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Helping the SEC crack securities fraud cases using cutting-edge technology and data analysis

The Washington Post: Sofia Hussain, a young forensic accountant, came to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with new ideas and know-how. Before long, she was helping investigators crack sophisticated securities fraud cases through the use of the latest technology and data analytics.

Hussain has worked directly on more than 20 different investigations and assisted on numerous other matters at the SEC’s Boston regional office, collecting and interpreting electronic data to help build cases involving insider trading, market manipulation, accounting fraud and securities violations by investment advisers and broker-dealers. She also works with others at the agency to develop models and algorithms to identify trends and patterns in financial statements to proactively approach companies if there’s something wrong.

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