Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigation

Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigation

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We conduct accounting investigations involving various allegations of financial malfeasance, fraud and employee embezzlement. These complex matters sometimes require analysis of both forensic accounting issues and business value.

Many of our shareholder dispute projects include reconstruction of financial statements and identifying misappropriated or personal expenses. We have worked on several matters involving a business sale that resulted in litigation and allegation of financial statement fraud.

Criminal & Corporate Investigations

We work with defense attorneys, government agencies, corporations and individuals to help them better understand the financial aspects of their cases. 

Morones Analytics offers some of the highest level of investigative work in the country. We provide clients with a unique level of investigative insight, financial analysis, and expert witness testimony. We’ve managed cases with documents numbering in the millions and involving intensive interviewing.

We’re uniquely positioned to assist on white-collar fraud and whistleblower financial matters with a former Special Agent from IRS-Criminal Investigation on the team bringing 20+ years of experience on large and complex financial cases. This includes working with US Attorney’s Offices throughout the country to uncover complex financial crimes and pursue those engaged in a variety of frauds, money laundering schemes, terrorism operations, and counterintelligence matters all over the world.

Morones Analytics forensic accounting criminal investigations and corporate investigations

Example Cases

Investment Fraud: Involved the development of assisted living facilities that had Ponzi-like elements. Estimated to have caused $770 million in total losses to hundreds of victims and creditors. At the time, it was the largest case ever prosecuted in the State of Oregon.

Confidential embezzlement Investigation for large private company: We reviewed several thousand credit card transactions made by a management level employee and wrote a report of findings of loss to support an insurance claim.

Multi-entity family owned farming operation: We conducted forensic accounting analysis of several related entities over numerous years, reviewing original vendor files and payment records to gather evidence of alleged fraud. We summarized our findings and the matter resulted in settlement.

Mukesh R. Patel et al v. OM Clackamas LLC, Alkesh Patel et al.: We evaluated and testified in trial to evidence supporting allegations of fraud on behalf of the Plaintiffs.

Dr. Bott, LLC et al v. Roderich Bott: We served as a court-appointed fraud examiner to evaluate and testify to evidence related to allegations of fraud brought by the Defendant.

Jessica Schlesinger v. Barry Schlesinger et al.: We evaluated and testified in trial to complex intercompany transactions between family owned entities and provided business valuation analysis.

State of Oregon v. Lyle Mann: We conducted forensic analysis and testified in trial on behalf of the Defendant related to allegations of fraudulent expense reports.

Experts & Associate in Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigation

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