FRAUD EXAMINATION

We sharpen our pencils and roll up our sleeves to help solve mysteries of unjust enrichment. Our engagements are facilitated through your legal team, whom we work in tandem with on a variety of matters such as:

• Partnership disputes

• Civil cases in mediation or arbitration

• Divorce cases

• Estate and probate cases

• Internal investigations for companies and organizations

• Criminal defense cases

Depending on the case and its objectives, most fraud examinations involve these 4 steps after signing an engagement letter through your retained counsel:

1. Diagnose:
   Initial review of financial books and records available to assess the potential existence of fraudulent activity, followed by a consultation on the direction of the engagement, including establishing the objectives and deliverables.

2. Detect:
   Diving deep into the records to search for the “red flag” indicators of internal or external fraud schemes utilizing forensic accounting methodologies. Our team uses modern techniques and technologies to streamline investigations.

3. Dissect:
   Our team will continue the fact-finding mission by conducting interviews with key witnesses, issuing document requests, etc., while we further examine the elements of the “red flags” detected, carefully performing various complex data analyses.

4. Deliver:
   Producing fact-based findings reports for your legal team, as well as expert witness testimony for litigation as needed.

- The Pencil Team -

• Laura Allen is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) specializing in forensic accounting

• Ron Allen is a CPA specializing in bankruptcy and federal income tax