About me
Hi! My name is Paul Kolb and I live in Ohio with my wife, two children, and our Yorkie- Cubby. Full time, I supervise an investigative team with our state's Health Care Fraud section. I have a bachelors in criminal justice from the University of Toledo and a masters in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati.
In my free time, I enjoy walking, hiking, reading, and volunteering at at our local Sheriff's Department.
I am an active & commissioned Ohio Peace Officer, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Instructor, serve as a regular faculty member and on the Training Committee for the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units training program, and is a firearms instructor / re-qualification officer.
I was published in Fraud Magazine in a 2016 article on statistical sampling and its use in fraud investigations. I also co-authored a book published by Kendal Hunt on real estate investing in 2022 after I sold off the last of my rental properties and retired out the real estate side hustle after 20+ years.
I have formal training and experience in white-collar fraud investigations, health care fraud investigations, charitable trust / solicitation / gambling investigations, supervision and management, criminal / civil / administrative case management, LEAN Six-Sigma (Green Belt)/ continuous improvement, public speaking, interviewing and interrogation, search warrants, surveillance and undercover tactics, trial preparation techniques, healthcare security and safety, prescription drug abuse, traffic accident reconstruction, patrol, traffic safety, crime scene processing, death investigations, sexual assault investigations, violent crime investigations, alcohol detection-apprehension-prosecution, armed encounters, firearms, and special weapons and tactics.