In fraud detection and investigation, our specialists utilise their extensive practical experience, formal training and a wide range of tools and techniques. |
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The decision to recover any assets misappropriated will be influenced by a wide range of issues, including the size of the losses, whether the target of any recovery action has sufficient assets to warrant a claim, as well as the location of those assets and whether there is a desire to avoid publicity. We can assist clients in this decision making process and in pursuing any resulting recovery actions. |
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Potential issues |
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Your organisation has suffered asset misappropriation in any form, including theft of cash or |
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other assets, procurement fraud, expense or payroll fraud, theft of trade secrets, or diversion of revenues |
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You need to respond to bribery and corruption claims, including Foreign Corrupt Practices |
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Act (FCPA) breaches |
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There is a suspicion of accounting fraud or manipulation (whether at group, company or |
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divisional level), or inappropriate or inadequate disclosure in the financial statements |
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You suspect that there are breaches of ethics, conflicts of interest and other forms of |
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management and employee impropriety within your organisation |
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How we can support you |
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Investigate the nature and extent of the fraud or irregularity and any losses arising from it |
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Identify and quantify any accounting misstatements and advise on changes to accounting or |
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disclosure that may be required |
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Using evidence from the investigation, as well as publicly available sources, we can evaluate the |
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viability of third parties as targets for recovery actions |
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Work closely with lawyers in efforts to recover assets |
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Produce factual and/or expert reports and other analyses in support of recovery or disciplinary |
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actions |
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Assist in the design and implementation of other remedial steps, including improvements in |
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processes and controls to mitigate the risk of recurrence of fraud |
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Our investigations services include |
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The use of forensic interview techniques |
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Electronic evidence gathering, including disk imaging |
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Data mining and other electronic data analysis to identify relevant evidence and investigative |
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leads |
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Document, transaction and accounting analysis |
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Evidence and document management |
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Production of reports, including expert witness reports, and numerical and graphical analyses |
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for use in civil or criminal proceedings |
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Liaison with law enforcement and regulatory authorities. |
