We have consulted on hundreds of criminal and civil cases of document-heavy projects providing a critical review of plaintiff’s financial evidence including; bank records and accounting records. We utilize an understanding of business information and financial reporting systems, accounting and auditing standards and procedures, evidence gathering and investigative techniques, and litigation processes and procedures to perform our work.
We have prepared reports, declarations and summary exhibits of our forensic accounting analysis which have shown that plaintiff’s financial analysis to be flawed, incoherent and nothing more than mere speculation. We have provided questions to defense counsel in order to cross examine plaintiff’s expert, and we have provided direct examination questions for counsel for Mr. Knudson’s expert testimony in court.
We specialize in criminal tax defense and have reviewed, examined and analyzed all types of business tax returns and associated accounting records. We have prepared alternative tax loss calculations in order to rebut the taxing authority’s loss claim.
We provide background checks and assets searches for our clients. We have conducted internal investigations related to alleged violations of state regulations regarding major grocery stores in the State of California. We have located witnesses for international law firms in civil and criminal litigations and have conducted interviews of the witnesses.
We conducted a nationwide undercover operation on a major electronics retailer to determine whether they were violating the terms of the contract with our client. We assisted counsel in the appeal process of a client who had been convicted of assault and had been in jail for a year. Our review of the government’s evidence uncovered evidence that confirmed that our client was not involved in the assault.
We assisted counsel in the appeal process of a client who had been convicted of assault. Our review of the witness statements and subsequent interviews of the “key” witness showed that the “key” witness was suffering from PTSD. Expert Witness
Mr. Knudson has testified in over 20 Federal and State trials, and has provided reports and declarations for hundreds of other clients involved in complex civil and criminal litigation. As an expert in white collar crime litigation, Mr. Knudson has worked with the best of the best attorneys in the U.S. and has assisted counsel in the drafting of his direct examination, and the cross examination of plaintiff’s financial expert/summary witness. Based upon our collaboration with counsel, we have obtained amazing results for our clients from outright acquittals, to dropping of proposed criminal charges and reduction of alleged losses asserted by plaintiff.
As a consultant and private investigator, we have been called upon to assist corporate and individual clients who have been victims of internal embezzlement schemes, and employee malfeasance. We have also assisted clients in tracing assets, locating witnesses and interviewing witnesses. Our investigative work has resulted in compromising plaintiff’s witnesses, which impeached “key” witnesses and in one case resulted in the acquittal of our client.
Mr. Knudson developed the investigation of the largest known narcotics money laundering organization in U.S. history. He coordinated the nationwide investigative efforts of the IRS, DEA, FBI and U.S. Customs Service personnel with the Los Angeles United States Attorney's Office ("USAO"). The investigation, known as "Polar Cap," revealed that over $1 billion in U.S. currency had been laundered by a Los Angeles-based organization for the infamous “Medellin” Columbia Cartel. Mr. Knudson supervised the collection and analysis of all financial data, which documented the flow of currency from "Cartel" collection points, through the Los Angeles based money launderers and subsequently wire-transferred to a South American money exchange account. Mr. Knudson received "The Distinguished Agent of the Year" award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association in May of 1990 for this investigation. Exploits of this investigation were detailed in the book “Washed in Gold,” (1994) Simon & Schuster.
Mr. Knudson led a team of IRS and Customs agents including local police officers that successfully arrested and prosecuted numerous Los Angeles-based narcotics traffickers. He authored numerous affidavits for search and arrest warrants obtained from federal and state judges, which resulted in the seizure over $2 million in currency and assets. Mr. Knudson testified in California State Court as an expert in narcotics organizations. Exploits of several of these investigations were detailed in the book, “Dark Alliance,” 1997 and the movie “Kill the Messenger” (2015) Mr. Knudson investigated numerous sophisticated international fraud cases involving tax evasion, money laundering, embezzlement and bank fraud. During those investigations, he worked closely with Organized Crime Task Forces, FBI Task Forces re Mortgage Banking Fraud and Savings and Loan Fraud. Mr. Knudson worked with the United States Attorney’s Office and the FBI in the investigation and prosecution of corrupt politicians.