Steven Siegel enjoyed a 25-year career conducting and supervising criminal investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City, NJ and the Union County Prosecutor’s Office in Elizabeth, NJ. During his tenure, he primarily was involved with the investigation of financial crimes, corruption, and internal investigations. Siegel also investigated traditional organized crime, bias crime, and computer-related investigations. As a Sergeant, he supervised a squad of task force detectives conducting narcotics investigations. After being promoted to Lieutenant, Siegel supervised the High-Tech Crime Task Force and the Special Prosecutions Unit. He was intimately involved with the hiring of Detectives and conducted over 100 Detective candidate interviews. In 1994, Siegel successfully completed the prestigious FBI National Academy. He retired in 2010 as a Detective Captain where he supervised half of the approximately 80 Detectives in the office. He has conducted numerous training presentations to police recruits and in-service personnel on white-collar crime, cultural awareness, bias crime investigations and ethics. Siegel also served on the Union County Emergency Response Team.
Siegel has over 18 years’ experience in the corporate world both prior to and after his law enforcement career. He has conducted insurance fraud investigations for Plymouth Rock Assurance, internal and external fraud investigations as a Vice President, Regional Investigator for JP Morgan Chase and global fraud, bribery, and Code of Conduct investigations as Fraud Investigator with Chubb, a global insurance carrier.
Siegel was designated as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He served as a mentor to others striving to become a CFE and those looking to advance.
Siegel has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and an Associate’s degree in Management with an Accounting specialization.
In 2020, Siegel founded High Caliber Career Transitions, an entity which helps law enforcement and military veterans successfully transition into their next career. Siegel assists his clients prepare resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles. He also provides coaching on such topics as identifying and preparing for your next career, job hunting, networking, interviewing, compensation negotiation and succeeding and advancing in the corporate world.
Siegel recently re-located to Delaware from New Jersey with his wife Christine. He loves spending time with his family including two grandchildren and enjoys playing golf, kayaking, biking and working out.
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