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

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