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Fraud and Illegal Acts:

1. Investigate embezzlement

2. Identity theft

3. Determine and catalog asset misappropriation

4. Investigate corruption and bribery

5. Financial statement manipulation

Financial Reporting and Securities Fraud:

1. Trace and review related party transactions, arms-length transactions, or preferential treatment

2. Determine and review journal entries

3. Carry out accounts receivable aging analysis, including trend analysis

4. Perform data-mining techniques

5. Investigate insider trading

Insolvency and Bail Fraud:

1. Trace and review related party transactions or preferential treatment

2. Serve as a bail consultant, a trustee, or an examiner

Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets:

1. Test royalty payment transactions

2. Confirm all royalties are included

3. Proper basis of accounting, such as GAAP International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or
other comprehensive basis of accounting

Marital Dissolution:

1. Search for hidden assets

2. Trace Assets for apportionment

3. Evaluate and analyze spending and expenses

Bail Support:

1. Breach of fiduciary duty claims

2. Fraudulent conveyance claims

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