EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 1H 20M
396: Dawn Norris Doak – Working Undercover, Par Funding Investment Fraud
from FBI Case File Review · host Jerri Williams
Retired agent Dawn Norris Doak reviews her undercover role in the investment fraud investigation of Joseph LaForte, the founder of Par Funding, which took in money from investors promised high returns to provide cash advances to small businesses that could not qualify for loans from banks. Par Funding then charged the small business owners exorbitant interest rates, and when they failed to make their interest payments, threatened them with bodily harm. Dawn, an FBI-certified undercover employee (UCE), also talks about why she wanted to go undercover and shares stories from some of her other undercover roles. She served in the FBI for 22 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles: https://jerriwilliams.com/396-dawn-norris-doak-working-undercover-par-funding-investment-fraud/ I got a book deal! https://jerriwilliams.com/blog/i-got-a-book-deal/ Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/
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396: Dawn Norris Doak – Working Undercover, Par Funding Investment Fraud
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