Investigated theft of half a million dollars from a client processing millions of dollars in checks. Worked with the client to obtain a written confession, and supported the efforts of the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Attorney’s Office in indicting the employee responsible, who was part of a multi-million-dollar Nigerian bank fraud ring.

Performed more than 175 investigative projects for a Fortune 500 company, including a series of allegations relevant to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2001, insider trading, kickbacks, unauthorized diversion of scrap, conflicts of interests, procurement fraud, accounting fraud, and self-dealing.

As a subcontractor, conducted assessments of seven American manufacturing plants in China, Malaysia, and Singapore to prevent product diversion to the black market.  Designed and conducted security audits of seven plants, and co-authored recommendations for development of a security compliance program.

Gathered intelligence concerning a company claiming revenue growth from $19.4 million to $155 million in three years. Uncovered multiple instances of fraud and mismanagement, including nearly 80 civil actions and a scheme to inflate revenues to obtain hundreds of millions of investment dollars. Liabilities totaled $800 million; the client who requested the investigation escaped the losses.

Saved a maintenance company $1.6 million in union contributions by documenting errors in a union audit that claimed the company owed the money. Reconstructed data from hundreds of purchase orders to demonstrate the audit was faulty.

On behalf of a client, conducted background investigation of a partner in a potential sales initiative with a foreign government agency. Uncovered prior convictions for war crimes and ongoing allegations of steering bids, leading the client to terminate the relationship.

Conducted investigations into complex inventory fraud schemes in American manufacturing plants in Shanghai, China, and in Guadalajara, Mexico. Used data analysis to show disparities in Certificates of Authenticity (COAs) entering the manufacturing line compared with COAs attached to product coming out of the Mexican plant. After one investigation, six employees in the Mexican operation were dismissed.

Prior to a $150,000 investment by the client, investigated an entity promising to raise tens of millions in capital. The investigation detected numerous inconsistences and improprieties, including connections to an infamous overseas cult leader implicated in sex abuse crimes and black market organ trade. 

Analyzed payroll records for approximately 50,000 school employees for evidence of fraud. 

Identified hundreds of instances of fraud, including employees paid for more than 250 hours per week or residing cross country from assigned work locations. 

Reviewed and recommended improvements in more than 20 major functions, ranging from information technology and recruitment to financial management systems, in multi-billion dollar organizations throughout the government and corporate sectors. 

Served as the outsourced Inspector General of the Public Building Commission of Chicago. 

Served as a subject matter expert for the government of Indonesia in designing software with built-in algorithms to detect fraud in its procurement system. 

Trained investigators from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, South Africa, Haiti, and Central America on investigative report writing.

Conducted investigative intelligence on a list of small businesses and identified indicators of fraud in dozens of small business certifications. One small business was described online as a division of another company that received nearly $78.2 million in U.S. defense contracts from 2000 to 2009. 

Identified trends in bribery and kickbacks in Mexican real estate transactions to inform decision-making of a publicly owned Real Estate Investment Trust in its consideration of entering the Mexican marketplace. And in a related project, identified major risks associated with a Mexican hotelier whose family businesss had been engaged in nefarious business dealings.

Supported a $2.5 billion insurance company by providing a forensic analysis of a fraudulent claim. 

Conducted investigative intelligence to locate a group of individuals who provided false identities as owners of a recycling operation that diverted product from a manufacturing plant. The product had improperly been deemed scrap. 

Conducted research into a manufacturing company's former employee who was rumored to be pitching the company's signature patented product to a national chain. We investigated and documented what amounted to a confession of the scheme when the former employee advertised anonymously for new employees, stating she and a colleague started the company to "take advantage of opportunities unrealized by our former employer." 

Conducted a forensic audit of more than $6 million in expenditures in connection to an investigation of allegations of fraud. Out team reconstructed and mapped financial data. We concluded that while numerous accounting errors occurred in an extremely complex accounting environment, no fraud had occurred. 

On behalf of a Federal agency, located 1,300 individuals, 70% of whom had no date of birth or Social Security number listed on agency records.