| Problem Solvers has many years of experience conducting investigations in support of a client's problems related to fraud, theft and counterfeit investigations. White collar crime is not endemic to Mexico, witness the recent major corporate scandals in the U.S. Mexico does suffer, however, from a weak legal system, specifically rule of law and sanctity of contracts, as well as weak law enforcement. However, even in the U.S. and other countries, law enforcement authorities are only interested in addressing a white collar crime problem if it meets a very high financial threshold, often difficult to initially determine. Accordingly companies must at least initially assume the initial responsibility to investigate internal fraud and theft. The Sarbannes-Oxley Law further obligates companies to insure that they have effective internal mechanisms to facilitate "whisleblowers" and otherwise more quickly become aware and address potential problems in this area. Problem Solvers experience in this area includes: - Internal fraud investigations, including the resources of experienced forensic auditors, to identify the problem, as well as recommend procedures to eliminate future fraudulent behavior. - Internal theft investigations through a comprehensive audit of internal process controls from the initiation of the shipping order to delivery of a product. - Investigations of the counterfeiting of a client's product through test purchase operations to high-end investigative options. - Many of these investigations inevitably involve a team management approach in which specialists such as those in computer forensics, handwriting experts, polygraphers, etc., are required to fully identify the depth and breadth of a white collar crime. - And as circumstances require, Problem Solvers utilizes specialists who are recognized in Mexico as expert witnesses in their fields to facilitate the potential for future law enforcement actions against guilty parties. |