Financial Crime Investigation

Financial Crime Investigation Agency

FCIB is an independent financial crime investigation agency serving law firms, regulators, financial institutions, and corporates worldwide. We investigate complex fraud, embezzlement, bribery, sanctions evasion, and money laundering — turning fragmented signals into court-ready evidence that supports prosecution, civil recovery, and regulatory enforcement.

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Financial crime intelligence service methodology

Every FCIB investigation is structured around four intelligence disciplines: open-source intelligence (OSINT), human intelligence (HUMINT), cyber intelligence (CYBINT), and financial intelligence (FININT). Combining these disciplines under a single case manager allows us to corroborate findings across independent sources — the standard required for evidence to be relied on in litigation or regulatory action.

We map the corporate and beneficial ownership structures behind suspect transactions, identify the human actors who controlled the flows, reconstruct the timeline of unlawful conduct, and quantify losses with reference to underlying records rather than estimates.

Corporate fraud investigation and other case types

As a corporate fraud investigation team, FCIB handles investment fraud, advance-fee fraud, romance and authorised push payment fraud, trade-based money laundering, sanctions circumvention, bribery and corruption, market manipulation, insolvency-related fraud, and complex multi-jurisdictional embezzlement matters. We work both proactively — assisting compliance teams to investigate suspicious internal activity — and reactively, once a loss has crystallised.

Our cases span individual victims who have lost retirement savings to sophisticated scams, listed companies that have uncovered material internal fraud, and regulators conducting cross-border enforcement against networks of bad actors.

Financial crime consultancy for law firms and regulators

As an independent financial crime consultancy, FCIB engagements are typically instructed under privilege through external counsel. We provide privilege-aware reporting, work to counsel's evidentiary standard, and coordinate with disclosure and freezing-order workstreams. Where matters involve cooperating with law enforcement, we structure our investigative output so it can be shared with regulators without compromising civil claims that remain in flight.

Deliverables and reporting

Each engagement produces a structured investigative dossier including chronology, actor-network map, financial flow diagrams, supporting source documents with chain-of-custody, and an executive summary written for non-specialist decision makers. Where required, our senior investigators provide witness statements and expert evidence.

What sets FCIB apart

Frequently asked questions

Do you only work with law firms?

No. While most engagements are instructed through external counsel for privilege reasons, FCIB also works directly with regulators, financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, corporate compliance teams, and private clients.

Can FCIB coordinate with law enforcement?

Yes. Where appropriate, we structure investigative output so it can be shared with law enforcement or regulators in parallel with civil recovery efforts. We have established working relationships with financial crime units in multiple jurisdictions.

How are FCIB investigations priced?

We operate on fixed-scope engagement letters with clearly defined phases. Pricing reflects jurisdictional complexity, the number of actors involved, and the depth of evidence required. We quote after a confidential scoping call.

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