The Nottingham Group employs a team of seasoned and credentialed financial professionals who are adept at assisting counsel and clients in matters involving fraud, abuse and impropriety. We have deep experience in identifying and quantifying financial fraud and abuse and also assist plaintiff and defense counsel in evaluating the existence and culpability in an allegation of fraudulent activity. Our team of experienced professionals includes Certified Public Accountants, Certified Fraud Examiners and business investigators who have a unique combination of forensic accounting and investigative skills necessary to unravel any scheme. Our professionals are trained and experienced to conduct professional and thorough investigations necessary to unravel the most complex and intricate frauds and schemes. We have worked on engagements in Pittsburgh, nationally and abroad on a variety of matters. In addition we have also been qualified numerous times as experts in matters of fraud, theft and impropriety in a variety of venues. We have retained in a myriad of fraud-related matters and in this capacity, have assisted legal counsel, publicly traded and privately held corporations, governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations. Our investigatory and expert witness services have encompassed the following areas:

• Employee theft and impropriety
• Vendor and customer fraud
• Allegations of fraud against individuals and corporate entities.
• Kickback and commission schemes
• Fraudulent financial statements
• Misappropriation of assets
• Procurement fraud
• Governmental corruption
• Theft of services
• Embezzlement

Nottingham Group Professionals are highly skilled and trained in the investigative process and are adept at performing the following tasks:

• Conducting fraud and internal investigations.
• Isolating acts of fraud and impropriety.
• Tracing of transactions and flow of funds.
• Interpreting financial and business records.
• Conducting interviews and obtaining written statements.
• Documenting and quantifying losses resulting from fraud and assisting with recovery efforts.
• Working with law enforcement agencies and assisting in criminal prosecutions.
• Conducting organizational reviews, identifying areas of risk and implementing fraud prevention measures.
• Preparing investigation and expert reports for use in legal proceedings.
• Providing expert witness testimony.

Our professionals are highly trained, credentialed and recognized as experts in the area of fraud and abuse. Our professionals have been tapped to teach fraud investigation at the university level. In addition, our professionals conducted numerous seminars and lectured on the topic of fraud and abuse both locally and at venues around the country.