Certified Fraud examiner (ACFE-USA) · Lawyer · Intelligence Researcher

Sahil
Singhal

Corporate fraud investigator working at the intersection of Investigations, Fraud Risk, Whistle Blower Management and Legal Defense at Caparo Special Services Group and conducting Fraud & Risk Intelligence Research through Fraulex Intelligence.

Credentials & Affiliations
01
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
ACFE · Global · 180+ Countries
02
Lawyer — LLB
White Collar Crime · Economic Offences
03
Caparo Special Services Group
Fraud · Forensics · Governance
04
Fraulex Intelligence
Independent Research Initiative
05
10 Years Operational Experience
Investigations · Due Diligence · Enforcement
About

Corporate fraud investigator.
Intelligence researcher.

Around 10 years at the intersection of forensic investigation, legal reasoning, and fraud risk intelligence.

With 10 years of operational experience as a White Collar Crime Lawyer and Certified Fraud Examiner, I focus on understanding how corporate fraud and financial misconduct are constructed within organisations and how investigative processes and regulatory authorities reconstruct and evaluate those events.

My work combines forensic investigation methodology with legal reasoning. I do not simply identify what went wrong I analyse the institutional failures, documentation patterns, and behavioural indicators that allowed misconduct to develop and persist.

This approach means I understand not only how fraud happens, but how evidence of it is evaluated under judicial scrutiny informing both investigative work at CSSG and intelligence produced through Fraulex.

10
Years Experience
CFE
Certified Examiner
5
Regulatory Bodies
I
Fraud Investigation
CFE-led investigations procurement fraud, financial misconduct, asset misappropriation, bribery and corruption.
II
Legal Analysis & White Collar Crime
Enforcement exposure analysis, evidentiary standards, regulatory proceedings, legal defensibility.
III
Enforcement Case Intelligence
Decoding DOJ, SFO, SFIO, FCA, and ED enforcement cases to extract actionable intelligence.
IV
Fraud Risk Assessment
Process-level fraud risk mapping, anti-fraud control frameworks, risk register development.
V
Due Diligence & Risk Profiling
Corporate and individual risk profiling for transactions, partnerships, and senior appointments.
Professional Association

Caparo Special
Services Group

CFE-led fraud investigation, forensics, and governance services within one of India's foremost industrial groups.

Division of Caparo Group
CSSG
Caparo Special Services Group
"Protect. Detect. Investigate. Prevail."
Preventive Services
Project-Based Services
Reactive Services
Fraud Risk & Investigations Professional

At CSSG I work across the full spectrum of GRC services from proactive fraud risk assessments and whistleblower programme management to reactive fraud investigations and digital forensics. Every engagement is CFE-led and legally defensible from day one.

CSSG's unique strength is combining forensic investigation capability with in-house legal expertise eliminating the hand-off between investigator and counsel that typically delays and compromises enterprise fraud responses.

Fraud Investigation Due Diligence Digital Forensics Internal Audit Fraud Risk Assessment Whistleblower Management Brand Protection POSH Compliance Legal Services
Independent Research Initiative
Fraulex
Decoding Hidden Fraud Patterns

Fraulex is an independent fraud intelligence research initiative. It analyses how corporate fraud is constructed, how enforcement cases are built by regulators and prosecutors, and how organisations can use that intelligence to protect themselves before a crisis arrives.

The platform produces research materials drawn from real enforcement cases across DOJ, SFO, SFIO, FCA, and ED making enforcement grade fraud intelligence.

The Fraulex Analytical Framework
01
Detect
Identify early signals of institutional risk before fraud matures into an enforcement matter.
02
Decode
Reconstruct enforcement dynamics and evidentiary structures from real DOJ, SFO, SFIO, and FCA cases.
03
Defend
Analyse how allegations perform in legal proceedings and what documented prevention evidence requires.
Research Material
RiskMap Series
Sector Fraud Risk Libraries
Complete fraud risk universe for 20+ sectors every risk identified from real enforcement cases with warning signs and remediation steps.
Intelligence Briefs
Decoded Enforcement Cases
Real enforcement cases decoded into eight sections fraud architecture, concealment, control failures, signals timeline, enforcement lens.
Evidence Toolkits
Investigation Methodology
Professional grade evidence intelligence. Court standing guide. Preservation protocol. Legal privilege protection.
Investigation Guides
Crisis Response Protocols
Step-by-step guides for the first 48–72 hours of a fraud crisis. Dawn raid response. Whistleblower response.
Regulatory References
Framework Intelligence
Decoded regulatory frameworks UK Bribery Act Section 7, FCPA, Prevention of Corruption Act India, PMLA.
Simulations
Behavioural Fraud Testing
Decision makers face the same choices that led to prosecution in real enforcement cases, correlated against real outcomes.
Research Focus

Understanding how fraud is built,
hidden, and prosecuted.

Examining the architecture of corporate fraud across jurisdictions and enforcement agencies.

My research examines the architecture of corporate fraud not just what happened, but how misconduct develops within institutional systems, why controls fail under real operational pressure, and how the same patterns recur across jurisdictions and sectors.

A significant focus is on enforcement behaviour how regulatory agencies like the DOJ, SFO, SFIO, and ED construct their cases, what documentary evidence they treat as decisive, and how the difference between genuine prevention and paper compliance is assessed under scrutiny.

This research informs both Fraulex intelligence products and enterprise advisory work ensuring intelligence delivered to clients reflects how real investigations and enforcement proceedings actually develop.

Corporate Fraud Architecture
How financial misconduct is structured the layering, concealment, and gradual normalisation of irregular behaviour.
Enforcement Case Analysis
DOJ, SFO, SFIO, FCA, and ED enforcement cases decoded for intelligence value what regulators found, what evidence was decisive.
Control Failure Patterns
Why internal controls fail under real operational pressure how fraud exploits approval chains and authority structures.
Legal Defensibility of Prevention
How courts and regulators distinguish genuine fraud prevention from paper compliance and what adequate procedures evidence requires.
Cross-Jurisdiction Enforcement Trends
Evolving enforcement behaviour across India, UK, and US and what emerging patterns signal for global compliance programmes.
Get In Touch

Work together.
Get in touch.

For Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Assessment, Whistle Blower Managment or Fraulex Research Access.