Financial Investigations Services

The Molfar team conducts financial crime investigations of any complexity: analyzing financial flows, identifying signs of fraudulent activity, uncovering hidden assets, and tracing shadow beneficiaries.

We place particular focus on verifying company ownership, legal history, compliance with financial regulations, and alignment with international standards.

Our Financial Investigations Services

We handle various financial investigations focused on different narrow subjects in the domain, such as fraud, compliance issues, and other crimes. 

Financial Fraud Investigations 

Molfar can expose cases of embezzlement, fund misuse, false invoicing, and other fraudulent schemes. 

Finance Compliance 

We can check whether a target complies with international financial laws, sanctions, and terrorism financing policies. 

Financial Crime Investigations

Our researchers can track down the traces of corruption, tax evasion, bribery, and more. 

Benefits of Our Professional Financial Investigations Services

See Related Cases 

Review how our professional financial investigations services affected the decision-making of our clients in practice, based on case studies. 

Case 1: Construction 

Request: Due diligence on a company before a potential partnership.

Solution: A financial investigation was conducted into the owner’s previous business activities as well as the legal history of the company. The request came from a construction company that had delivered over 150 commercial and infrastructure real estate projects across the EU and GCC regions.

Result:

• A criminal case was identified against the owner’s previous company. The company had conducted fraudulent operations by accepting payments without delivering services.
• After declaring bankruptcy, the owner registered a new legal entity operating in the same industry.

Client's Decision: They have declined the partnership due to the high fraud risk. Our financial investigations services helped to preserve company resources.

Case 2: Politics 

Request: Financial investigation of assets owned by high-ranking Russian officials, commissioned by Ukrainian government bodies and the EU. The primary client was a state agency that had implemented over 300 projects in infrastructure, digital transformation, and security. KPI: 92% of initiatives completed within budget; its public trust rating is 87% according to the latest survey.
Solution: Collection and analysis of information about financial assets located in European Union countries.
Result:

• Discovered assets belonging to the family of Sergey Naryshkin, head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, in Hungary.
• It is likely that his son obtained residency through a "golden visa" program.

Client’s Decision: The data was used to initiate the imposition of sanctions.