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.