FRAUD INVESTIGATION, PREVENTION
AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTING SERVICES
When fraud occurs or is suspected, the need for knowledgeable professionals with
fraud examination and forensic accounting experience becomes a necessity. Marks
Paneth & Shron LLP (MP&S) provides a wide range of civil and criminal fraud
investigation, prevention and forensic accounting services to not-for-profit and
for-profit entities.
Our litigation and corporate financial advisory services professionals have years of
financial, investigative and operational experience. This breadth and depth of
experience allows us to provide a variety of fraud investigation, prevention and
forensic accounting services to our clients. In addition to being certified as public
accountants, our specialists are also certified as fraud examiners, forensic
accountants and valuation analysts.
Every year since the survey began, readers of the New York Law Journal (NYLJ),
have ranked MP&S among the top three forensic accounting providers serving the
New York legal community in the publication’s annual Reader Ranking Survey. The
NYLJ rankings are the result of online ballots completed by more than 6,800
readers. More than 365 firms were listed on the ballots. MP&S is the only mid-sized
firm to be ranked among the top three firms in the category of forensic accounting
for the past three consecutive years.
A fraud examination consists of highly complex procedures applied to structural
and/or transactional environments to either detect or prevent fraudulent conduct.
The procedures and methodologies MP&S applies to every engagement are stateof-the-art, well established, tested and have full acceptance within the legal and
investigative communities. Our highly qualified, trained and experienced specialists
can provide comprehensive, cost effective services relating to the prevention,
detection, investigation, analysis and reporting of financial fraud, theft and
embezzlement, errors and irregularities and other accounting misconduct. In
identifying fraud and implementing remedial measures, we assist with restoring
operating efficiencies and greater profitability for our clients.
Services Offered:
Corporate Fraud Investigations:
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Misappropriation and Diversion of Assets
Employee Embezzlement and Malfeasance
Vendor and Purchasing Fraud
Donor Fraud
Financial Record and Accounting Reconstruction
Board of Director and Audit Committee Investigations
Misrepresentation and Contract Fraud
Comprehensive Governance and Fraud Prevention Plans
Design and Implementation of a Fraud Misconduct Plan
Investor Securities Fraud:
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SEC Investigations and Inquiries
Department of Justice Investigations
Securities Fraud and Churning Analyses
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FRAUD INVESTIGATION, PREVENTION
AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTING SERVICES
Services Offered (Continued):
Financial Institution Fraud:
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Check Kiting and Lapping Schemes
Improper and/or Fraudulent Lending Practices
Money Laundering and Associated Activities
Off-Balance Sheet Financing and Transactions
Bankruptcy Fraud:
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Fraudulent Financial Reporting
Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences
Fraudulent Transfer of Assets and Liabilities
Liquidity Analyses and Reporting
Reorganization Plan Validity and Viability Analyses
Health Care Fraud and Abuse:
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Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
Provider, Institutional and Nursing Home Fraud and Abuse
Fraudulent Billing Practice Investigations
Regulatory and Government Compliance (Local, State and Federal)
Insurance Fraud:
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Fraudulent Financial Reporting
Fraudulent Claims and Administration
Fraudulent Applications and Irregularities Analyses
Agent and Agency Fraud
Fraud Prevention and Internal Audit Consulting Services:
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Investigations Commissioned by Board of Director and Audit Committee
Corporate Monitoring and Oversight
Whistleblower and Hot-Line Reporting Plans
Corporate Governance Reporting and Documentation
Risk Assessment Analyses and Redesign of Internal Audit Processes
Internal Control Improvement Reviews
Overall Regulatory Compliance Reviews
Review, Design and Implementation of Internal and Operational Controls
Review, Design and Implementation of Fraud Prevention and Detection Controls
Comprehensive Training and Education:
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Customized Training for Management, Boards of Directors and Audit Committees
What to Do When Wrong Doing Is Suspected
What a Forensic Investigation Entails
How a Forensic Engagement Benefits a Company’s Board of Directors
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