BASIC COMPANY INFORMATION

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  • First investigation worked cooperating with IRS special agents.
  • First opportunities to work with--and learn from--internationally experienced Chartered Accountants, CPAs and CFEs, and realize the synergy that results from this combined expertise.
  • First front line consulting and protection operation during a labor dispute involving over 6,000 employees.
  • First complete security program for a manufacturing business and its multiple retail outlets.
1988:
  • First high volume of exceptionally unusual and unique financial fraud investigations involving significant losses. . . and significant recoveries.
  • First major international fraud investigation.
  • First out of state sting operations.
  • Exceptionally interesting out of state undercover operation under public sector law enforcement sanction involving the infiltration of a fringe group of environmental extremists during a two-week series of group demonstrations and planned sabotage.
  • First case involving laundering of money on international kickbacks.
  • First application of computerized video frame grabbing and digitizing.
  • First international gray market fraud investigations.
  • First warranty fraud investigations.  (Using experience gained prior to L.P.C., Ltd.)
  • First security surveys in Latin America.
  • First extended surveillance operations in Mexico.
  • First investigation in Australia by Michigan-based investigator.
  • First opportunity to work with legendary P.I., Bob Coombs, "The Wonder Downunder," and first exposure to Les Norton.
  • First investigation and fraud detection training seminar provided by L.P.C., Ltd. to a client's international internal audit staff.
  • Unique case involving a month-long operation of warehouse control, monitoring and transport security of a client's product being evacuated from a major public warehouse under adverse circumstances, where warehouse management had been operating an ongoing theft ring.
1989:
  • First opportunity to provide services to a Japanese company.
  • First security surveys in Europe.
  • First security consulting in Mexico.
  • Commenced a program handling over 60 ongoing diaried workers' compensation claim update investigations for an international business with self funded risk.
  • First warranty fraud investigation in Latin America.
  • First investigation in Southeast Asia by Michigan-based investigators.
  • First investigations in Europe by Michigan-based investigators.
  • First investigation of payroll robbery in Latin America.
  • First and only threat of litigation.  (No basis for suit and no action taken.)
1990:
  • First recovery (of several) for client exceeding $1 million.
  • First undercover operation inside an international gray market distributor's operation.
  • First investigations and interrogations related to thefts of (loaded) tractor-trailers.
  • First character investigation of Mexican celebrity. (Who was being considered for television ads in the U.S.)
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