New Jersey, United States
Financial investigator/ forensic accountant specializing in litigation support, asset tracing, fraud detection and AML consultation. Please see Certus Financial Forensics LLC at www.certusff.com Licensed Private Investigator in New York and New Jersey Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Enrolled Agent
Certus Financial Forensics specializes in forensic accounting, financial investigations and litigation support. Currently providing forensic accounting services to the Richmond County District Attorney's Office in Staten Island NY. Assisting with tax investigations and other non-tax financial crime cases (embezzlements, Ponzi schemes etc) by providing analysis of financial records, preparing schedules, advising ADAs and assisting in interviews. Some of my previous projects include: • Contracted to work as a monitor on project involving a large international European bank. Review banking information and complicated financial transactions. Searched for money laundering issues, bank compliance problems and KYC issues. •Contracted to work as a monitor on project involving Hurricane Sandy relief funds for NY City’s Build It Back Project. Visit homes damaged by Sandy and observe inspection process. Conduct interviews of building contractors and subcontractors. •Contracted to work as a monitor on other independent projects involving construction businesses that were under a monitorship. Audited issues involving “prevailing wage” violations. Reviewed and audited financial documents submitted by contractors for fraudulent issues Additionally, I still provide services to criminal defense attorneys who represent clients charged with financial crimes, such as income tax evasion, money laundering and SEC violations. As well as providing assistance to civil defense attorneys who represent individuals in business disputes and divorce matters. Please contact me at [email protected] for more information or visit certusff.com.
Contracted to work as a Case Manager for a large corporation that was attempting to settle claims with individuals and businesses. Responsible for managing a group of investigators assigned to conduct field interviews and collect evidence regarding fraudulent claims. Responsible for preparing action plans to initiate investigations, determining if claims involve potential fraudulent issues and preparing reports of findings.
Assisted government attorneys by providing diligence findings in asset recovery cases. Matters typically involved complex financial matters. Developed information and leads resulting in recovery of hidden assets through database searches, interviews and analysis of financial records.
Lead and conducted multiple complex criminal tax investigations of individuals and business entities, involving complicated financial schemes. Also investigated many complex schemes involving bank secrecy law violations.