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  1. Surveillance

    UK PLC

    The Human Resources Director of a large group asked us to undertake surveillance on the Managing Director of one of the group's subsidiaries as there were concerns at board level that he was breaching his fiduciary duties.

  2. International Procurement Fraud and Money Laundering ($500m+)

    Major Multi-national Manufacturer

    A subsidiary of a major multi-national manufacturer decided to pay kickbacks to obtain contracts. The scheme failed when the company’s officers diverted portions of the money to private accounts.

  3. Industrial Espionage

    Major European Petrochemicals Contractor

    A major European petrochemicals contractor suspected it was the victim of industrial espionage when it started losing bids on €800 million plus projects by tiny margins to a Far Eastern rival.

  4. Financial Services Fraud

    Large FSA Authorised Group

    Following a fraud in a key operation of a major FSA authorised group, we critically reviewed regulated operations throughout the group to determine the risk of financial crime.

  5. Bribery and Corruption

    Middle Eastern Oil Company

    A major oil-field upgrade costing hundreds of millions of US dollars and the adoption of new technology had been compromised through bribery and corruption.

  6. Foreign Exchange and Commodities Fraud: US$30m (Switzerland, Germany and the UK).

    Swiss Manufacturer

    An employee of a Swiss manufacturer defrauded his employer of US$ 30 million and was then defrauded himself by organised criminals using bogus foreign exchange and commodities dealers.

  7. Embezzlement: US$6m (Switzerland, Spain and France).

    Multi-national Subsidiary

    The managing director of a multi-national’s subsidiary in Geneva was obstructing its internal auditors and refusing to explain certain strange-looking transactions.