Financial Crimes Expert Witnesses

Denver, Colorado

Securities & Investments, Financial - Regulatory Compliance, Fiduciary Duty, Compliance Training & Education, Alternatives, SEC & FINRA Regulations, Due Diligence Requirements, Supervisory Oversight, Securities Practices, Portfolio Management, Branch Inspections, Financial Crimes, Compliance Program Development, Written Procedures, Reg Bi, Financial Investigations

Retained by both claimants and respondents for SEC, FINRA arbitrations, securities litigation, and court settings. Speaks with clarity and precision and his expert opinions are founded upon his years of experience and thorough understanding of industry rules, standards of professional conduct, and industry practices of the brokerage and investment management industries. Retaining counsel is supported by extensive research, expert witness reports, persuasive testimony, and years of industry, investment advisor, supervisory and fiduciary experience. Strong ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a case. Specialized in analyzing investment strategies, portfolio management, and fiduciary duties to deliver clear, authoritative insights in court. Proven track record of translating intricate investment concepts into compelling, evidence-based opinions for legal proceedings.

Weston, Florida

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Investigation - Narcotics Trafficking, Money Laundering, Drug Overdose, Financial Crimes, Complex Narcotics Investigations, Asset Tracing, Police Procedures, Gang Investigations, Asset Forfeiture, Complex Criminal Investigations, Confidential Informants, Diversion, Drug Trafficking, Evidence Handling, Report Writing, International

Retired senior federal law enforcement officer with 27+ years of experience leading complex narcotics, money laundering, and transnational criminal investigations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Demonstrated expertise in affidavit and report writing, undercover operations, confidential source development and management, surveillance operations, Title III wiretap investigations, and high-risk arrest and seizure operations involving controlled substances, firearms, bulk currency, and digital evidence. Experienced in drug related homicide investigations and multi-agency task force leadership. Holds an active Top-Secret clearance. • Led long term investigations targeting large scale domestic & international drug trafficking organizations, complex money laundering networks, and transnational criminal groups. • Authored affidavits, investigative reports, surveillance summaries, and prosecutorial submissions supporting federal search and seizure warrants, arrest warran...

Palos Heights, Illinois

Accounting, Fraud - Taxes, Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Criminal Defense, Financial Crimes, White Collar Fraud, Bank Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Litigation Support, Embezzlement, Public Corruption, Ponzi Schemes, Asset Tracing

Cathy is the managing member of CAW Financial Forensics LLC a forensic accounting firm that specializes in white collar criminal defense. Cathy has over 35 years of combined tax, financial investigative, law enforcement and private sector consulting experience. Cathy provides forensic accounting, litigation and investigative support to attorneys and their clients. Cathy has provided criminal defense services for criminal violations of federal, state or local law and complaints for forfeiture of assets. She has also provided expert analysis and reports during civil dispute litigation. Cathy was a Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) in the Chicago Field Office and has more than 20 years of financial criminal investigative experience. Cathy retired from IRS-CI as the Assistant Director of Special Investigative Techniques (SIT), which has national oversight of Undercover Agents, Confidential Informants and Technical Equipment Operations. ...

Mission Woods, Kansas

Securities & Investments, Cryptocurrency - CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bitcoin, Virtual Currency, Anti-Money Laundering, AML, National Futures Association, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME, Commodities, Options, Trading, Compliance, white-collar, corporate compliance, market manipulation, financial crimes, Fraud

I am a regulatory attorney, consultant, and expert witness with over twenty years of experience at the intersection of law, finance, and technology. I regularly assist attorneys, corporations, and regulators in matters involving securities, derivatives, commodities, broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and financial institutions. My work spans compliance, enforcement defense, risk management, white-collar defense, internal investigations, complex litigation, arbitration, and mediation. My background includes serving as a Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where I investigated and litigated high-profile cases involving fraud, market manipulation, and complex financial products, and as Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for a global financial institution, where I oversaw broker-dealer, RIA, hedge fund, and investment company compliance. As a Partner at Kenny...

Amherst, Ohio

Cryptocurrency, Fraud - bitcoin, AML, Compliance, Bank Secrecy Act, Anti Money Laundering, scams, pig butchering, fraud, blockchain, cryptocurrency, bitcoin ATMs, BTMs, OTC Desks, Exchanges, Audits, Title 31, Regulatory, compliance officer, Risk Management, Financial crimes

Mr. Todd E. Maher, CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist), Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI), Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) has worked in banking and financial services over 20 years in capacities of internal controls analyst, AML Investigations and as a compliance officer for companies such as Equity Trust Company, PNC Bank, Halo Platform Development, LLC and is the president of BitSource AML Solutions, LLC, an AML Consulting Firm located in the State of Ohio. A graduate of Kent State University, Mr. Maher became CAMS certified in 2012 and co-founded the Northern Ohio ACAMS Chapter in 2014. He is also a Certified Bitcoin Professional issued by the Cryptocurrency Certification Consortium since 2017, a CipherTrace certified blockchain examiner, a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI) and a Certified Cryptocurrency Risk Specialist. Mr. Maher has conducted over 80 independent BSA audits of cryptocurrency money service businesses, ranging from Over-th...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Accounting, Fraud - Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigation, Embezzlement, Litigation Support, Internal controls, Asset Misappropriation, Tracing & Reconstruction, Financial Statement Analysis, ERISA, Business Disputes, Divorce, Business Interruption Losses, Bankruptcy, Payroll Fraud, Bank Account Tracing, Financial crimes, Expert Witness, Estates

Alle Aldrich, CFE, MAFF, is a forensic accountant and fraud examiner with 15 years of experience conducting financial investigations, reconstructing records, and providing litigation support in civil and criminal matters. She specializes in fraud investigation, embezzlement, fund tracing, internal‑control failures, economic damages, ERISA fiduciary breaches, shareholder and partnership disputes, nonprofit fraud, divorce‑related financial analysis, and bankruptcy‑related examinations. Her background includes serving as a Forensic Accountant with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where she supported complex financial‑crime investigations and collaborated with Special Agents and federal prosecutors. She later served as CEO and Forensic Accountant at Fact Finder Forensics, leading investigative engagements and managing firm operations. Prior to that, she founded and operated Calculating Destiny, a GAAP‑based accounting and controller‑services firm that also provided early‑stage fore...