John Fisher Weber, CFE, CPP

One of the reasons I do the work is for the victims. It's not necessarily the best way to meet people, but I feel sometimes I am their voice after they have been victimized. They have been some fine folks, too.

I was born and raised in upstate New York and received my B.A. in communications from St. John Fisher College, where my father had been registrar and a physics/chemistry professor for 25 years. I then obtained my master's degree from California State University Fullerton — my thesis project was "A Systems Analysis to the Prevention of Embezzlement."

I gravitated towards classes in criminal justice during my college career because I found them fascinating! I also was working retail loss prevention at the time. I eventually became a vice president of loss prevention for a multi-billion dollar company. Then I went to work for a district attorney and then to the Texas State Auditor's Office, where I was in charge of the special investigations unit (SIU) for seven years. Also during this time I went through the police academy; I wanted to work in law enforcement and eventually obtained my "Master Peace Officer" license.