Joe Wehrle, NICB President, to Address International Association of Special Investigation Units Annual Seminar

Event Recognizes IASIU's 30th Anniversary

GREENSBORO, N.C., Sept. 15, 2014 — National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) President and Chief Executive Officer, Joe Wehrle, addresses the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU) during its annual training seminar today in Greensboro.

In his remarks to the 700 in attendance, Wehrle will place special focus on emerging vehicle theft scams that utilize vehicle financing schemes and counterfeit vehicle identification numbers to obtain and resell stolen vehicles to innocent consumers or export them overseas.

"Many of today's thefts aren't showing up in the annual theft statistics that show a downward trend in auto theft," says Wehrle. "That's because they are considered financial crimes. They are impacting the manufacturers, the lenders, rental companies, the dealers and, in some instances, the insurance companies. And I'm here to tell you they are largely high dollar thefts involving newer vehicles—and they are costing the American economy millions, perhaps billions of dollars a year."

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