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Mike in a few words
Forensic accountant with approximately 20 years of experience conducting internal and financial fraud investigations, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters, reviewing banking compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) programs and procedures, performing detailed reviews of financial data and transaction tracing, assessing internal controls and financial statements, and consulting on a variety of other white collar and commercial disputes such as fraud investigations, corporate disputes, revenue recognition issues, bankruptcy and solvency, and intellectual property.
Experience
- AnkuraSenior DirectorCONSULTING & AUDITSJanuary 2006 - September 2022 (16 years and 8 months)Washington, United States- Managed, co-managed, and participated in dozens of forensic accounting investigations across various industries on a wide range of issues including bribery and corruption, fraud, corporate disputes, revenue recognition, bankruptcy and solvency, and intellectualproperty.- Co-managed a multi-year monitorship of a Brazilian firm responsible for the largest corruption case in the history of Brazil. Successfully assisted the company with upgrading accounting controls, third-party screening, and internal controls practices, and ledthe detailed review of financial transactions in several countries throughout Latin America, Africa, and Europe.- Led and co-managed several forensic accounting matters involving bribery and corruption allegations. These investigations uncovered billions of dollars in bribes, led to some of the largest penalties ever levied by the U.S. Department of Justice, and resulted in company executives sentenced to jail.- As part of various forensic investigation matters, have reviewed millions of company documents, personnel emails, bank records, accounting and financial systems and records, third-party due diligence documents and systems, financial statements, and auditdocuments.- Led a Hong Kong-based team engaged in a monitorship of a multinational bank arising from sanctions violations. Efforts included assessing know-your-customer and onboarding procedures, reviews of new customers and their assigned risk ratings, analysis oftransactions for suspicious activity, sanctions compliance and transaction monitoring, and communicating issues to bank executives.- Supported a multinational bank’s response to the historic Panama Papers leak. Work included on-site review of thousands of customer due diligence documents in the Channel Islands and their related corporations and trusts and determining potential risksrelated to tax evasion and money laundering.- Have presented investigation findings to company executives, Board of Directors, the U.S. Department of Justice, and multilateral development banks such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.- Performed investigations related to numerous countries throughout South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.- Conducted hundred of informational interviews of company executives and employees.- Examined hundreds of Corporate, Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Trust, and Private Banking customer files for appropriate documentation and potential signs of money laundering, sanctions-related issues, and tax evasion risks.
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Education
- Bachelor of Science - Accounting and FinanceIndiana University - Bloomington2003Accounting and Finance major, Graduated with Distinction
Certifications
- Certified Public AccountantCalifornia Board of Accountancy2010
- Certified Fraud ExaminerACFE2006
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering SpecialistACAMS2013