Fraud Investigation Services

Fraud investigation involves a number of different services dependent on your specific situation. Our staff includes Certified Fraud Examiners that can help you avoid fraudulent financial transactions, suspicious activities and embezzlement.

Be aware. Be cautious. Be smart.

The most common forms of employment fraud are theft, embezzlement and forgery. New businesses are particularly vulnerable to this type as they are trusting of their new hires. Be careful and conduct background checks as employment fraud can show many faces. Most employers don’t know they’ve been deceived until it’s too late, but there are red flags you can watch for. Lifestyle changes are one. Things to consider: falsifying records, petty theft, accounting misconduct, and family partnerships which are not being audited are other red flags. Surprisingly, errant executives account for the greatest financial losses. Protect your assets and safeguard your company. Conduct vigorous and thorough background checks.

Call us to help you complete quality internal controls. We’ll sort the truth from the fiction.

Don’t be a victim. Call us at 512-659-3179

Chief Investigator, Ed Martin is a Retired IRS Special Agent, Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Texas Certified Investigator. During his tenure as a Special Agent, Martin investigated complex income tax evasion, fraud, and five multi-million dollar Ponzi schemes. Martin has been interviewed on American Justice, American Chronicles, TruTV, A&E and Discovery for his investigation of the disappearance and murder of Madalyn Murray O’Hair and her children. Martin has investigated a number of Ponzi Schemes in Texas including Texas Realty Ventures, Austin Forex International, Inc. ($50 Million), Bryan Stearns ($40 Million) and others.

Martin is a member of the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI), Designated Texas Certified Investigator (TCI), Association of Former IRS Special Agents (AFSA-IRS), Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA), Intellenet and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He was president of the first chapter of the ACFE.

With the skill, knowledge, experience, education, and training received from the US Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service Martin has taken his abilities to the public in the form of Sage Investigations, LLC, a decade old licensed Private Investigations firm with a corporate office in Austin, TX.

Our fraud investigation and private investigation in Austin Texas, Dallas and other areas of Texas is the first name in Investigation in the state of Texas!

Texas License # A10803

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