A forensic accountant is someone that understands the accounting world on an extra level. These people audit, investigate, break apart and piece together a picture to understand the true operations. This may be an investigation of digital files and or devices or it could be hard documents and paper trails. A Forensic Accountant typically started as a general Accountant and added investigative knowledge and education to there arena. Forensic Accountants are brought it to find the facts in order to paint a truthful picture. Forensic Accountants work on white collar crimes, embezzlement, contractor fraud, employment fraud, scams, money laundering, real estate fraud, tax fraud, financial fraud of various types and degrees.