KW Economics provides fraud and tracing analysis for cases venued in Chicago, Illinois. For an entity based in Chicago, the records reconciliation and the funds-flow tracing are venue-independent: they run through the entity's own bank, ledger, and payment records and the accounts the funds moved into, and each transfer is documented to its source so the loss for each scheme can be tested at deposition. The local forum governs discovery and how the schedules are presented, and the report establishes what happened to the money without opining on intent. Civil claims arising in Chicago are typically heard in the Circuit Court sitting in Cook County. Deposition and trial testimony are available for Chicago matters, in person or by remote appearance where the forum allows.
Employers such as City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, and Cook County Government shape the Chicago labor market, and where an analysis turns on local economic conditions it measures them against Chicago-area data and the records of the person or business at issue rather than against a citywide average. Plaintiff and defense.
Forensic accounting for embezzlement, misappropriation, and financial statement irregularities. The work reconstructs the flow of funds through bank, ledger, and payment records, traces diverted assets to where they came to rest, quantifies the loss for each scheme identified, and documents the evidence trail so it can support a civil claim, an insurance recovery, or a referral to authorities.
KW Economics serves counsel throughout Chicago and the surrounding Cook County area. Our economists trace the flow of funds through the entity's own bank, ledger, and payment records and the accounts the funds moved into, and quantify the loss for each scheme identified, and are familiar with the court system and disclosure requirements that affect fraud and tracing engagements in Illinois.
Fraud and tracing analysis for Chicago matters is directed by Christopher Skerritt, M.Ed., MBA, Chief of Economic Services, who is available to testify to it.
KW Economics offers complementary economic damages services for Chicago cases.
We also provide fraud and tracing analysis in these Illinois communities.
Yes. KW Economics provides fraud and tracing analysis for attorneys handling matters venued in Chicago, Illinois, for plaintiff and defense counsel across the case mix common to Chicago matters.
Bank statements, the general ledger, payment records, and the account records the diverted funds moved into. The tracing follows each transfer from its source to where the funds came to rest, quantifies the loss for each scheme identified, and documents the evidence trail so it can support a civil claim, an insurance recovery, or a referral. Whether the conduct was fraudulent is a question for the fact finder, and the report does not reach it.
KW Economics provides tracing schedules with the supporting documents indexed to each transaction, loss quantifications by scheme and period, reports written to support a civil claim, an insurance recovery, or a referral, reviews and rebuttals of opposing accounting analyses, and deposition and trial testimony. The appropriate deliverable depends on case posture.
Request a consultation on Fraud & Tracing in Chicago or call (201) 343-0700. Plaintiff and defense counsel.