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White
Collar Criminal Investigation
for U.S. Treasury |
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Directed
a multidisciplinary
team of CPAs, former
IRS CID agents, forensic
accountants, information
technology specialists,
and Special Treasury
Agents in an extensive
fraud investigation
for a department of
the United States
Treasury. His fraud
team assisted in building,
maintaining, analyzing
and reporting on databases
of over 75,000 financial
transactions (over
3 million data elements)
involving 23 commercial
operations. Deliverables
included: investigation
and reporting on financial
and tax statements,
analysis of operational
revenues and expenses,
sources and uses of
cash flows, analysis
of costs of merchandise
in comparison to sales,
tracing of net cash
(income, less purchases
for supplies and operations),
and the tracing of
paper and electronic
funds transfers. Team
members worked to
support other federal
and state agencies
that became involved,
as well as worked
with the United States
Attorney’s Office.
Findings included
fraud, wire fraud,
structured currency
transactions to avoid
financial institution
reporting requirements
(i.e. frequent cash
transactions less
than $10,000) both
domestically and overseas
(the Mideast), and
money laundering violations.
The investigation
resulted in the arrest
of 10 individuals
on fraud claims of
approximately $20
million dollars over
an 18-month period. |
Medical Group Fraud
Investigation |
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Performed
a forensic investigation
into the operational
and financial management
of a four-office medical
group practice to
trace billing, collection,
and expenditure flows
to determine embezzlement
of funds, fraudulent
financial reporting,
and the set-up of
a dummy billing entity.
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Forensic
Examination Marital
Assets |
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Conducted
forensic investigation
of hidden asset of a
high-level public official
in a divorce proceeding.
Through tracing of assets,
uncovered approximately
$350,000 of unreported
cash, securities and
cash-value life insurance
policies not disclosed
in legal reporting documents.
Engagement resulted
in all previously unreported
assets being incorporated
into the proper schedules
and claims. |
Arbitration
Engagement Involving
Construction Dispute |
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Lead
arbitrator in a construction
dispute between a
national design-builder
and a general contracting
group. Claims amounted
to $400,000 in damages
on a package delivery
distribution center
(similar to Roadway,
UPS, etc.) built in
an industrial airpark.
Arbitration matters
took over 5 months
with a 7-day hearing
that included over
300 exhibits, 3 expert
witnesses, 11 fact
witnesses, and 9 parties
with attorneys.
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Mediator
for Dissolution of
Political Consulting
and Lobbying Firm |
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Mediator
of the dissolution
of a $24 million Washington,
DC political consulting
and lobbying firm.
Parties had already
instituted litigation
in Delaware. Mediation
took place in 2 suites
at the Crystal City
Marriott and lasted
nineteen and one-half
hours. An equitable
resolution was reached,
agreements written,
the lawsuit terminated,
saving hundreds of
thousand of dollars
in litigation; and
professional and personal
relationships, reputations,
trade secrets and
confidentialities
were preserved.
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Forensic
Examination International
Association |
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Directed
forensic investigation
of Executive Director
and administrative staff
of this professional
association. Uncovered
scheme of fraud and
misappropriation covering
several years resulted
in the replacement of
entire administration.
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