 1995) and a Chartered Accountant, (CA – 1988).
 
Penny has focused on investigative and forensic accounting since 1991. For six years Penny worked with a team of lawyers, auditors and law enforcement specialists who acted as Independent Monitors of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Detroit Police Department. In this capacity, she managed the team that reviewed the police departments’ audits of areas such as arrests, uses of force, complaints, search warrants, motor vehicle and pedestrian stops, confidential informants, and conditions of confinement to determine if they met the US Department of Justice requirements to establish best policing practices.
 
Penny has also been involved in numerous criminal and white-collar investigations. These include misappropriation of investment funds, employee/management fraud and theft, procurement fraud, expense account fraud and regulatory matters. One case traced $50M in funds invested with a stockbroker through 24 bank accounts and 25 brokerage accounts.
 
Penny has also conducted Sarbanes Oxley reviews, audits of standard operating procedures relating to revenue controls and managed teams that developed materials and organized training attended by the professional staff.  She has also provided training on fraud investigations and forensic accounting to the OPP, Metro Toronto Police, Jamaican Constabulary, Bank of Jamaica, Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants, Institute of International Research and various corporate clients.  Penny enjoys entertaining family and friends, travelling to BC, spending time at the cottage and is learning to speak Italian.

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