International Public Corruption and Internal Control Seminar
Cole was selected by the San Antonio Police Department’s Chief of Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (San Antonio Division) to participate and provide instruction, along with the Internal Affairs Unit Director and two (2) FBI Agents, in the week-long “International Public Corruption and Internal Control Seminar” in Managua, Nicaragua in 2002. The objective of the course was to provide an overview of public corruption and internal control issues in law enforcement organizations to the following representatives of the Policia Nacional de Nicaragua Department: Internal Affairs Division, Financial Crimes, Public Relations, Drug Investigations, Criminal Investigations, and the Policia Nacional de Nicaragua Academy. Also in attendance were representatives from the following Nicaraguan government agencies: Supreme Court, Prosecutor’s Office, Vice-President’s Office/Integrity Committee, the Office of the Controller General, Customs, Taxing Authority, Treasury Department, Immigration, and the Inspector General’s Office. In addition, representatives from the United States Embassy were in attendance.
About Jim Cole
Licensed Private Investigator Jim Cole opened J‧Cole Investigations, PLLC, after dedicating 39 years to public service in law enforcement. A decorated and highly trained officer, his experiences include assignments in high-priority units as a Homicide Murder Detective, an Internal Affairs Sergeant and Homicide Murder Sergeant for the San Antonio Police Department, an organization employing over 1,500 officers.
Cole honorably retired from SAPD after 26 years, but he also served other communities as a Detective, Criminal Investigation Division Commander (Lieutenant) where he also conducted employment background investigations, a Captain that oversaw the Investigations Division, and finally as a Chief of Police.