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Case Study - Reconstruction of IT records

Service: Forensic IT

Background

  • We were appointed Liquidator to a privately owned company in the building industry
  • On our visit to the company it was found that most books and records were either removed or destroyed
  • A forensic review of the PC on site revealed that most applications and documents were installed/created just the day before, clearly indicating some anomalies

Ferrier Hodgson Involvement

  • An application for a search and seize warrant was sought from the Court, resulting in a raid on the director’s home
  • Various books and records were found as well as three computers
  • Images were taken of these PC’s which later assisted in the reconstruction of all management accounts
  • It was also later found that there were some $1.2 million of outstanding debtors, which was later collected in favour of the creditors
  • We claimed void dispositions based on the EFT information obtained from the computer images

Outcome

  • Criminal/civil actions against the directors are still ongoing
  • Most outstanding debtor monies have been collected

Peter Holmes & Jean-Pierre DuPlessisAdelaide

 
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