Case Study: Special Counsel uncovers an embezzlement scheme with Relativity

Special Counsel Unravels Embezzlement Scheme with a Single Chinese Character

Special Counsel faced a complex embezzlement case involving a Chinese company employee who created fake accounts, billed a customer for them, and hid the scheme across email and WeChat. Because the employee refused to hand over his personal device and Chinese courts require strong evidence before suit, the team needed a way to uncover proof from limited data sources using RelativityOne.

Special Counsel used Relativity’s Analytics, keyword expansion, and search tools to process WeChat and email data, identify a Chinese character used as a code word, and build a timeline of the fraud. With Relativity, the team found the evidence in just a few days instead of months, calculated the money owed back to the employer, and gave the client the support needed to move forward.

Special Counsel

Tom Groom

Managing Director