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Janell Portare

CFE
Fraud Officer
National Credit Union Administration

Janell Portare is the Fraud Officer at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).  Janell has been in this position for nearly two years, and spent the previous 11 years in the federal law enforcement community.  While in the federal law enforcement community, she served as the lead Investigative Analyst for her agency, and provided significant support to the agency's complex white collar fraud investigations, domestically and internationally.  Janell created the Investigative Analytics Program at her agency, and routinely provided training to Criminal Investigators on financial analysis, tools, databases, and resources from across the federal law enforcement community.  She also served as the agency's representative to FinCEN, where she routinely worked with other U.S. Government agencies on anti-money laundering and fraud matters.  Prior to joining the federal law enforcement community, Janell served as a Fraud Investigator for a credit union in the Washington, D.C. area.  Janell received her Bachelor's Degree in Justice Studies from Frostburg State University, and is also a Certified Fraud Examiner.