Exemplar Cases: Fraud Examination Service's Signature Engagements

Below is a showcase of representative engagements across our core practice areas: complex fraud examinations, litigation and arbitration consulting, asset valuation, and use-of-force reviews. Each case highlights the scope, jurisdiction, and specialized expertise applied.

Litigation & Arbitration Matters

Breach of Contract & Asset Liquidation (~$20 MM)

  • Scope: Bank contract disputes involving asset liquidation, intellectual property assignments, and conflicts-of-interest of Fiduciaries and Creditors.
  • Services: Comprehensive fraud examination, forensic document analysis, witness interviews, and expert testimony in Florida state and federal courts.
  • Outcome: Analysis completed Litigation Completion. Costs avoided.

Labor & ERISA Arbitration (~$200 MM, Began as $30MM)

  • Scope: Arbitration over union work diverted to lower-cost countries, including ERISA reporting and benefit classification issues. (AAA Arbitration)
  • Services: Detailed ERISA claim analysis, workforce cost tracing, policy compliance review, and arbitration support.
  • Outcome: Analysis led to enlarged Recovery Action.

Business Valuation Dispute (~$5 MM)

  • Scope: Litigation over the valuation of a services business, contested ownership interests, fund flows, and calculation of true net income (child support impact) (Florida Circuit Court). Examination of potential misconduct and undisclosed conflicts in divorce proceedings (Counsel and Professionals)
  • Services: Forensic accounting, valuation modeling, fund tracing, and expert reports for family and civil court.
  • Outcome: Ongoing

International Nutrition Company-Breach of Contract Arbitration (~$3 MM)

  • Scope: Pre-cursor sourcing company valuation in an international arbitration, allegations of conflict-of-interest and underperformance. (AAA Arbitration)
  • Services: Cross-border financial analysis, contract compliance review, expert testimony in ICC arbitration.
  • Outcome: Testimony led to successful recovery.

Consumer Retail Acquisition Due Diligence (~$250 K)

  • Scope: Target company due diligence for a U.S. retail acquisition, focusing on revenue recognition and inventory fraud.
  • Services: Forensic review of sales records, inventory sampling, risk assessment, and due-diligence reporting.
  • Outcome: Acquisition Terminated as valuation was proven speculative and not supported by prospectus and due diligence materials.

International Dissolution/Divorce Asset Diversion Examination (~$1 MM)

  • Scope: Global asset tracing in a high-net-worth divorce, uncovering hidden accounts and verifying asset transfers. (Florida District Court)
  • Services: Offshore bank record analysis, tracing of complex corporate structures, forensic interview summaries.
  • Outcome: Successful recovery of real property and cash.

Complex Dissolution/Divorce Asset Fraud (~$2 MM)

  • Scope: Examination of potential fiduciary misconduct and undisclosed tangible assets in divorce proceedings (Counsel and Professionals). (Florida District Court)
  • Services: Validation of financial affidavits, bank account analysis, lifestyle expense reconciliation. Money laundering analysis (POA Sheltered).
  • Outcome: Ongoing

Asset Diversion & Business Damage Investigations

International Investment/Private Equity-Breach of Contract (~$3 MM)

  • Scope: Examination of potential professional misconduct (Counsel and Financial Professionals) and misappropriated assets in International Investment Portfolios. Fraudulent conveyance, money-laundering, conflict-of-interest, and alter-ego litigation support.
  • Services: Cross-border financial analysis, contract compliance review, expert testimony in ICC arbitration.
  • Outcome: Testimony led to successful recovery.

Tortious Interference Valuation

  • Scope: Quantifying business damage from competitor actions in a commercial dispute.
  • Services: Revenue loss modeling, customer attrition analysis, expert damage report. (Florida County-Small Claims Court)
  • Outcome: Testimony led to successful recovery and cessation of hostilities.

Dissolution/Divorce Disclosure and Asset (Equity) Fraud, and Fraudulent Conveyance (~$3 MM)

  • Scope: Examination of potential professional misconduct (Counsel and Financial Professionals) and undisclosed assets in divorce proceedings.
  • Services: Validation of financial affidavits, bank account analysis, lifestyle expense reconciliation. Time Series Analysis on earnings of cash and equity movements, Fraudulent Conveyance, Money Laundering
  • Outcome: Ongoing, In appeal, disciplinary proceedings in process

Real Estate Member Interest Dispute

  • Scope: Breach of contract, valuation of membership interests, and calculation of earnings in a real estate partnership.
  • Services: Patnership agreement analysis, valuation of capital accounts, earnings tracing.
  • Outcome: Analysis contributed to litigation termination.

Firearms and Use-of-Force Case Examination and Consulting

Use-of-Force Independent Review

  • Scope: Examination of law-enforcement lethal-force incident for justifiable homicide validation, including firearm reconstruction.
  • Services: Scene reconstruction, ballistic testing, policy compliance analysis, expert testimony in disciplinary hearings.
  • Outcome: Analysis validated and verified investigation was properly conducted.

Firearms Technology Consulting

  • Scope: Analysis of constructive possession, 3D-printed components, and assembly protocols in a federal firearms investigation.
  • Services: Technical evaluation of parts, compliance review, demonstrative exhibit creation.
  • Outcome: Case Dropped by Prosecution on charges related to constructive possession.

Pre-Case Consultations

Criminal Financial Motive Validation

  • Services: Preliminary review of bank records, transaction motive analysis, and advice on investigative strategy. 
  • Outcome: Legal Strategy modified.

Equity Valuation for Employment Payouts

  • Services: Valuation of stock options and restricted shared for termination/severance negotiations.
  • Outcome: Litigation Terminated, costs avoided.

Discrimination in Service Rate-Setting

  • Services: Analysis of heavy truck dealership repair-rate structures, identification of dispaprate impact in fleet service contracts.
  • Outcome: Advised plaintiff to seek counsel with relevant SME for further recovery.

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