Civil RICO Case Study
Impact
  • Showed through targeted investigative work how a business was harmed by racketeers, Defendants, who violated non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements.
  • Uncovered coordinated racketeering activity used to poach clients and employees.
  • Utilized sophisticated investigative techniques to obtain concealed communications and reveal the use of shell companies and intermediaries.
  • Overcame difficulty of proving pattern and intent.
  • Led to a final verdict in favor of victim business.
Critical Evidence Investigation Uncovered
  • Financial records evidencing a multigenerational fraud operation
  • Records of shell companies used to commit illegal acts
  • Recorded witness statements supporting victim businessʼs claims
  • Emails located on servers evidencing violations of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements
  • Photographic and video evidence of Defendants meeting with each other, past clients, and past employees
  • Documents thrown in Defendantsʼ trash evidencing ongoing business operations in violation of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements
Examples of Investigative Steps
  • Forensic analysis of financial records
  • Concealed & consensually recorded conversations
  • Witness development and recorded interviews
  • Thorough social media scrubs
  • Physical surveillance and site surveys
  • Background investigations
  • Trash covers
  • Service of subpoenas and record review/analysis
  • Property inspection to photograph evidence
  • Reviewed/analyzed documents, emails, and text messages
Outcome

U.S. District Court issued a preliminary injunction ruling victim business would succeed on merits of its claims for breach of contract and tortious interference. Court ruled that Defendants and anyone acting with them, was prohibited from soliciting and providing services in areas where victim conducted business. A confidential settlement was reached between victim and Defendants.

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Homicide Defense Case Study
Impact
  • Uncovered critical new evidence missed or not included in the police reports
  • Corroborated accused timeline and accounting of events
  • Provided alternative interpretation of existing data and evidence
  • Directly influenced the re-evaluation of charges from manslaughter to self-defense
  • Led to a final verdict confirming the accused actions were justified and were in self defense
Critical Evidence Investigation Uncovered
  • Decedentʼs history of bi-polar disorder and violent tendencies
  • Decedentʼs past threats to kill and/or harm others
  • Decedentʼs history of domestic violence
  • Decedentʼs state of mind and excessive consumption of alcohol prior to deadly encounter
  • Decedentʼs threats against others just prior to deadly encounter
  • DNA evidence at crime scene corroborating Accusedʼs testimony
  • Video and medical records supporting Accusedʼs testimony
  • Digital and video surveillance corroborating witness statements
Examples of Additional Investigative Steps
  • Reviewed and analyzed discovery, to include police reports, interviews, body cam footage, and evidence collected by police
  • Subpoenaed and reviewed additional records, to include medical records of both Accused and Decedent
  • Interviewed Accused and key witnesses
  • Conducted a site survey of crime scene
  • Obtained and reviewed text message communications
  • Obtained and reviewed video surveillance footage
  • Collected and submitted DNA evidence for evaluation
  • Created a detailed timeline of events leading up to violent encounter
  • Participated in reverse proffer with prosecutors
Outcome

Homicide case on the Accused was “no billedˮ by the Grand Jury, meaning the Grand Jury determined there was not probable cause to believe that the crime was committed by the Accused.

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Missing Infant Located & Recovered Case Study
Impact
  • Located and recovered a 20-month-old Victim of custodial kidnapping.
  • Leveraged forensic tools to identify an unconventional digital footprint of Abductor.
  • Utilized sophisticated investigative techniques to locate Abductor who lived transient and cash-basis lifestyle.
  • Facilitated prompt and safe law enforcement intervention to rescue and return Victim to legal Guardian.
  • Averted any future danger or harm to Victim.
Critical Evidence Investigation Uncovered
  • Verified court order awarding Client (legal Guardian) with immediate and full custody of Victim.
  • Substantiated court records and demonstrated Abductor was hiding Victim and not complying with the Courtʼs demands.
  • Established real-time location of Abductor through Undercover contact which enabled the safe rescue of Victim.
  • Conducted surveillance of Abductor and verified Victim was in the custody of the Abductor.
Examples of Investigative Steps
  • Analyzed and verified court records.
  • Liaised with law enforcement and Department of Human Resources officials.
  • Conducted intense background investigation of Abductor, which included criminal, civil, financial, social media, and open source searches.
  • Developed, backstopped, and rehearsed Undercover Operation with clear objectives, guardrails, and oversight.
  • Conducted covert communications to ruse location of Abductor
  • Conducted overt interviews to verify Abductorʼs and Victimʼs location at apartment complex.
  • Maintained surveillance and established Victim was in custody of Abductor.
  • Recovered Victim in concert with law enforcement.
Outcome

20-month-old Victim was recovered and reunited with legal Guardian. Provided law enforcement and Department of Human Resources officials with evidence that the Abductor was engaged in prostitution, a criminal activity, when Victim was recovered.

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In Defense of Police Civil Rights Case Study
Impact
  • Showed that Complainantʼs claimed physical limitations and injuries were false.
  • Leveraged historical crime statistics and police reports to refute Complainantʼs claim that Complainant believed Complainant was confronting burglars versus law enforcement.
  • Verified through interviews of neighbors that police response was aligned with policy in that officers were clearly marked wearing law enforcement uniforms and arrived on scene in marked vehicles using emergency lights and sirens.
Critical Evidence Investigation Uncovered
  • Conducted background checks on Complainant and associates, including length of residency, criminal histories, employment, registered vehicles, and open-source searches.
  • Showed there were no police reports, statistics, or neighborhood accounts of theft, burglaries, or home invasions in Complainantʼs neighborhood.
  • Collected photos and videos of Complainant engaged in physical activities that contracted Complainantʼs physical limitation claims.
  • Facilitated neighborhood canvas and obtained consensually recorded interviews of witnesses who observed uniformed police in marked units, with lights and sirens activated, clearly identifying themselves as law enforcement prior to the shooting incident.
Examples of Investigative Steps
  • Conducted extensive background checks of Complainant and relevant associates.
  • Obtain and analyzed crime statistics and police reports.
  • Conducted physical surveillance of Complainant.
  • Facilitated neighborhood canvas and witness testimonies.
  • Provided daily briefings to attorneys.
Outcome

Complainantʼs false account of confrontation with law enforcement was refuted, to include Complainantʼs claims of excessive force, lack of knowledge of police presence, and resultant long term physical injuries. The civil case against the two police officers Clients) was withdrawn by Complainant.

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