our work

Accounting Malpractice

When a national accounting firm was sued for its failure to follow generally accepted auditing standards which would have uncovered a scheme that duped the bankers and the purchaser of a small manufacturing company, FSS was hired to investigate the allegations and testify before an arbitration panel. A private equity fund made a stock purchase […]

Asset Tracing – Misappropriation of Assets

FSS investigated the alleged misappropriation of assets by two former employees of a multi-faceted conglomerate.

Computer Forensics

FSS was hired by the Board of Directors of a regional company to assist with an internal investigation amid questions of unexplained declines in cash flows and the lack of timely financial reporting.

Corruption and Conflicts of Interest

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the second largest school district in the country with an annual budget in excess of $11 billion.  Mired with problems and a price tag estimated over $200 million, the LAUSD hired FSS to determine the sources and uses of funds for the Belmont Learning Center project. The […]

Economic Damages – Civil Litigation

FSS was hired to compute reasonable and reliable estimates of economic damages and lost profits for an unestablished business, then to effectively present the findings of economic loss to a federal court jury. A business consortium of 15 individual charities and a gaming operator filed a civil suit in federal court alleging the defendant competing […]

Embezzlement

FSS investigated the allegations of misappropriation of assets from a medical practice amid concerns that the accounting clerk was embezzling funds.

Embezzlement – Nonprofit

FSS investigated allegations of misappropriation of assets and excessive spending by an employee of a federally funded nonprofit organization with reporting responsibilities to the Office of the Inspector General.

Internal Investigation

FSS was hired by a company to investigate whistleblower allegations to the IRS of underreported revenue.

Lost Earnings – Wrongful Termination – Civil Litigation

FSS was hired to compute reasonable and reliable estimates of lost earnings for several plaintiffs and to testify to our findings of economic loss in federal court. Three law enforcement officers filed a civil suit against their former employer alleging they were wrongfully terminated in retaliation for reporting to state officials allegations of corruption and […]

Lost Earnings – Wrongful Termination – Civil Litigation

A former city employee claimed she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for raising concerns of health and safety issues and questionable financial management practices in her department. FSS was hired to compute a reasonable and reliable estimate of lost earnings and to testify to our findings of economic loss in state court.

Ponzi Scheme

FSS was hired by the bankruptcy trustee to determine if an investment run by a rogue money manager (“the Project”) was a Ponzi scheme and to testify before the bankruptcy court regarding our findings. New investors were promised unusually high rates of return. The payment of accrued interest to short term investors was paid current […]

Vulnerability Assessment

FSS was engaged to perform a vulnerability assessment of a large construction company’s accounts payable and payroll.

Vulnerability Assessment – Cash Flow Shortages

FSS was hired by a company to perform a vulnerability assessment to determine if cash flow shortages were the result of financial mismanagement or asset misappropriation.