Service – Forensic Accounting

If events transpire that lead your company to suspect fraud, there are various investigative methods that can be used to determine the parties involved in the scheme, the information or assets that may have been compromised, the current whereabouts of purloined assets and identification of the system weaknesses that supplied the perpetrators the opportunity to commit fraud.  Investigative strategies for fraud investigations are case specific. However, fraud investigations typically involve one or more of the following:

• Conduct interviews: CSI’s forensic accountants can perform an analysis of the books and records to determine if fraud exists and to track how it occurred, who was involved in the fraud and how to prevent it from reoccurring.
  (i.e., colleagues, associates, friends, family, neighbors etc.)
• Forensic accounting If the fraud is committed by a company employee, some investigative steps to consider include:
• Lawfully mirror image employee’s workstation computer and company issued PDA’s, blackberry or other electronic devices. Hard drive “mirror imaging” allows us to obtain deleted user files, email communication, file access, internet and other stored data.
• Review of security logs, video surveillance footage, company blogs,employee file including due diligence screening report and the like.
• Searches of the employee’s workstation files, file cabinets, address book and calendar.