Fortaris Capital Advisors
Corporate intelligence, investigative due diligence, litigation support, security advisory, and cross-border verification — for law firms, private equity, family offices, and international principals evaluating American counterparties.
Years federal investigative and corporate security pedigree
Vetted specialist subcontractors in our national network
States covered — nationwide reach via our Managing Director network
Senior-led — every engagement led by a Managing Director
Every Fortaris engagement is led by a Managing Director with federal investigative or corporate security leadership credentials. Not by an associate. Not delegated.
Founder & CEO · Bloomfield Hills, MI + Southwest Florida
Former Special Agent, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, with over 23 years of law enforcement experience and an MBA. Former VP, Global Crisis Management & Security at a Fortune-class e-commerce operator. Founded Fortaris to bring federal-grade investigative judgment to the corporate, legal, and family-office matters where the cost of being wrong is highest.
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Ann Arbor, MI · Toledo, OH
Chief Operating Officer
Former DHS OIG — Special Agent in Charge. 30+ years federal investigative + multi-jurisdictional emergency response; undercover narcotics and joint-task-force command experience.
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Kansas City, MO
Managing Director
Forensic Accounting · Enrolled Agent · MBA. 20+ years corporate and small-business financial forensics; leads the firm's litigation-accounting and damages-quantification matters.
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Washington, DC + Northern Florida
Managing Director
Former DHS Deputy Assistant IG for Investigations · US Army. 40+ years federal investigative leadership; led complex multi-agency investigations spanning federal civil and criminal jurisdictions.
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Miami, FL
Managing Director
Former DHS OIG Director of Field Ops · US Treasury · INS. 30+ years federal and state investigative service; specialty in cross-border, border-state, and Latin-American matters.
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Detroit, MI
Director, Security & Investigations
Certified Fraud Examiner · ACFE Member #1073747. 10+ years corporate investigations at a global financial-services firm. Credentialed under the ACFE four-domain standard.
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Oakland County, MI
Managing Director
Former DHS OIG · IRS-CID · TIGTA — Special Agent of the Year. 25 years as a federal Special Agent across IRS Criminal Investigation, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and the DHS Office of Inspector General — specializing in money laundering, bank and wire fraud, public corruption, and asset forfeiture. As a DEA Task Force Officer he indicted the largest money-laundering case ever filed in the Eastern District of Michigan, a $100M charge against a cocaine-trafficking organization, and was named Inspector General's Special Agent of the Year. A certified undercover agent and former Federal Law Enforcement Training Center instructor, he today also serves Oakland County in risk, compliance, and executive protection.
Practices
Each engagement is led by a Managing Director — supported by specialists drawn from intelligence, accounting, and law enforcement.
Verification, due diligence, and investigative support for foreign investors and offshore counterparties evaluating American companies, executives, and partners.
Explore practicePre-deal due diligence, executive vetting, reputational profiles, and competitive intelligence for investment committees and senior counsel.
Explore practiceInternal investigations, white-collar matters, fraud examination, asset tracing, and regulatory-compliance investigations led by former federal investigators.
Explore practiceEconomic damages and financial-loss analysis — lost-earnings and lost-profits quantification, business-income reconstruction, forensic accounting, and asset tracing — alongside case assessment, eDiscovery, expert reports, and testimony. For plaintiff and defense, at trial, arbitration, and ADR.
Explore practiceVulnerability and threat assessments, executive protection, travel risk briefings, business continuity, crisis management, and corporate security advisory.
Explore practiceAd-Hoc Outsourced CSO
For select corporate clients, Fortaris embeds as an outsourced Chief Security Officer — managing hiring and background investigations, asset protection programs, corporate security policy, executive protection, and crisis-management readiness across US and international operations.
Mid-market companies access enterprise-grade security leadership without committing to a full-time C-suite hire.
Discuss an Ad-Hoc CSO engagementWhy Fortaris
Industries
Litigation intelligence, expert testimony, pre-suit diligence.
Investigative due diligence, executive vetting, portfolio-company investigations.
Internal investigations, fraud examination, corporate security advisory.
Reputational due diligence, executive vetting, principal protection.
Fraud investigations, suspicious-claim review, asset tracing, claims-related forensics.
Compliance investigations, executive vetting, regulatory matters.
Adjacent — Government & Municipalities · Automotive Manufacturing · Energy & Infrastructure · Real Estate · Technology
Flagship Specialty
For foreign investors · International counsel · Sovereign funds
For international firms, sovereign funds, and counsel evaluating US targets, Fortaris delivers the independent verification, due diligence, and investigative support that protects cross-border decisions — before contracts are signed, before capital is deployed, before reputational exposure is taken.
— US company background investigations
— American executive vetting
— Cross-border fraud investigation
— US sanctions + regulatory screening
— Distributor + supplier verification
— Investigative DD for inbound M&A
Coverage
Engagements supported throughout the United States via Managing Director coverage and a network of 200+ vetted specialist subcontractors.
Headquarters + Southwest Florida
Kevin M. Cronin
Investigations
Jon Chmura, CFE
Michigan + Ohio
Todd Dennis
Central US
Catherine Lane, MBA, EA
Federal + Northern Florida
Dennis M. McGunagle
South Florida + Caribbean
Jay Donly
Insights
Cross-Border Due Diligence
A practical, step-by-step framework for foreign investors, international counsel, and offshore counterparties to independently verify an American company, its ownership, and its risk exposure before signing or wiring funds.
ReadDue Diligence
A definitive explainer on what investigative due diligence is, how it differs from a background check and from financial and legal review, and what a defensible work product looks like.
ReadCross-Border
A practical guide to how international fraud is investigated across jurisdictions — from asset tracing and shell-company analysis to evidence standards and recovery.
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Confidential intake · Same-day response · No obligation
Every Fortaris engagement begins with a confidential conversation about your matter, your timeline, and the questions you need answered.
For sensitive matters, reach Kevin Cronin directly: (833) 343-2164
