Investigations

Gentile-Meinert & Assoc. Inc. has been recognized has a premier investigative firm providing objective findings and innovative solutions. In-house legal counsel work in tandem with the investigative teams to ensure legal compliance and provide legal guidance. GMA’s senior management coordinate and direct investigative efforts so evidence and facts are legally gathered. GMA’s has been entrusted with the most sensitive and confidential corporate information based upon our high caliber of investigators and integrity.

Civil & Criminal Investigations

You need the facts of the case; GMA will find them. You need to know the potential case against you and the possible witnesses; GMA will get that information for you. You need the truth; GMA will offer only that and not the speculation others may find monetarily rewarding. GMA provides not only the basics of locating and interviewing witnesses and sources, gathering data, and developing intelligence, but also our experienced guidance on how to proceed.

Accident Investigations

GMA has a distinguished record assisting victims of all types of accidents including motor vehicle, industrial, pedestrian, accidents at home or the office, accidents in public and private locations including school settings. GMA also has an outstanding record of supporting corporate clients against fraudulent accident claims and accusations. Our firm is keenly aware of OSHA, employment, and labor laws and uses this insight to aid in our investigations.

Corporate Investigations

GMA views anything that adversely affects “the bottom line” as “loss,” and if a company’s preventive measures have not resolved an issue, loss will follow. GMA’s experience in preventing that loss or mitigating its consequences has resulted in many major industry clients recovering quickly and seamlessly. Regrettably, the list of potential corporate crimes stretches to as many employees the company has. Some fundamental categories of GMA’s demonstrated experience include:

Strike Planning, Management, Resolution, and Labor Disputes

United States’ law allows Strike activities, but not the destruction of property, sabotage, injury to people, disruption of operations, inhibiting traffic, and many other aspects often thought part of the strike. GMA will help you develop your Strike Plan, will actively participate in and support your initiative to resolve the matter and return to business, and will implement all Security aspects of the Strike Plan. People have the opportunity to strike; companies have the opportunity to proceed and succeed.
Undercover Workplace Investigations

GMA can insert covert operatives into the workplace to ascertain any manner of suspected misconduct. Recent cases have resulted in recovery of property, discovery and termination of significant drug trade on production floors, and most importantly the prevention of further losses to the companies. GMA considers resolution of all workplace involvement as a matter of personal safety and protection for all workers. Simply, if misconduct occurs in the workplace, people may become endangered, and halting that commands focused professional intervention. Illicit drugs, theft of property, physical threats or harm, time falsification, equipment sabotage, fraudulent documentation, dissemination of protected information, coercion, and manipulation all result in loss to the company, and GMA has vast experience in halting each of them and many more. Our experienced investigators coordinated efforts with law enforcement for full prosecution and also to pursue our client’s interest through the criminal justice system.
Intellectual Property Investigations

If someone has created an electronic version of any element of the company, someone else may look to compromise it. Intellectual Property has significant value, and potentially catastrophic consequences if released improperly, counterfeited, or compromised. GMA can work with the company to develop policies and procedures to prevent the loss of protected copyrights, patents, and trademarks. GMA also assist by investigating matters where IP rights have been infringed upon. Methods and methodologies differ from other investigations, and GMA can bring the proper assets to the case, from electronic and computer mining to covert investigators working alongside the suspect. GMA respects the value of Intellectual Property and knows how to protect it.
Workplace Violence Investigations

Harassment, intimidation, coercion, threats of violence, violence, weapons or threats of weapons in the workplace all result in degradation of professionalism and performance, and responsible companies cannot tolerate these actions. Bullying does not stop in high school and this type of psychological and physical misconduct has the same effects on the workplace. GMA teaches “Commitment Based Security” to prevent these misdeeds, but as in most circumstances, some people do not heed the information. Workplace violence has no place in the workplace, and GMA’s team will resolve it overtly, covertly, or both, but positively for the company and the affected individuals.
Fraud / Workplace Theft Investigations

Today’s workplace theft costs employers tens of billions of dollars, and that number goes up as much as 15% each year. Fraud tops the list of matters as simple as a falsified time card to a fraudulent worker’s compensation claim to willful falsification of bills of lading or receipt documents to credit card misuse and culminating in the highest levels of corporate corruption. GMA offers a total range of services to combat workplace theft including application pre-screening and recommendations, thorough background investigations, on-going training, “Do’s and Don’ts,” investigating the working environment for vulnerabilities and weaknesses which could result in theft, reviewing policies and procedures, inventory control and management procedures, and the investigation of suspected misconduct. As in many investigations, the techniques may include overt and covert investigators as well as in-depth interviews, and cooperation with local authorities as necessary and in conjunction with the company’s legal counsel.
Sexual Harassment Investigations

Perhaps as potentially debilitating as physical violence in the workplace, sexual harassment results in the breakdown of respect for company leadership as well as the actual perpetrator, because the company should have known of the condition and prevented it. Further, public law makes employers accountable even for non-employees in the employer knew or should have known of the event. The company must take quick, precise and decisive actions regarding sexual harassment claims. Investigators need to know the culture of the company’s environment and must gain the confidence of all participants before truth and successful resolution will follow. GMA does not stop with a benign report but rather includes clear conclusions and recommendations pertinent to management’s decisions and actions aimed toward preventing future occurrences. Sexual harassment will break an organization; GMA will break the harassment and prevent its recurrence.
Substance Abuse Investigations

Absenteeism, decreased productivity, rising insurance costs, liability expenses, accidents, injuries, and deaths stem from the same repugnant abuse of legal and illegal substances. The “Commitment Based Security” course teaches people what to look for as telltale signs of abuse, but quite often people “just don’t want to get involved.” The end result of substance abuse pops up in every industry every day, and people always suffer. Companies show the costs in terms of dollars lost; families show the costs in terms of loved-ones lost. GMA wants to intervene to protect the people and prevent the loss, but has countless cases of covert investigators working with the company and local law enforcement to “sting” users and sellers. These investigations often affect other areas of company profits through theft of property (for drug money), coercion of other employees, and the loss of the company’s brand name if the matter becomes publicized.
Other Corporate Investigations

GMA provides a cadre of services designed to identify, resolve, and mitigated liable exposure. Expert witness testimony and complete exclusive investigative support to the employer and the employer’s legal counsel; Competitive Intelligence, Corporate Espionage, Non-Compete violations, Employment Civil and Criminal Background screening investigations; Vulnerability Analyses and Security Surveys; Compliance and Commitment training and education; Workplace Accident Reconstruction and Investigations; IT Security and Forensics Investigations; Litigation Support; and Due Diligence Investigations. GMA has written extensive Resource Protection policies and procedures for Fortune 100 companies.

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Investigations

Civil & Criminal Investigations

Accident Investigations

Corporate Investigations

Strike Planning, Management, Resolution, and Labor Disputes

Undercover Workplace Investigations

Intellectual Property Investigations

Workplace Violence Investigations

Fraud / Workplace Theft Investigations

Sexual Harassment Investigations

Substance Abuse Investigations

Other Corporate Investigations