White Collar Crime Investigations

Houston, Texas

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Texas Private Investigator License# A05741

Houston area businesses are subject to a number of aspects of white collar crimes, particularly in the corporate world. These crimes are often difficult to detect because the offenders typically have “insider” knowledge of a business’ financial arrangements and practice. With this insider knowledge, the perpetrator(s) can often fly under the radar for years.

Houston Corporate Internal Investigations Since 1989

Numerous corporate clients have utilized the services of Gradoni & Associates to identify perpetrators, recover stolen property and stop the loss of assets from their businesses.

J.J Gradoni is a recognized expert in the area of white collar crimes, surveillance, and one of the best when it comes to investigations. As a professional and leader in the field, he’s authored numerous intelligence documentaries on the subject.

We Investigate Embezzlement & Fraud

Embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation of funds and theft of proprietary information are prime examples of white collar criminal activity. These crimes are often covered up with the aid of computers and many times go undetected until it is too late.

It is common to find that the “thieves” have prior criminal history that wasn’t detected prior to being hired.

An Experienced Team Knows Best

The staff at Gradoni & Associates includes a number of Investigators with professional law enforcement backgrounds who are experts in interviewing techniques. These Investigators have access to “state of the art” equipment and procedures to solve cases.

Our team also includes forensic accountants, surveillance agents, computer experts polygraph experts, and forensic computer experts.

If needed, undercover agents can be utilized to work inside a company to gather intelligence and evidence. Investigations of this nature have resulted in the arrest, conviction and/or dismissal of employee/thieves.

Suspect a White Collar Criminal in the Fold?

Contact Gradoni & Associates

If you need to consult with J.J. Gradoni, or one of the other experienced white collar and embezzlement investigators on our team, call our detectives at 281-440-0800.

Client References & Past Cases

Listed below are our clients, whether former or current, who have sought out Gradoni & Associates for investigative services related to white-collar criminal investigations.

  • Mariner Energy
  • Ryland Homes
  • Overnite Transportation
  • New Quest Properties
  • New Process Steel
  • Wyman-Gordon
  • Weyerhauser
  • Gullo Toyota
  • Smith Custom Home Builders
  • Wilco
  • Spirstar
  • Jacobs Engineering

Listed below are a few random blog entries that were derived from our Private Eyes of Texas Newsletter, which are related to white-collar criminal investigations.

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The Case of the Phantom Employees
Houston, TX based Attorney Jeffery “Jeff” Greco represented a defendant who supervised construction crews in the Valley. The State alleged that the defendant cashed a number of employee checks keeping the money for himself. Gradoni Detectives Investigate We learned that the real story was the company was hiring undocumented workers issuing checks to phantom legal…
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Mystery of the Moving Boxes, Unfoiled
Attorney Travis Crowder represented a company that had hundreds of metal receptacles placed throughout the city for clothing donations. A number of the receptacles, valued at $1300 a piece, had been stolen from their placement sites. Gradoni Investigator’s Track & Surveil Operation Investigator Carey Wellmaker orchestrated an investigation which involved placing tracking devices on containers…
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The Case of the Overpaid Office Manager
Randy Schaffer referred a client who owned an Architecture firm. When the Officer Manager had taken some time off, the owner of the firm had an opportunity to review the bank statements, finding that the Office Manager, who had control of the checking account, had possibly issued herself more paychecks than she deserved. Gradoni Investigates…
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The Case of the Suspect Pocket Cash
Undercover – Busted Scott Smith, the owner of Wilco, a company located on the Ship Channel that sells over a million dollars worth of parts a month to the oil industry, had been informed by a customer that they saw one of the counter salesmen pocket cash. Our Undercover Investigators Get Involved An undercover agent…
Book Keeping Fraud Accountant
The Collection Agency Embezzlement Case
One of our corporate clients, a collection agency, noticed some irregularities in two of their checking accounts. Gradoni & Associates Takes The Case Our investigation revealed that the bookkeeper had been making checks payable to himself, showing in the ledger the checks were going to vendors. The total theft exceeded $170,000 over a year period.…
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The Lost Marbles Theft Investigation
The owner of a marble company determined there was $200,000 of missing product after an inventory check. Once the discovery had been made the person responsible for the inventory and the overall general supervision of the workers quit. J.J. Gradoni Investigates Chief Investigator J.J. Gradoni interviewed a number of employees who admitted that they were…

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