Overview

Investigations carried out by BMCI of behalf of its clients are conducted in accordance with the relevant professional standards and accepted practice; where appropriate, the client organization's policies and procedures may be followed unless they are in conflict with legal or ethical imperatives. Expertise includes:

  • Members and Chairs of the International Institute for Fairness in Procurement and Finance;
  • Members of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) Interpol;
  • Members of Advisory Board for the Network for Research on Crime and Justice and the Advisory Board for the Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption;
  • Graduates of Advanced Police Studies Program at the Canadian Police College;
  • Designation from the National Executive Institute, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations;
  • Experienced leadership, management and conduct of human resources and employment-related investigations (recognizing established legislative and policy parameters, and client procedures, where they exist) involving alleged:
    • Wrong-doing;
    • Abuse of authority;
    • Conflict-of interest; and,
    • Harassment in the workplace.
  • Experienced leadership, management and conduct of financial investigations (recognizing established legislative and policy parameters, and client procedures, where they exist) involving:
    • Forensic accounting;
    • Alleged misuse or misappropriation of funds;
    • Alleged bribery;
    • Alleged bid-rigging;
    • Alleged favoritism in competitive bidding process; and,
    • Insurance fraud (e.g. net worth; valuation of business damages using accepted valuation practices as recommended in the standards published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators).
  • Experienced leadership, management and conduct of security-related investigations (recognizing established legislative and policy parameters, and client procedures, where they exist) involving alleged:
    • Breach of security policy and protocols;
    • Security violations;
    • Leaks of, or missing classified and sensitive information; and,
    • Alteration or destruction of data or files.
  • Understanding of information systems, the application of new technology and knowledge relevant to computer search and seizure and electronic evidence-gathering issues;
  • Knowledge of current issues in investigations related to the public sector and developing countries;
  • Qualified expert witnesses to testify in legal proceedings, before quasi-judicial bodies such as a tribunal, disciplinary hearings, Parliamentary Committees and international organization deliberations;
  • Design and implementation strategies for effective management systems for fraud detection; and,
  • Expertise in the set-up, management and operation of a secure internal disclosure "hotline" for employees to disclose, in good faith, allegations of wrong-doing.