Jerry Link and his Information Technology Forensics Team Awarded “Challenge Medal,” Bestowed by U.S. Dept. of Justice

Jerry Link and his dynamic IT Forensics team were recently recognized at the annual conference of the Society of Financial Examiners (SOFE), held this year in Philadelphia, for their assistance with a major insurance fraud investigation that led to extensive federal charges. Jerry’s dynamic team was presented with the Challenge Medal, a unique award bestowed by the Department of Justice in special recognition of their work uncovering an elaborate web of bogus web sites, misleading internet addresses, and diverted email accounts that were used to confirm assets thought to be held by insurance entities. This sophisticated cybersecurity accomplishment led to the arrest of several individuals under investigation.

In fact, the “confirmed” financial accounts were non-existent, a web of deceit other state regulators, certified public accountants, and rating agencies failed to recognize for several years. These “bad actors” were responsible for heinous acts before being exposed by Delaware’s examination, receivership, and IT teams. At the SOFE presentation, Jerry and his group received great thanks from Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart in front of insurance financial examiners from across the United States for their leadership and resolute determination to expose insurance fraud.

Commissioner Stewart’s examination and forensic teams are in the process of recovering assets for payment to claimants and policyholders of the former Indemnity Insurance Corporation RRG, a company that insured restaurants, bars and night clubs. The Department’s discovery of these elaborate frauds has also led to a myriad of federal charges pending in Maryland against Indemnity’s Founder, Jeffrey Cohen.

At this special presentation, Commissioner Stewart gave praise to the diligence of Delaware’s examiners and analysts while specifically thanking Jerry and his associates for their talent, diligence, and tenacity in performing financial examinations. “This is due to your great work,” Stewart told the team.

Jerry Link – also recognized as #1 CISO by CISO Whisperer -- has a long-standing history and well-earned national reputation for working in cooperation with several branches of federal law enforcement to punish wide-ranging national and international fraud.