The interpretation of the physical evidence was ambiguous. The engineers offered diametrically opposed opinions as to why the product failed. Attorneys for our client were aware of the existence of an unidentified eyewitness. A news reporter at the disaster scene had interviewed the witness five years before. The reporter only remembered the man by a relatively common name and thought he drove a truck in the greater Dallas/Ft.Worth area. As case discovery was closing, we identified the truck driver witness and obtained the witness' statement.

The top candidate for the controller position had come from another metropolitan area and another industry. Our search found a possible arrest for shoplifting and a guilty plea with a sentence that included a mandatory six-month substance abuse program. A dilemma existed however. The convicted thief had a birth date and previous residence different than furnished by the candidate. All was clear when, during another interview, the candidate stormed out rather than respond. Our pre-employment screening revealed the controller candidate was a convicted thief.

An accountant in financial reporting failed to reconcile millions in debits in a suspense account. He was to report results to the CFO before the auditors arrived. Was there a reason for his lapse? A preliminary fraud examination revealed tens of thousands of dollars in diverted funds. We visited the accountant at home, over a weekend, and he confessed. The exam continued and we documented almost a half million dollar loss for an insurance claim and for the criminal referral. The clever, delinquent accountant was sentenced to eight years in a state penitentiary.

The Board needed help to deter a threatened suit over the discharge of one of their VPs. Due to profitability problems, one Board member suggested the VP was compromised by a supplier. We learned of a new vehicle acquired by the former executive for his wife. Further we learned it was obtained in the southern city where a major supplier is located. By networking, our local contact that was able to review transaction documents. The employee's wife's new auto was purchased by the supplier with their corporate check, a serious breach of the VP's fiduciary duties.

Did the manager's decision to leave after only two years result from inappropriate conduct by co-workers, as her attorney alleged? The client company's attorney needed some answers. Our discreet investigation learned that at her three previous, high-level managerial positions she had threatened legal action and received generous departure settlements. She could not/would not work with others. It was not public record but the manager would claim bias and harassment on the part of her colleagues and then receive generous, pre-filing settlements.

The intrusive nature of the vile incident in a women's locker room was causing an impact on all the female employees. Forensic science could identify the culprit who left the substance, but we would have to collect DNA samples from the male employees. This investigative option would be very expensive. Our recommendation - some opportunity matrix analysis and interview the resultant group of male employees. What was perceived as a hostile workplace was abated when we obtained an emotional admission from the offending, long-term male employee.

The client was putting together a private placement with his business contacts. The investment opportunity came to him via a partner at a prominent law firm and the attorney's spouse. The client asked us to checkout the people with whom he and his friends were entrusting millions of dollars. The spouse was found to be not who he claimed. We discovered his real name and revealed he was a convicted felon in the Middle East. This due diligence work required foreign contacts and the help of law enforcement liaisons.

Attorneys sought assistance in a major money laundering case. The government froze millions of dollars, the alleged ill begotten gain from a healthcare provider fraud scheme. A petition to the Federal District Judge allowed us access to the government's records. We performed the funds tracing work that allowed counsel to argue their case in the court.