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Whether it involves people posing as agents from the IRS or Social Security, stating there are warrants out for one’s arrest, or stealing vital information it seems nearly every day there is someone out there trying to perpetrate a new scam or tool to get their hands on people’s money. On Friday, Nov. 17, the Hot Springs County Senior Center will have a public presentation on how to avoid fraud, presented by Brett Lapham.
Lapham has been a law enforcement officer in Montana for the past 18 years. He began his career as a patrol officer in Sidney, Mont. in 1999, moving to Billings to join the police department in 2002. While employed with the Billings Police Department, he has been a patrol officer, the department’s policy and training officer, and in 2007 was transferred to the Investigations division where he continues to work to this day.
During that time, Lapham has participated in some 1,500 certified law enforcement training hours. He also holds Bachelor degrees from the University of Montana in Political Science and Criminology, and has completed two years of post-graduate study at UM studying Criminology.
Since moving to investigations, he has specialized in working all types of financial crime. He has become very interested in fraud prevention and spent countless hours participating in committee meetings, networking with other federal, state and local professionals and working with various fraud prevention programs.
The public presentation is scheduled for Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
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