Employment: Sometimes it’s Hard to Fire a Crook
It is well known that corporate fraud and embezzlement is rampant. Companies spend billions on financial controls, auditing, and internal investigations to prevent this conduct. A good prevention program mitigates risk. A good internal investigation develops support for a civil suit or criminal prosecution, or at least grounds to fire the bad guy(s). However, at least in London, companies recently had a bit of trouble firing employees who stole for them, via foreign exchange
Protect Your Hard Earned Money from Loss by Fraud
It is not enough to make money. You have to protect it. A few times each year we receive a request that we investigate an apparent fraud, either from a client or from a referral. We investigate and, if the facts support it, we either prepare a civil complaint or present the claim to law enforcement for prosecution. This has become a pleasant morphing of our white collar criminal defense practice. The sleuthing and analysis are professionally satisfying but probably not gr