NSA Partners with ERAD Group to Help Law Enforcement Prevent Payment Card Money Laundering

Alexandria, VA - The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and Electronic Recovery and Access to Data (ERAD) Group announced today a partnership that will help law enforcement agencies across the country identify and prevent credit, debit and prepaid card money laundering fraud.

Payment card money laundering is a multi-billion-dollar problem for law enforcement with billions of dollars of illegal proceeds loaded on prepaid cards each year and then moved in, out and around the country. NSA understands the problem and engaged ERAD as a Program Partner to make their solution available to all NSA member Sheriffs.

“Americans across the country each day experience the ever-growing crisis of electronic fraud and America’s Sheriffs want to be the first line of defense for their communities. I know this partnership with ERAD will equip them to do just that. I only wish this technology was available when I worked the street” said NSA Deputy Executive Director and COO John Thompson.

ERAD’s patented technology makes it easier for Sheriff’s to identify, secure and recover prepaid card cash associated with criminal activity - right at the point of arrest.  For the millions of consumers who have their credit and debit card numbers stolen each year, ERAD immediately detects fraudulent cards and produces court-acceptable documents to aid Sheriffs in the identification, prosecution and conviction of identity thieves. Additionally, jails use ERAD during intake processing to document inmate’s plastic cards, confirm prepaid card values and identify possible felony concealment cases.

“We are honored to be chosen by NSA as a Program Partner to increase awareness to the problem and help Sheriff’s and their staff recover more cash, make more cases and prosecute more criminals.’ Said ERAD President, T. Jack Williams. 

About National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) is one of the largest associations of law enforcement professionals in the United States, representing more than 3,000 elected sheriffs across the nation, and a total membership of more than 20,000. NSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among sheriffs, their deputies, and others in the field of criminal justice and public safety. Throughout its 78-year history, NSA has served as an information clearinghouse for sheriffs, deputies, chiefs of police, other law enforcement professionals, state governments and the federal government.

About ERAD
Founded in 2012, Electronic Recovery and Access to Data (ERAD) is a cloud-based technology company specializing in the detection and investigation of payment card fraud. ERAD was established as the result of a Department of Homeland Security award to create an easy-to-use system that allowed customs officials to quickly investigate prepaid cards moving across the border. Today, we assist hundreds of clients and thousands of law enforcement users in the U.S. and Canada at the Local, State and Federal Level when they recover stolen credit, debit and prepaid cards tied to money laundering operations. For more information, please visit our website (www.erad-group.com), or contact us at sales@erad-group.com or (571)-207-3723.