Ron Braver - Grant Thornton LLP

Ron Braver
CPA, CFE, CAMS
Director, Forensic and Valuation Services
Ron Braver is a Director in the Forensic and
Valuation Services practice of Grant Thornton
LLP in Chicago.
Experience
Ron’s experience includes more than 25 years
in Federal law enforcement as a Special Agent
and Supervisory Special Agent of the IRS –
Criminal Investigation.
Ron has diverse fraud, money laundering, and
asset forfeiture investigative experience. This
experience includes high profile investigations
involving corporate fraud; criminal tax; failed
banks and savings and loans; bankruptcy,
securities, foreign exchange and mortgage fraud;
Ponzi schemes; inflated billing schemes;
sophisticated pension fraud schemes; health care
fraud; identity thefts; illegal immigration
employment schemes, false government claims;
public corruption and bribery; organized crime;
and international and local drug conspiracies.
Ron has testified on multiple occasions in federal
court, in depositions and before the grand jury,
which has led to obtaining favorable verdicts.
He has significant international investigative
experience including the use of Mutual Legal
Assistance Treaties and provisional arrest
warrants, and participation in overseas
depositions. In addition, Ron can assist clients in
a wide range of industries in resolving complex
commercial and intellectual property disputes by
providing damages analysis.
His knowledge and experience have enabled
him to quickly and efficiently plan, organize,
navigate and overcome the complexities of critical
business challenges.
FCPA
Ron’s experience assists clients to ensure internal
compliance programs are sufficient to prevent
and detect fraud. He can also assist in avoiding or
mitigating any potential criminal or civil
penalties/fines with emphasis in the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Area.
Asset Tracing
Ron’s asset forfeiture/asset tracing investigative
experience has contributed to the recovery
process. Ron has significant international
investigative experience including the use
of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and
provisional arrest warrants, and participation in
overseas depositions.
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As the result of his work Ron has contributed to
approximately 75 guilty pleas/convictions and
more than $41 million in forfeiture and fines. He
is the recipient of 25 awards and commendation
letters as a Federal law enforcement officer,
including the prestigious Albert Gallatin award.
Professional qualifications and
memberships
• Certified Public Accountant (IL) (CPA)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified Anti Money Laundering
Specialist (CAMS)
• American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Association of Certified Anti Money
Laundering Specialists
• Federal Criminal Investigators Association
• Association of Former Special Agents of the
Internal Revenue Service
Education
DePaul University, MS Taxation
Truman State University, BS Accounting
Contact details
175 W Jackson, 20 th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
T: 312.602.9154
F: 312.602.8099
Ronald.Braver@us.gt.com
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Presentations
Ron has made presentations on the badges of
fraud, preparation of proper criminal fraud
referrals, voluntary disclosure program, the role
of Criminal Investigation within the law
enforcement community and IRS, and how a
Financial Institution should complete an
effective Suspicious Activity Report and
how Law Enforcement uses them to the
following organizations:
• The Internal Revenue Service
• The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Illinois CPA Society
• A Law Enforcement contingent within the
Italian government
• The Chicago Chapter of the Association of
Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists
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Ron Braver