ROGER EDWARDS
MAI FINANCIAL CRIME CONSULTANT

Roger Edwards joined Madison Associates, Inc. (MAI) in February 2002 as a Financial Crimes Consultant. His principle focus initially was on work that MAI had with the Office of Criminal Investigations for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (OCI). Shortly after becoming a member of the firm, Mr. Edwards was tasked with assisting in a time-sensitive critical investigation involving allegations involving the illegal distribution of pharmaceuticals and other drugs. Within two weeks Mr. Edwards’ ability and experience enabled him to analyze thousands of documents that had been collected over a two year period, identify significant violations of the law, including money laundering, and assist in presenting a case to federal prosecutors that led to a superseding indictment and resulted in the forfeiture of property valued at more than five million dollars.

Mr. Edwards, who also is a Certified Public Accountant, has become a principal in a growing area of services for MAI involving the monitoring of businesses that are subject to forfeiture and have been either restrained pre-trial or seized after conviction in order to prevent the dissipation of its value pending disposition. Mr. Edward’s abilities in this area has resulted in his taking on the role of the senior on-site monitor for MAI in overseeing for two years the operation of a retail business that had annual sales of eighty-five million dollars. He has undertaken similar responsibilities in connection with MAI’s role as a court appointed monitor responsible for overseeing the conduct and activities of a court appointed receiver in selling an ongoing business and its assets, with values in excess of $80 million.

Mr. Edwards retired from government service after twenty-eight years as a criminal investigator and first line manager for the IRS. During those years he developed an unparalleled expertise in conducting financial and money laundering investigations. In his last three years with the IRS he served as the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Coordinator for the IRS, responsible in this capacity for work in Florida and the entire Caribbean Region.

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