Kenneth Lay – Bob Cunnane was a member the U.S. Government’s Enron Task Force and testified at Lay’s bank fraud trial about the use of the proceeds of approximately $75,000,000 in bank loans obtained by Lay from federally insured financial institutions under fraudulent circumstances.
Guam Governor Ricardo Bordallo – Bob testified at trial about bribery payments made to the Governor by a New York investment bank. The payments were made utilizing a Canadian “bagman” who used Hong Kong bank accounts to launder the payments in order to evade detection. Bordallo and the “bagman” were both convicted and sentenced to prison.
Bankruptcy – Bob provided testimony and an expert report on behalf of an individual that was sued for $29,000,000 for Fraudulent Transfers by the trustee of a real estate investment company that had been forced into bankruptcy. He also provided deposition testimony regarding another individual that was sued for $6,000,000 by the same trustee. His reports and testimony contributed significantly to settlements favorable to his clients.
Oil and Gas Ponzi scheme – An Orange County businessman defrauded mostly elderly investors of $11,000,000 by selling them bogus interests in Oil and Gas Partnerships. Bob testified that investor funds were used almost entirely on personal items and a small percentage was actually invested in Oil and Gas wells. The individual was convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment.
Mortgage Fraud investigation – Three Orange County and Riverside County real estate professionals fraudulently obtained loans from several federally insured financial institutions by misrepresenting the true sales prices of properties located in the Palm Springs area. Bob traced the proceeds of the mortgage loans and testified at trial that the funds were not used solely for the purchase of the properties. The three individuals were convicted and sentenced to prison.
Ponzi scheme investigation – Bob’s forensic accounting investigation led to the conviction of an Orange County individual who had defrauded elderly victims of approximately $5,000,000 by enticing them to invest their life savings in bogus limited partnerships in order to qualify for nursing home benefits for their disabled spouses. The funds were used exclusively for the benefit of the conman who was sentenced to four years imprisonment.
Employee Embezzlement – Bob analyzed the accounting records maintained by a long-term trusted employee of the Orange County chapter of a large nationally known charity. The employee pled guilty to embezzling $125,000 which she used for her personal benefit. She concealed her embezzlement through various false entries in the charity’s accounting records.
Shareholder Dispute – Bob was retained to analyze the activity that occurred in a bank account that was not disclosed to the co-owner of an Orange County services business. Mr. Cunnane’s forensic accounting investigation disclosed that over $3,000,000 in revenue was fraudulently deposited into the undisclosed bank account and the funds were used for the benefit of the other owner.
Securities Fraud – The former president of an Orange County start-up company pled guilty to lying to investors about a potential merger with a "publicly traded major footwear company”. Nearly 20 investors lost approximately $2 million which was used in part to fund the president’s lavish lifestyle.  Bob traced the proceeds of this fraud to establish investor funds were not used as promised.
FBI Supervisor – In addition the above cases, Bob was the supervisor of the FBI’s Orange County White Collar Crime Squad from 1999 to 2004. The squad was responsible for numerous successful investigations relating to Advance Fees, Bank Fraud, Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Securities Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Credit Card bustouts, Equipment Leasing Scams, Mortgage Fraud, Ponzi Schemes, Employee Embezzlements, Charity Frauds, and Investment Frauds.