Crime and Fraud
A specialist sector
The right accountancy support can make an enormous difference to the verdict or final outcome of a criminal case. There are times where the verdict depends entirely on evidence revealed by an experienced forensic accountant. We know it can be difficult to be sure if an accountant's report would help. For that reason, we are always happy, without charge, to talk with you first by phone or to look at papers in order to establish whether we can help you.p>
Examples where Tenon Forensic can assist in investigating include:
- > Theft or fraud by employees
- > Proceeds of crime
- > Money laundering
- > Directors' misfeasance
- > Advance fee fraud
The Tenon crime and fraud service focuses on several key areas:
- > Considering issues, and giving input to case strategy
- > Assessing financial evidence
- >Preparing reports and appearing as expert witnesses
- >Assisting you to instigate a Fraud Prevention Policy
Achieving the right outcome
We can assist in cases where financial evidence is advanced in support of allegations of criminal activity. Our experience in providing reports can help in a wide variety of such situations.
It is our duty when instructed by the prosecuting authorities to ensure that financial evidence is accurate and presented in a fair and even-handed manner. When instructed by defence teams it is still our duty to review such evidence to ensure it has been properly prepared and presented in a fair, accurate and even-handed manner. This will involve ensuring that there are no errors, that reasonable assumptions have been made, conclusions are fairly drawn and evidence has been assessed in context.
One of the main explanations as to why fraud happens within the work place is an overall systems failure. No policies, procedures or employees experienced in dealing with fraud are in place to tackle this common problem. However the solution is relatively simple – instigate a fraud protection policy and update it regularly. A comprehensive fraud policy will cover many variations of fraud within the work place to protect the company and employees. It is essential that any fraud policies already in place are reviewed regularly as trends change and new fraudulent opportunities arise.