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Willliam A. Sinacori, JD
Principal and Director
Mr. Sinacori is a founding
member of Integrity Partners and serves as a Director of the Company. His
efforts are focused on client engagements pertaining to alleged fraud,
financial defalcations, and litigation support in a wide range of industries,
including public utilities, energy exploration, oil well services, and other
petrochemical companies. He also
serves to identify areas of risk, and actions to improve internal controls
and prevent and deter future incidents of fraud. Prior to founding Integrity
Partners, Mr. Sinacori managed complex financial investigations as a part of
the forensic and litigation services practices of an international internal
audit and consulting company, and a Big Four accounting firm. From 1994 to
1998, Mr. Sinacori was an investigative attorney with the Office of the
Inspector General of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Selected Engagement Experience
Vetted
proposed purchasers of $175 million in assets overseas for oil service
company, identifying fraudulent nature or insufficient capital of five of the
nine purchasers. Client’s sale of the
assets closed without incident.
Investigated
and proved theft of tons of diesel fuel from chemical storage plant by plant
manager. Plant manager was indicted
and plea deal for full restitution is pending.
Investigated
outsourced IT administration company employee’s theft of seismic data related
to well containing at least $54 million in reserves from oil and gas
exploration company’s computer network.
Assisted client’s attorneys with civil litigation and presentation of
case for prosecution.
Investigated suspicious
transactions at a Houston-based bank. Identified over $40 million in loans
referred to bank by convicted bank felon, as well as such felon's silent
interests in various business ventures funded by bank. Various issues were
referred to the Office of Thrift Supervision for prosecution.
On behalf of major national
bank, traced $25 million in funds stolen through warehouse borrower's
creation of fictitious subprime mortgages. Identified funds and assets used
for money laundering, leading to recoveries for client.
Identified and quantified
misappropriation from a multinational real estate management client,
resulting in conviction of one of the entity's property managers and full
restitution.
Identified for municipality
real estate developers claim for reimbursement. Client municipality settled
an initial claim of $34 million for approximately $8 million.
Investigated check diversion
scheme committed by accounts payable clerk. Drafted report for referral to
prosecutor.
Traced assets of judgment
debtor to cement producer. Identified fraudulent transfers and violations of
the Texas Construction Trust Statute. Matter is pending.
On behalf of a Houston-based
hospitality company, investigated various executives suspected of engaging in
fraudulent activity. Identified significant losses in inventory and uncovered
systematic vendor scheme involving kick-backs and insurance fraud issues.
Identified significant
breaches in internal controls in various departments of Native American
casino, and the client's Tribal Gaming Agency. Engagement included analyses
regarding contracts, vendors, payroll, asset tracking, and licensing.
Managed investigation of
liability insurer's agent for issuing policies in violation of agent
agreement and underwriting criteria. Identified violations were used in
settlement negotiations.
Managed assessment of internal
controls of various departments of California Native American Tribe.
Identified procurement frauds, a falsified certification to a federal agency,
instances of insufficient internal controls and violations thereof.
Identified multi-millions of
dollars of potentially fraudulent payments by major urban school district to
vendors and employees. Several apparent violations of federal and state law
were referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Industry Experience
Finance/Banking/Insurance
Energy
Technology
Telecommunications
Construction
Heavy Equipment Auctioneering
Transportation
Property Management
Utilities
Public Sector/Education
Real Property
Native American Tribes/Gaming
Education and Affiliations
JD, Hofstra University
School of Law, Hempstead, NY
BS, Finance and
Economics, New York University's Stern School of Business, New York,
NY
Admitted to practice
law in the State of New York and the State
of Connecticut
Member of the Houston Bar Association
Associate Member of the Association
of Certified Fraud Examiners
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