Valerie Dahan
Detective Constable, Financial Crimes Unit-Asset Forfeiture UnitToronto Police Service
Detective Constable Valerie Dahan has been a member of the Toronto Police Service since 2001. Her policing career has been predominantly spent within the field of criminal investigation including a total of 12 years assigned to the Homicide Squad, the Street Crime Unit, the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Divisional Fraud Office, and as a Field Intelligence Officer. Detective Constable Dahan regularly lectures at the Toronto Police College, the Ontario Police College, as well as the Canadian Police College on the topics of Fraud Investigations, Organized Crime, Elder Abuse, and Asset Forfeiture Investigations. Valerie also shares her expertise as a speaker and panelist at conferences and symposiums on the topic of Anti-Money Laundering.
In January 2015, Valerie transferred to the Financial Crimes Unit - Corporate Crime Section, where she was assigned to investigate organized, multi-jurisdictional, and complex Fraud cases. Since July 2020, Valerie has been assigned to the Asset Forfeiture Section of the Financial Crimes Unit. The mandate of this unit is to identify, seize, restrain, and obtain forfeiture of proceeds of crime and offence-related property. The Asset Forfeiture Section also investigates money laundering activities and generally provides a body of expertise for persons involved in the administration of justice.