Fraud Investigations

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Fraud Investigation Services

We Find The Truth To Protect Your Assets

In today’s society, fraud accounts for the overwhelming majority of losses suffered by corporations and small businesses alike. With new exploits and trends appearing daily, it can prove to be a difficult challenge to keep your business protected. Our team has the experience and training you need on your side to protect your business.

When your business is affected by fraud, it is important that you take the appropriate steps in order to protect yourself from future attacks. By utilizing our knowledge and experience in fraud investigations our team is able to uncover any vulnerabilities in your protocol and provide you with the information you need to patch up openings that leave you vulnerable to fraud.

Fraud Cases We Investigate

Corporate and Financial Fraud Investigations

ASIG is retained by corporations, boards, law firms, and insurers when fraud is suspected and the facts need to be established quietly and accurately. Our team includes former federal law enforcement and U.S. intelligence professionals, and our forensic accounting work is led by a Certified Fraud Examiner and former IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent.

Corporate Fraud

Schemes involving executives, managers, or entire business units, including falsified records, kickbacks, bribery, conflicts of interest, and misuse of company resources. We can work under the direction of counsel or the board so the investigation stays confidential. Learn more about our corporate investigations.

Financial Misconduct

Embezzlement, expense and payroll abuse, revenue or inventory manipulation, and unauthorized transfers. Our investigators work alongside our forensic accounting team to reconstruct transactions, identify how controls were bypassed, and quantify the loss.

Internal Theft

Theft of cash, inventory, equipment, or proprietary information by employees or contractors. We combine records analysis, lawful surveillance, and investigative interviews to identify who is responsible, how long it has been happening, and what was taken.

Vendor & Procurement Fraud

Fictitious vendors, inflated or duplicate billing, bid rigging, and undisclosed relationships between employees and suppliers. We verify vendor ownership, addresses, and financial ties, and screen new partners through due diligence investigations before contracts are signed.

Insurance Fraud

Staged or exaggerated claims, false injury and disability claims, and premium fraud. We document claimant activity through lawful surveillance, background research, and records review to support claim decisions, subrogation, and litigation.

Asset Tracing & Recovery

When funds have been diverted, we trace where they went, including bank and brokerage accounts, real estate, vehicles, business interests, and offshore companies and trusts. Our asset searches support recovery, judgment collection, and settlement strategy.

How We Scope a Fraud Investigation

From First Call to Actionable Findings

Every fraud investigation is built around the decision it needs to support. Before any work begins, we define what is already known, what needs to be proven, and who will rely on the findings.

01. Initial Case Assessment

We start with a confidential consultation with a licensed investigator. We review the allegation or red flag, the people and entities involved, the time period, the estimated exposure, and any documents already in hand.

We also identify whether counsel should direct the work, whether regulators or law enforcement may become involved, and what evidence is at risk of being lost or altered. The result is a written scope with defined objectives, timeline, and budget.

02. Evidence Gathering

Depending on the matter, we collect and analyze:

  • Bank statements, general ledgers, and payment data
  • Expense, payroll, and procurement records
  • Vendor files, contracts, and invoices
  • Corporate filings, property records, and litigation history
  • Email and device data preserved through forensic collection
  • Surveillance and field investigation
  • Witness and subject interviews

Chain of custody is maintained for all evidence so it can be authenticated later.

03. Findings & Decision Support

We deliver a written report that states what happened, who was involved, how the scheme worked, and the documented loss, with supporting exhibits.

Reports are written for the people who need to act on them: attorneys preparing civil claims or criminal referrals, executives deciding on terminations and control changes, insurers evaluating claims, and courts. Our investigators and forensic accountants remain available for depositions and testimony through our litigation support services.

Case Examples

Representative Fraud Investigations

The summaries below reflect the types of fraud matters our team handles. Client names, industries, and identifying details have been changed or withheld to protect confidentiality.

Vendor Billing Scheme at a Regional Distributor

The matter: The finance team noticed steadily rising payments to a supplier added to the vendor list two years earlier.

Our work: We verified the vendor’s registration, ownership, and business address, traced payments to their destination, and identified a family connection to an accounts payable employee. Our forensic accountant reconstructed every invoice and quantified the loss.

Outcome: The report supported the employee’s termination, a civil recovery claim, and new vendor onboarding controls.

Executive Expense and Payroll Misconduct

The matter: The board of a privately held company raised concerns about a senior executive’s spending and compensation.

Our work: Engaged through outside counsel, we reviewed expense reports, corporate card activity, and payroll records, and conducted interviews only after the relevant evidence was secured.

Outcome: Findings were presented to the board in a confidential briefing. The executive separated from the company and the matter was resolved without public litigation.

Asset Tracing After Embezzlement

The matter: A law firm representing a company that had lost funds to a former officer needed to locate the diverted money.

Our work: We traced funds through multiple bank accounts and newly formed entities to real estate and vehicle holdings in several states.

Outcome: The findings supported prejudgment remedies and gave counsel leverage in settlement negotiations.

Questioned High-Value Insurance Claim

The matter: An insurer questioned a disability claim that did not match other information in the file.

Our work: We completed background research and open-source review, followed by lawful surveillance that documented activity inconsistent with the claimed limitations.

Outcome: Documented, time-stamped evidence supported the insurer’s claim decision and subsequent litigation.

Get started today with a free consultation

Ready to take the first step towards resolution? We provide every client with a free initial consultation where they can speak with a licensed investigator regarding their case.

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Why Choose ASIG Investigations

Dealing with fraud is a very time sensitive predicament, the longer fraud is left to spread, the more damages you incur. Our team at ASIG investigations is available at a moments notice to quickly uncover the vulnerabilities within your business, and any actors potentially responsible for your losses to help you quickly eliminate the threat and mitigate losses.

Additionally our team provides you with valuable insight and recommendations which you can use to strengthen those weaknesses and prevent future losses.