CRA’s Risk, Investigations & Analytics team worked with pro bono counsel representing an American mother fighting for custody of her daughter, who was residing in Spain with the daughter’s father. The abused mother claimed the father was operating a drug-dealing business and did not have a steady income to support a family. Our investigative research identified business entities in Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Estonia that had no reported income or business operations. Our forensic accountants also reviewed tax returns and credit card statements, proving suspect transactions, a substantial lack of assets, and inability to support a family.
From counsel post settlement: “I highly doubt we would have obtained this result for [our client] if it hadn’t been for your work. While we’ll never know for sure, I suspect that [the father’s] main motivation for settling and not proceeding to trial was to avoid a public airing of his lack of legitimate income and shady dealings – which is evidence we wouldn’t have been able to collect, parse out, or present without your work. So, on behalf of [our client] and our team, thank you.”