Category: Embezzlement
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Asset and Financial Investigations for Law Firms
Asset and Financial Investigations are conducted for the purpose of determining if an individual or a Corporation/Company/Business are hiding assets (property or money). Asset Investigations are requested when there is Civil Litigation and or Criminal Proceeding in progress for Divorce, Embezzlement or Judgment. The search is conducted on an individual or a company. The search…
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Mysterious Inventory Shrinkage
“SHRINKAGE” is the Industry Term to Describe Theft or the Mysterious Disappearance of Assets from a Company is the industry term to describe theft or the mysterious disappearance of assets from a company. Based on the average of various knowledgeable authorities, 4.2% of the gross revenue of a company is stolen by employees. For example,…
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A Name is a Name until it has Criminal or Civil Ligations linked to it
Conducting a background investigation upon someone may seem fairly simple these days because so much information is now online and so many courts allow access to their records. Many times you have to have some type of subscription to access more detailed information. There are many sites online that allow you to run a name,…
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Is It Embezzlement if it’s a Spouse Who Steals From Your Company
Money, Money, Money, does it make us a better person? Does it get us through tough times? Does it help us to help others? Money can be a blessing and it can be a curse. And when someone has money and someone doesn’t, then the scale of justice seems a little tilted, doesn’t it? Mark…
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Discovery, Depositions and Findings
We had a Client, James who started and built a booming business with his longtime friend, Bill. Bill was outgoing, charismatic while James was more laid back and book smart, while both had the desire and knowledge to start a company. For years, growing up, through high school and college, they knew they wanted to…
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What Causes 33% of All Business Bankruptcies?
It isn’t uncommon for the phone to start ringing at at the beginning of calendar quarters – you know, January, April, July and October. We don’t always know who will be on the other end of the line – small business owners, financial officers, or sometimes an attorney. But we know why they are calling…
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Is it Employee Embezzlement?
A very depressed-looking business owner came in for an appointment at . We are accustomed to clients or prospective clients arriving emotionally charged, either very angry or hurt, but they don’t usually act like this gentleman. Once talking, he explained that he was “darn near just ready to chuck it all in.” He said he…
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Digital Forensics Performed by Private Forensics Companies Picking Up Steam
There is a troubling trend growing in the world of crime and punishment and that’s why the phones at are ringing. Just like every other aspect, life has been impacted by technology, the crime world has taken advantage of new technology, too. But on the other hand, that means that the authorities who police and…
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Why Computer Forensics Must be Handled by Experts
Getting and maintaining public trust is a critical component of business. So when a situation arises that can impact that trust, the phone at rings. Sometimes it’s an attorney, sometimes it is a CEO or CFO, and sometimes no one except the business owner can make the call. Recently in Indianapolis a CFO of a…
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Protect Your Business from Theft in the Workplace
“I can’t believe I didn’t see it.” Riley had run his own business for years. He’d had hundreds of employees, some of which had stayed for years and retired from his company. So when his attorney brought him in, it was obvious he was both surprised and shocked that he could possibly be in this…