What role does DHS play in facilitating investigations of financial fraud?

The role of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in facilitating investigations of financial fraud includes the authority to issue subpoenas. This power enables DHS to compel individuals or organizations to provide information that may be critical to an investigation. By issuing subpoenas, DHS can obtain necessary documents, records, or testimony from witnesses which enhance the depth and scope of financial fraud investigations.

This function is essential because financial fraud cases often involve complex transactions and require detailed evidence to build a case. The ability to gather such evidence legally supports law enforcement's mission to detect, investigate, and ultimately prosecute fraudulent activities more effectively.

The other roles that DHS may have regarding financial fraud investigations, such as overseeing operations, providing funding, or serving as a legal advisor, do not directly involve the enforcement mechanisms that issuing subpoenas offers. In particular, while funding and oversight can support investigations, they do not empower DHS to directly gather evidence in the same manner as issuing subpoenas does.