Frequently Asked Questions

How do you bill your services?

Like attorneys and accountants, we bill against a retainer. We send each client an itemized invoice for hours used.

How does a Fraud examiner differ from a forensic accountant or private investigator?

A forensic fraud examiner is not a forensic accountant or a private investigator. However, at times we work together in gathering the evidence used in clearing an individual of suspicion and guilt or gathering the evidence used in obtaining the written and signed confession for prosecution and/or restitution.

What is a Fraud Examiner?

A forensic fraud examiner is a highly trained specialist that gathers evidence to resolve specific allegations, determine if fraud occurred, who is responsible, and testify in court if necessary.

Our forensics (for court) or restitution purposes is obtaining a signed written confession.

Credential requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in any field but preferred business, accounting, law, psychology;

• A stipulated minimum fraud investigative experience (obtained from law enforcement, military, corporate loss prevention) in order to qualify to sit for the CFE, Certified Fraud Examiner Exam;

• Pass the exam encompassing law both criminal and civil, ethics, criminology, accounting and then maintain CPE credits.

• Forensic board certification requires additional testing board review and more CPE.

IAS employment requires advanced training and experience in interviewing and interrogation techniques and skills.

How long does a forensic behavioral analysis interview take?

A forensic behavioral interview takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes however this varies greatly and does not include the time in obtaining a signed written confession of the guilty employee. This varies with each individual employee interviewee.

Where do Forensic Behavioral Analysis Interviews take Place?

Interviews take place at your office in a predetermined office or conference room location where privacy and confidentiality can be maintained.

What is a monthly loss prevention risk/liability audit?

A monthly loss prevention risk/liability audit is a specifically developed loss risk liability audit created for the client to assess the facility and personnel, creating a preventive loss control program.

If the client has multiple locations it can be point scored and also utilized as a human resource, security, management motivational enhancement creating a competitive atmosphere between managers as no one wants to be low score location.

What is a forensic behavioral interview?

A forensic behavioral interview is a nonthreatening non-accusatory interview utilized to clear an interviewee or to pursue a confession.

What are the benefits of conducting a forensic behavioral analysis interview versus a polygraph?

A behavioral analysis interview (BAI) does not create a finger-pointing accusatory atmosphere in the office or workplace between company ownership, management and staff.

There is no advanced warning to employees that they will be interviewed.

Employees are not given advanced notification to questions to be asked.

Employees that are cleared of suspicion frequently leave the interview feeling that they are a recognized and value added asset to their company. Enhancing the IAS process of: If you are thinking of stealing, Don’t. If you are stealing, Stop. If you continue, you will be identified culminating with a signed confession.

Written and signed confessions of the guilty are admissible in court.

A polygraph creates a finger-pointing accusatory atmosphere in the office or workplace between company ownership, management and staff.

The law requires you to provide employees with advance notice and a list of the questions to be asked. Unfortunately, this gives dishonest employee(s) time to prepare lies, alert possible co-conspirators and/or destroy evidence, obtain an attorney, or run.

Results of a polygraph are not admissible in court.

Why would an employee confess?

Your employees are not master criminals. The IAS process is specialized.

Will IAS assist with police and state attorney/DA involvement?

Absolutely