Rape, extortion and suicide
We received a request to search the family computer after the parents found their 13-year-old son had attempted to commit suicide. He had been begging his parents for the $10,000 that was in his college fund but would not reveal why he so desperately needed it. A ComputerCOP forensic search of the PC discovered e-mail that demonstrated that while visiting his grandmother in Florida, he was raped by a street gang that was extorting the money. The blackmail was to conceal his participation in the homosexual act.  The evidence about the crimes and the suspects was provided to the FBI by the parents.

Recovering the money after patent infringement suit
A corporate executive explained that his company had won a multi-million dollar patent infringement lawsuit against a competitor. The suspect then claimed poverty and an investigation revealed that he had transferred unknown sums to offshore accounts. A civil court order was obtained by the claimant for a search of the suspect’s business computer. We were retained and a ComputerCOP forensic search of the hard drive revealed files indicating that the suspect transferred millions of dollars into the United States during the trial to purchase land in other family member’s names. Based on the recovered evidence, the Judge ordered a contempt citation, which motivated a full payment.

Disgruntled employee
We were retained by a NYC textile company to conduct an after hours examination of their 12 employee’s computers. An individual, who they suspected was an employee, had been sending threatening e-mail to their executives through an offshore website. The system’s administrator had already searched the computers but had no success. A ComputerCOP forensic search of all 12 computers was done simultaneously, the evidence located and the task completed in just four hours. The employee was terminated and the evidence presented to law enforcement.

Infidelity for how long?
A law firm contacted us to examine the computer of a couple who were involved in a bitter divorce dispute after 5 years of marriage. Both were wealthy in their own right and the issues involved custody and large amounts of money. The firm was representing the wife who was claiming abandonment. Her husband’s argument was that he left six months earlier because his wife refused his romantic overtures for more than one year. The computer examination discovered deleted files and e-mail that demonstrated he had been frequenting prostitutes from just six months after their marriage and more than once each week. When he left his wife, it was to move in with one of the prostitutes who ran a website advertising her services. After the evidence was presented to the husband and his attorneys, a settlement was arranged to the wife’s satisfaction.