Background Investigation
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Pre-employment Screening
A potential employer called on Durkin Group to perform a routine pre-employment screening of a prospective employee. The criminal background search of state and local court records noted both a history of criminal activity and outstanding civil litigation against the prospective employee causing the employer to rethink its hiring decision.
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Background Investigation and Forensic Accounting
In conjunction with forensic accounting services being performed for a hedge fund, Durkin Group researched the principals of the subject company. We uncovered evidence of affiliated entities and this led to the discovery of habitual fraudulent practices involving several of the principals. If proper due diligence had been performed up-front, the hedge fund may have [...]
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Background Investigation
Durkin Group was engaged by a hedge fund to perform a background investigation on the principal of a prospect company. The investigation noted a lawsuit involving the individual. Further investigation into the lawsuit uncovered the fact that the principal had co-conspired with a convicted felon who had been charged with defrauding a major bank. The [...]
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Background Investigation
While performing a field examination on a transaction for a leveraged debt fund, Durkin Group’s analyst became concerned about the behavior of the target company’s CFO/ controller. In conversations, he explained how successful and intelligent he was and made a representation that he was a Ph.D. teaching as an adjunct professor at a prestigious university. [...]