Private Investigations and Private Investigators in the Middle East

Fortress Global Investigations uncovered evidence of rampant money laundering for terrorist activity and a massive cover-up of a two billion dollar fraud at one of Lebanon’s largest banks. Our investigation discovered that through corruption within the Lebanese government and illegal practices of the banks, an individual bribed and intimidated her colleagues to participate in her money- laundering scheme. The individual involved in the scandal donated more than three million dollars to an agency that was fronting for a terrorist organization.

The cover-up stems from the collapse of the Al-Madina Bank and the sudden halt
of an investigation by the Central Bank. Evidence demonstrated that a former Al-Madina Bank executive, who is currently incarcerated in Lebanon, was the ring leader of a corrupt enterprise, which, at its peak, involved dozens of bank employees who were paid off with vehicles and luxury homes. Large sums of money were stolen and laundered without the knowledge of the Bank board of directors. Fortress Global Investigations provided its findings in a formal report to the Paris-based UN regulatory organization GAFI (the Financial Action Task Force), and the FBI in New York. The Fortress Global Investigations team of investigators traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East gathering information, interviewing witnesses and securing evidence to substantiate the events.