All allegations of fraud and misconduct must be investigated, regardless of materiality. Fortress Global Investigations performs independent, professional and discreet investigations into any allegations of misconduct or impropriety, including accounting irregularities, sexual harassment, workplace violence, computer forensics, and fraud. It has the credibility and reputation to back up the results of its investigations, and the investigators, forensic examiners and other experts to achieve results and bring closure.

Fortress Global Investigations recognizes that the integrity of corporations, financial institutions and markets is central to the health of our economies and their stability. Fortress Global Investigations is able to provide a full picture investigation, enabling sound policy decisions and protection against fraudulent business ventures. Upholding our client's corporate reputation is of the utmost importance. Our experience has shown that careful due diligence and analysis is highly valuable in today's corporate world.

Closer government and shareholder scrutiny, including new legislation such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has changed the way businesses are required to operate in a variety of ways, including the way they investigate allegations of misconduct. Particularly in the post-Enron environment, corporate internal investigations will play a vital role in restoring public and governmental confidence in companies accused of wrongdoing. The most critical element in conducting an investigation is determining who will perform the investigation. The three most important factors to consider in making this decision include: the credibility of the investigators, quality of the investigation and independence of the investigation.

The credibility of investigators is paramount, since the results of the investigation will be scrutinized by both the public and the government. Therefore, the investigator must have an impeccable reputation in terms of ethics, honesty and track record. Government inquiries into wrongdoing are often led by the FBI. Fortress Global Investigations can provide companies with the highest level of credibility and expertise, having trained and supervised many of the FBI's current agents. As the only investigations company led and managed by multiple top former leaders of law enforcement, representing multiple major government agencies, the collective expertise, experience and stature of Fortress Global's team is unequalled in the industry with over 250 years of combined investigative and security experience in both the public and private sectors.

The quality of an investigation is important because it will counter any argument questioning its veracity. A thorough, well documented investigation followed by a report methodically explaining its findings will enable the corporations to overcome any skepticism or second-guessing. As former leaders at the top of the security and investigations world, Fortress Global's professionals are able to leverage the talent and expertise of their extensive global networks to provide customized investigation services with a level of quality and professionalism previously unseen in the industry. At the minimum, any internal investigation must be conducted by an independent objective, outside investigator in order to avoid the inherent bias of investigating oneself.