The Fraud & Forensic Team of UHY Advisors has years of diversified financial, investigative, and operational experience that allows us to provide a variety of fraud & forensic specialty services to our clients. We specialize in the detection, prevention, investigation, identification, analysis, and reporting of fraud, theft, errors and irregularities and other misconduct that can place the financial viability of a company at risk. Many of our professional staff are Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) and have experience in a variety of engagements including:
- Sarbanes-Oxley investigations
- Corporate and business fraud investigations
- Special investigations related to securities litigation
- Fraudulent financial reporting
- Review and development of fraud policies and procedures
- Misappropriation and diversion of assets
- Recovery of electronic data files
- Asset searches and recoupment
- Cash skimming analyses
- Business insurance claims
- Design and implementation of internal & operational controls
- Design and review of prevention and detection controls
- Federal sentencing guidelines
- Health care & nursing home fraud
- Financial institution fraud, including money-laundering and check-kiting
- Analytical and forensic analyses
Examples of our experience
- Analysis of financial transactions and evaluation of damages arising from the alleged fraudulent transfer of assets and breach of agreement involving a wholesale distributor of stainless steel products.
- Analysis of financial transactions and evaluation of economic damages arising from the alleged fraud by a real estate property management company.
- Determination of damages based on the analysis of financial statements, accounting records, bank statements, invoices, expense reports, tax returns, and capital contributions for a six-year period, arising from the alleged fraud by a property management company.
- Investigation of potential fraud allegations in a matter involving employee compensation issues for an office equipment and supply company.
- Analysis of damages arising from alleged fraud and misrepresentations in conjunction with the sale of oil and gas properties.
- Analysis of cash flows in a dispute in which purchasers of limited partnership interests in certain public oil and gas income funds alleged fraud on the part of the general partner and operator. In addition, analyzed property expenditures, use of loan proceeds, and commission for compliance with prospectuses.
- Analysis of disclosures made in financial and other records in a dispute in which certain owners of an intrastate oil pipeline alleged fraud and self-dealing on the part of the operator.
- Investigation of financial fraud in a law practice.
- Investigation of alleged misappropriation of employee expenses of a public insurance entity.
- Evaluation and determination of skimmed cash and diversion of assets for popular country western singer related to dispute with business manager.
- Evaluation and defense against claims for fraud against seller of a commercial bank concerning quality of loans and disclosures made.
- Evaluation of damage and fraud findings against several major oil companies on behalf of royalty owners for underpayment of royalties and contract claims.
- Analysis of staffing and fraud evaluations at several nursing homes regarding wrongful death and contract claims.
- Evaluation of claims of professional malpractice, fraud, and damages concerning public and private company financial statements and other professional services.
- Evaluation of fraudulent conveyances, preference, valuation of business, and validity of plan of reorganization for large multi-state retail store operators.
- Retained by several major shareholders of a multinational software company to assist counsel in the evaluation of alleged fraudulent financial statements.