Internal investigations
Employee, executive, and vendor interviews — structured, documented, and conducted to evidentiary standards in case the matter goes external.
Witness testimony, integrated with the financial record, often reveals what the documents alone cannot — motive, control, intent, and the connections between people and transactions.
A distinguishing factor from a typical forensic accountant and a former criminal investigator is the ability to elicit information from witnesses, both cooperative and uncooperative. Witness testimony can provide valuable insights, perspectives, and details that may be vital for uncovering the truth.
When combined with financial information, witness accounts can help establish patterns, identify potential motives, or reveal connections between individuals or transactions. Integrating both witness information and financial data within the appropriate context allows me to develop a more robust understanding of the situation, aiding in my ability to understand the case more efficiently and effectively.
Where this matters
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Interview-driven matters this firm has worked.
Whistleblower intake
Initial complainant interviews and corroborating-witness sessions, scoped to preserve privilege and protect the reporter.
Pre-litigation fact development
Locating, contacting, and interviewing third-party witnesses to build a defensible timeline before depositions begin.
Subject and target interviews
Carefully prepared interviews of accused or implicated parties, conducted with full awareness of admissibility, privilege, and Garrity / Kalkines considerations where relevant.
Federal training, courtroom-tested
Interviewing as a federal discipline — not on-the-job improvisation.
IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agents complete the Criminal Investigator Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), followed by specialized interviewing instruction through the National Criminal Investigation Training Academy. That training is reinforced across every case — grand-jury preparation, voluntary subject interviews, search-warrant subjects, and cooperating-witness debriefs.
The same discipline transfers directly to civil and corporate engagements: documented, methodical, and defensible under cross-examination.
Method
How the interview integrates with the analysis.
- Pre-interview financial-record review and timeline build
- Interview structure: open questions, locked-in details, anticipated denials
- Contemporaneous notes and, where appropriate, recorded statements
- Post-interview reconciliation against bank records and documents
- Memo of interview suitable for use by counsel or law enforcement