I love “in the trenches” stories! This story from S2|DATA illustrates how digital forensics analysis can identify fraud in a probate case.

Here’s the business situation discussed in this case study:

A law firm required urgent forensic analysis of a Bates stamped document production prepared by opposing counsel in litigation they were submitting to probate court in relation to a multi-million–dollar inheritance. Included in the extensive document production was a signed letter from the deceased to one of their adult children informing them the entire estate would be left to the other adult child. However, the signature page of the letter heightened concerns about authenticity due to technical issues encountered during printing.

Seems innocent enough, right? Not so much. It was a time-critical analysis that was required with only three business days until a court-ordered deadline. The challenge was that:

• The document exhibited unusual properties when opened
• The signature page of the critical 2-page letter experienced issues when viewing and printing  
• The legal team requested S2|DATA to review the document for tampering

So, what did the S2|Data team do to determine what was causing the issue? And what was the outcome? Find out here, it’s only one click! 😉

So, what do you think? Do you have any good stories about ho digital forensics analysis helped identify fraud in your cases? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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