James S. Peet, PhD, CFE is the principal manager of Peet & Associates, LLC, specializing in fraud investigations and forensic accounting for fraud. Along with being a PI and an accountant, he is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, one who is specialized in the detection, investigation, and prevention of fraud.

For over ten years, he has investigated fraud for governments, businesses, and individuals. During that time, he has also published a dozen articles on fraud in a number of journals, such as Fraud Magazine, PI Magazine, and Pierce County Lawyer. He is the Training Director for the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and has personally provided training to other fraud investigators, accountants, and attorneys. James also developed and taught classes on Organizational and White Collar Crime and Business Crimes Investigations for City University of Seattle.