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United States of America | | Daniel E. Karson is an executive managing director of Kroll. Based in the New York office, Dan has more than 30 years’ experience directing investigations of business crimes and regulatory violations. His practice areas include major fraud investigations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, litigation support, contests for corporate control, Internet crimes, crisis management, asset searches, product counterfeiting and due diligence. Dan launched Kroll’s European operations, opening its London office and serving as its first managing director in 1986. Dan also opened Kroll offices in Boston and Philadelphia, and served as Kroll’s general counsel for eleven years. Prior to joining Kroll, Dan was general counsel and assistant commissioner of the Department of Investigation of the City of New York, where he conducted major fraud investigations. At DOI, he was also the first director of New York City’s Inspector General program and supervised the internal investigations offices of 24 mayoral agencies. Previously, Dan worked as an assistant district attorney for Bronx County, serving as chief of narcotics investigations.
Professional Experience- Litigation Support and Asset Searches. Retained by an alliance of major law firms and corporations, Dan supervised a worldwide investigation involving the fraudulent conversion of more than $3.5 billion in project financing. The investigation helped the clients obtain a $4 billion RICO judgment and the identification and retrieval of a major portion of the loss.
- Internet Investigations. Dan has conducted successful investigations of major film pirating; Internet defamation of corporations and executives; hijacking of VOIP technology and services; consumer and corporate identification data theft from credit reporting agencies and other institutions; and other criminal uses of the Internet throughout the world.
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/USA Patriot Act. Dan has managed numerous international investigations of bribery and money laundering schemes, in cases involving corporate employees, vendors, agents and intermediaries. The industries included telecommunications; national defense; consumer products; gaming; apparel and manufacturing.
- Litigation Support and Asset Searches. Working in behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dan conducted investigative work into the hidden assets of Ferdinand Marcos. Dan also led the asset search investigation of Jean Claude Duvalier for the Republic of Haiti and took part in the asset search investigation of Saddam Hussein for the Kingdom of Kuwait.
Education- Ithaca College, B.A.
- New York University School of Law, J.D.
Professional Affiliations- Admitted to the Bar, New York State, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts, Second Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court
- Director, Association of Corporate Counsel – Greater New York Chapter
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