|
|
Article: Computer forensics is hot; Northeastern lab paving the way for grad students
- Article from:
- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- August 13, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2002 The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
For The Patriot Ledger
BOSTON - When William Farwell of Stoughton began investigating
Medicaid fraud for the attorney general's office in the early 1990s,
he would follow the evidence in hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's
offices.
Eventually, the paper trail led him inside computers.
"All of a sudden, the documents we were looking for were in
computer systems," he said. "They weren't on paper anymore."
Just as computers have changed the face of many aspects of
society, they have also changed the way detectives do their jobs -
whether they're investigating corporate fraud, terrorism or murders.
In an effort to train investigators in a world where even some
cars have computer records to ...