ORRICK, HERRINGTON BACKGROUND & SUTCLIFFE INTELLIGENCE, INC. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ORRICK, HERRINGTON BACKGROUND & SUTCLIFFE INTELLIGENCE, INC. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Early Warning Signs And Resources ORRICK, HERRINGTON BACKGROUND & SUTCLIFFE INTELLIGENCE, INC. 213/612-2204 213/243-0707 www.orrick.com www.backgroundintelligence.com INITIAL BRIEFING Start-up Surgery Center (not in operation)
INITIAL BRIEFING
Start-up Surgery Center (not in operation) Two primary Partners (70% and 10%) Five other investors The consultant “Bob” Pattern of financial funny business
Unsigned Agreement with Surgery Center
- Marketing and management
- Develop new physician contacts
- Develop contracts with healthcare providers
Actual role (without Partner oversight)
- Managed all aspects of Surgery Center start-up
- Assisted in real estate lease negotiation
- Oversaw space build-out/construction
- Leased or purchased medical equipment/furnishings
- Hired staff
- Managed all financial and billing activity
OPEN HOUSE…celebrating grand opening of Surgery Center 01/17/14 Bob fired Bob emptied out Surgery Center office, leaving “trash” 01/20/14 BRIEFING FROM PARTNERS 01/14/14 OPEN HOUSE…celebrating grand opening of Surgery Center 01/17/14 Consultant fired Emptied out Surgery Center office, leaving “trash” 01/20/14 BRIEFING FROM PARTNERS
Chaos
Computers, financial records and vendor information taken by consultant
Muddled records
Everyone under suspicion (including bank)
Secure office (restrict access, change locks)
Partners tapped out
- Refinanced homes
- Loans (SBA loan)
Corporate attorney involvement
Limited funds to pay investigators
Current assets Identify business entities Liens, judgments, or factors that may affect collections Identify the parties: complicit relationships and
business interrelationships
Document others scammed by consultant Facts: benefit negotiations or influence collections
Proprietary databases Public records
- Court search in each jurisdiction
- Recorder’s office
Social networking sites Title searches Telephone interviews
B (Bob’s dead dad) SLF (Bob’s former wife) RM JN Nurse LB AC JG R F. N T J. T LV KL
(aliases; Bob’s fiancée)
MR EKP
“BOB”
CFN (aliases; Bob’s wife) VP (multiple aliases) JO GS
AAG AAA, PC MCA, LLC
SCSM, LLC
SCL, LLC
GA GFA A, LLC
NHM S SCPA
AAG AAA, PC MCA, LLC SCL, LLC NHM S SCPA EP AH CCAM SCSC ARB SSI SSM SSI KRN SCSM, LLC SCS, LLC SCMSC SCS TLM GA GFA SM A, LLC LBn, LLC
SSI, LLC
Bob’s Companies Tied to Surgery Center Bob’s Other Companies
LBn, LLC
EP AH
CCAM SCSC
BOB
TLM SCMSC SCS SM SCS, LLC ARB SSI KRN SSM