Alton Sizemore, JR.  CPA, CFE, CFF




Alton Sizemore, Jr.

 

Alton Sizemore
CPA, CFE, CFF



Contact Information

Direct:  205.397.2127
Cell:  205.617.8196

 
alton@forensicstrategic.com


Position & Experience
Practice Areas
Designations & Certifications
Professional Memberships
Seminars & Lectures
Publications
Education


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Alton Sizemore is Director of Investigations at Forensic/Strategic Solutions, PC, formerly Summerford Accountancy, PC. Mr. Sizemore specializes in the areas of forensic accounting, fraud examination and litigation support. He works closely with both plaintiff and defense attorneys; corporate boards; government inspector generals and governmental agencies.

Retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation with twenty-five years experience, Mr. Sizemore served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham division of the FBI, managing programs for Counterterrorism, Foreign Counterintelligence, Cyber Crime, Public Corruption, Civil Rights, White Collar Crime, Violent Crimes/Major Offenders and Drug Fraud. His broad range of experience with the FBI includes criminal investigations in white-collar crime in many areas, including business, government, medical and banking.

Mr. Sizemore is a faculty member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a frequent guest speaker regarding fraud investigation and forensic accounting.

 

Practice Areas

  • Forensic and investigative accounting
  • Consultant and expert witness
  • Fraud awareness training
  • Bankruptcy and insolvency
  • Litigation support
  • Fraud examination

Professional Designations and Certifications

  • CPA: Certified Public Accountant, 1977
  • CFE: Certified Fraud Examiner, 1996
  • CFF: Certified in Financial Forensics, 2008

Professional Memberships

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Faculty Member and Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Member, Professional Advisory Board, Culverhouse School of Accountancy, University of Alabama
  • Board Member, Downtown Birmingham YMCA
  • Co-chair, American Bar Association's Southeast Regional Litigation Support Committee
  • President, Metropolitan Criminal Justice Executives Association (MCJEA)
  • Treasurer, Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI

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Representative Seminars and Lectures

  • Investigating Workplace Embezzlement, Balch & Bigham LLP, Hoover, AL, October 2008
  • Digital Evidence and E-Discovery, ARMA International, Birmingham Chapter, Vestavia Hills, AL, October 2008
  • Identifying Fraudulent Financial Transactions, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Training Course, Mobile, AL, September 2008
  • Interviewing for Investigators, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Birmingham Chapter, August 2008
  • Investigation, Interviewing and Report Writing – Post Conference, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference, Boston, MA, July 2008
  • Fraud Investigations Panel Discussions, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference, Boston, MA, July 2008
  • Report Writing for Fraud Examiners, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference, Boston, MA, July 2008
  • Fraud Investigation and Digital Evidences, Samford University, July 2008
  • Forensic Accounting and the FBI, University of Alabama Capstone Leadership Academy, June 2008
  • Principles of Fraud Investigation, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Training Course, Austin, TX, June 2008
  • The Magic of Digital Evidence, Annual Meeting of the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, Birmingham, AL, June 2008
  • Forensic Accounting, Montgomery Chapter Annual Conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors, May 2008; Huntsville Chapter Annual Conference Institute of Internal Auditing, May 2008; Birmingham Security Group, Birmingham, AL, March 2008; University of Alabama Law School Class, February 2008; University of Alabama Capstone Leadership Academy, June 2007; University of Alabama Accounting Class, March 2007 and University of Alabama Capstone Leadership Academy, June 2006
  • Interviewing, University of Alabama Master’s Class, March 2008 and University of Alabama Forensic Accounting Class, March 2007
  • Forensic Accounting and Digital Evidence, University of Alabama at Birmingham Forensic Accounting Class, June 2008; Alabama Institute of Internal Auditors Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL, March 2008
  • What to Expect When Investigated by the FBI, Joint Meeting Institute of Internal Auditors and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Dallas, TX, March 2008
  • Certified Fraud Examiners Review Course, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, TX, February 2008; September 2007 and San Antonio, TX, November 2006
  • Status and Overview of Report, Lawrence County Commission Meeting, Moulton, AL, January 2008
  • Focus on Government Fraud, Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountant’s GAAF Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL, December 2007
  • Comptronix, Inc. Case Study, University of Alabama, October 2007
  • Advanced Fraud Investigations, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin, TX, October 2007
  • Tone at the Top, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Birmingham Chapter, September 2007 and Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountant’s Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 2007
  • Digital Evidence, Institute of Internal Auditing, Montgomery, AL, August 2007; University of Alabama at Birmingham Forensic Accounting Class, June 2006 and Birmingham ARMA International Records Management Professionals, April 2006

Publications

  • “What to do when your office is a crime scene,” Birmingham Business Journal. March 23, 2007.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Alabama, 1973

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