THE ROLE OF A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR IN CORPORATE INVESTIGATIONS

A Corporate Investigation is an investigation of a corporation or a business in order to reclaim something that was stolen from the corporation, and attempt to identify the wrong doing, misconduct or ethical lapses.

A Corporate Investigation must safeguard people, assets and reputations from theft, misappropriation, inside threats and dishonesty.

A Corporate Investigator must protect a company's interest either physical, financial, or virtual.

Corporate Investigators will often work hand and hand with forensic accountants and attorneys.  They can act as a liaison with law enforcement agencies if deemed necessary.

A work place investigation is a fact finding investigation  to determine what happened with respect to a particular incident, whether or not suspected conduct did or did not take place.  

An Investigator must determine what are the circumstances involved in the suspected incidences and whether it was a violation of company policy or of the law.

In order to accomplish this, these investigators have the following tools and techniques at their disposal.  He can conduct background checks, pre-employment interviews, surveillance, and he might place undercover operatives in the company or install covert CCTV cameras.  The Investigator will look for substance abuse among the employees and staff.  He will also monitor the staff's social media and will often hire cyber security experts to look for computer data theft.

COMPUTER FRAUD AND INVESTIGATION

A Cyber Security Expert can help a corporation recover, reconstruct, and review data in order to later be examined by a forensic accountant or an attorney, to determine if an employee has stolen company data or intellectual property. 

Conclusion

Corporations are being scrutinized today as never before.  Companies are being constantly examined and investigated by local state and government agencies.  Private plaintiffs are filing more and more cases with significant allegations that attempt to call a company's conduct into question. Competitors are becoming more devious and sophisticated  in stealing corporate intellectual property more than ever before.  Employees are less loyal to firms in today's transitional environment, and in this era is it is better to err in the side of caution.

It is crucial to remain vigilant in effort to identify and stop schemers that damage corporate value and safety.




About the Author:    

Judd Bank
Former Detective for the Queens District Attorney's Office
Current CEO and President of CPI Investigations


http://www.privatedetectiveny.com