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The Interplay Between Workplace Investigation and Criminal Investigation
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Length: 1 Hour, 1 Minute


When there is an overlap between a workplace investigation and a potential criminal investigation by law enforcement, there are a host of tricky issues. Who goes first? How does the employer fulfill their duties as an employer, while not negatively interfering with the law enforcement investigation? Often law enforcement works on a slower timeline than a workplace investigation, so does one have to wait for the other? This webinar will highlight these challenges for investigators, discussing different approaches for different types of cases, and provide guidance about how and when to work in concert with law enforcement, and when to move ahead on our own. 

Learning Objectives 

This webinar will: 

  • Raise awareness of the pitfalls and challenges 

  • Explain why there is no one bright-line rule for this 

  • Different duties for different types of potential crimes  

  • Dealing with law enforcement requests for a “hold” 

Distinguishing between public and private sector employers.

Disclaimer: The contents of this webinar and the positions taken are those of the presenter only, may be time sensitive, and are not warranted, endorsed or otherwise recommended by AWI and are not intended to provide legal advice.

John A Lohse, Lohse Investigations

John Lohse is a member of the State Bars of California and Arizona and a licensed California Private Investigator.  He spent 13 years at the University of California (UC) Office of the President in Oakland as the Director of Investigations in the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services and also served as the University’s Interim Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Audit Officer.  Prior to joining UC, John was a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for over 28 years.  He served as Chief Division Counsel for the FBI San Francisco Division.  During his tenure as Chief Division Counsel, he was appointed Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California.  John was a criminal prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona for almost 2 years.  He is a former Board Member of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI).

Keith Rohman, Public Interest Investigations, Inc.

Keith Rohman, AWI-CH, is a recognized expert in civil and criminal workplace and Title IX investigations. Since founding Public Interest Investigations in 1984, Rohman has investigated hundreds of high-profile cases involving board members, staff, contractors, and other stakeholders facing allegations such as embezzlement, conflicts of interest, wage and hour issues, discrimination, wrongful termination, and other serious misconduct at public agencies and private sector employers. Rohman has also conducted investigations relating to the torture of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and served as the federal monitor of a consent decree at the Orange County Prisons.

Rohman provides training on the various aspects of conducting workplace and Title IX investigations, including recent training to the California POST investigators. Rohman is a past president and active member of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI), an international association that promotes and enhances the quality of impartial workplace investigations for its 2,100+ members, and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola Law School for over 20 years teaching fact investigation.


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