Fortaris is partner-led, with senior oversight. Between them, our leaders bring service at the DHS Office of Inspector General, US Treasury, INS / Border Patrol and state attorney offices, corporate VP-level security, forensic accounting and fraud examination.
Michigan + Florida
Founder and Principal
Kevin M. CroninMBA
Former DHS Office of Inspector General — Special Agent
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 investigative judgment shaped by federal service to the corporate, legal, and family-office matters where the cost of being wrong is highest.
30+ years in law enforcement, including nearly two decades in federal investigations; multi-agency task force, undercover narcotics and emergency response team experience; corporate security and executive protection experience with national companies.
20+ years corporate and small-business financial forensics; co-leads the firm's Economic Damages practice with Todd Allen, including its litigation-accounting and damages-quantification matters.
Former Federal Special Agent · Financial Crimes & Public Corruption
Former DHS OIG · IRS-CID · TIGTA. 25+ years federal investigative service specializing in money laundering, financial crimes, public corruption, and asset forfeiture. Inspector General's Special Agent of the Year. Co-leads the firm's Economic Damages practice with Catherine Lane.
20+ years in sales and business development across the security and technology industries. Builds strategic customer relationships, develops new business, and delivers security solutions tailored to complex organizational needs.
Credentials
Licensed. Credentialed. Independently held.
Michigan Private Investigator License #3701207862. Engagements supported nationwide via a network of 200+ vetted specialist subcontractors.
Certified Fraud Examiner — ACFE. Credentialed under the ACFE four-domain standard, alongside forensic-accounting and Enrolled-Agent expertise.
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