Froese Forensic Partners

In May federal legislators passed Bill C-21 in Parliament, which received Royal Assent just before the federal election.  In essence the bill was enacted in response to the soft stance the courts have taken over the years with respect to sentencing regarding fraud and white-collar crime. While I consider the new provisions to be a [...]

One of the difficulties in family law is actually collecting on judgments or support payments when a spouse fails to make required payments. In Ontario, the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) is most effective at collecting from an employed person by garnishing his wages. When someone is self-employed (or employed through another family-owned business), however, it [...]

It’s been a year since I stopped working on a fascinating assignment with the Los Angeles Police Department. This anniversary has had me thinking back on my experiences there. In June 2001, following a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department that alleged the LAPD had been engaging in a pattern or practice of excessive force, [...]

The Wall Street Journal announced today that Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. agreed to sell Kroll for $1.13 billion to Altegrity Inc., an international screening and security solutions company. It’s a move that Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, would love. He brilliantly displayed his understanding of top management in a cartoon [...]

I always enjoy the opportunity to help someone writing an article about fraud so when I received a call from a writer working on a story for  Canadian Auto World I gladly agreed to talk with him. He had chosen my name randomly from a speaker’s bureau at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, [...]

The legal system does not move at the pace seen on television. All of us who come in contact with it are painfully aware of that reality. It is usually a slow and tedious process, save for a few moments of drama and conflict. On the few occasions that require me to be in court, [...]