White Collar Crime Investigations
Fraud Doesn't Always Look Like Fraud.
White collar crime is committed in conference rooms, on spreadsheets, and through the very systems built to prevent it. We investigate the offenses that hide inside normal business activity - producing the evidence boards, counsel, and regulators need to act.
What We Investigate
Crime Designed to Produce Financial Gain Through Deception
White collar crime describes a category of non-violent offenses committed for financial gain by individuals who exploit a position of trust - executives, managers, professionals, and the third parties they transact with. The losses are large, the schemes are complex, and the evidence is rarely surfaced by routine controls. Our investigators build the factual record that internal audit, outside counsel, and regulators rely on to act.
Discreet, board-directed or counsel-directed investigations conducted independently of company management - preserving privilege and producing findings that withstand regulator and litigation scrutiny.
Reconstruction of transaction trails, beneficial ownership, and the flow of funds across accounts, entities, and jurisdictions - in coordination with forensic accountants and tax professionals when needed.
Source networks and licensed investigators across the United States and abroad, supporting matters that span multiple jurisdictions, regulators, and corporate subsidiaries.
Reports built for legal counsel, audit committees, and regulators - clearly sourced, properly documented, and structured for use in remediation, civil action, or criminal referral.
Who Engages Us
- Boards of directors and audit committees
- General counsel and outside law firms
- Compliance, ethics, and internal audit teams
- Investors, shareholders, and private equity
- Insurance carriers and SIU departments
- Financial institutions and lenders
- Family offices and closely-held businesses
Types of White Collar Crime
The Offenses We Investigate
Securities Fraud & Insider Trading
Investigations into market manipulation, accounting fraud, false disclosures, and trading on material non-public information. We build evidence packages suitable for SEC referral, internal remediation, and shareholder litigation.
Embezzlement & Misappropriation
Tracing the diversion of company funds, fraudulent expense claims, payroll schemes, and unauthorized compensation. Findings are documented to support termination for cause, civil recovery, or criminal referral.
Tax Evasion & Tax Fraud
Forensic review of unreported income, fictitious deductions, offshore concealment, and shell-entity structures. We coordinate with tax counsel and forensic accountants to reconstruct the true financial picture.
Money Laundering & AML Violations
Identifying placement, layering, and integration schemes inside legitimate businesses. We support BSA / AML compliance reviews, suspicious activity reconstruction, and source-of-funds inquiries for banks and counsel.
Bribery, Kickbacks & FCPA Matters
Internal investigations into domestic bribery, vendor kickbacks, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act exposure including third-party intermediaries, joint ventures, and payments to foreign officials.
Insurance & Healthcare Fraud
Claim fabrication, staged losses, billing fraud, kickback referral schemes, and provider misconduct. We work alongside SIU teams, carriers, and counsel to build defensible case files.
Wire, Mail & Bank Fraud
Investigations into invoice fraud, business email compromise, loan and mortgage fraud, and check-kiting schemes. We trace the movement of funds and identify the individuals behind the activity.
Antitrust, Bid Rigging & Sanctions
Reviews of suspected price fixing, market allocation, collusive bidding, and OFAC sanctions or export-control exposure. Designed to support compliance reviews, internal investigations, and regulator response.
Investigation Methodology
How a White Collar Investigation Works
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From Our Blog
White Collar Crime Resources
White-Collar Crime: Definition, Examples, and How Investigations Work
Employee Fraud: Types, Warning Signs, and How to Investigate
Money Laundering: How Businesses Become Unwitting Participants
Financial Crime: Types, Examples, and Penalties
Financial Due Diligence: Detecting Fraud Before It Costs You
How to Report Business Fraud: Options and What to Expect
Corporate Investigations: How They Work and What to Expect
How to Conduct an Internal Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide
Sanctions Screening and PEP Checks: A Compliance Guide
Corporate Governance: What It Is and Why It Matters
Compliance Risk Assessment: How to Build a Framework
Reputational Risk: How to Identify and Manage It Before It Becomes a Crisis
Frequently asked questions
What qualifies as white collar crime?
White collar crime describes non-violent offenses committed for financial gain by individuals who exploit a position of trust, including executives, managers, professionals, and the third parties they transact with. Common examples include securities fraud and insider trading, embezzlement, tax fraud, money laundering, bribery and kickbacks, insurance and healthcare fraud, and wire, mail, and bank fraud.
How does a white collar crime investigation work?
A typical matter moves through risk assessment and scoping, preservation of records and data before they can be altered or destroyed, forensic financial review, and source and witness interviews conducted under counsel direction. It concludes with a sourced written report supporting termination for cause, civil recovery, criminal referral, or compliance remediation, whichever path the client elects.
Can an internal fraud investigation be protected by privilege?
Yes. Investigations can be board-directed or counsel-directed and conducted independently of company management, preserving privilege and producing findings that withstand regulator and litigation scrutiny. Reports are clearly sourced, properly documented, and structured for legal counsel, audit committees, and regulators.
How do investigators trace stolen or laundered funds?
We reconstruct transaction trails, beneficial ownership, and the flow of funds across accounts, entities, and jurisdictions, coordinating with forensic accountants and tax professionals when needed. Source networks and licensed investigators across the United States and abroad support matters that span multiple jurisdictions and corporate subsidiaries.
When should a company start a white collar investigation?
As soon as misconduct is suspected. Schemes compound the longer they go undetected, and the evidence trail erodes by the day. Most cases can start within 24 to 48 hours; call or text 24/7 at (888) 965-5150 for a free confidential consultation with a senior investigator.
When You Suspect It, Don't Wait.
White collar schemes compound the longer they go undetected - and the evidence trail erodes by the day. Speak confidentially with a senior investigator about the right next step for your matter.