Expertise: White Collar

Michael Schulstad

Mr. Schulstad has over 28 years of law enforcement and investigative experience with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Inspector General. Since 2013, he has been providing professional consulting services and litigation support, forensic examinations, and analysis in support of white-collar crime and fraud investigations in a variety of complex situations and circumstances.


Mr. Schulstad’s practice focuses on contract fraud, government and procurement fraud, bank fraud and bank failure, corporate frauds, bankruptcy fraud, health care fraud, Anti-money laundering and asset forfeiture and asset recovery.  He has testified as an expert witness and fact witness in several legal proceedings including federal and state court and civil and criminal proceedings. He also assists companies with FCPA matters and developing risk and compliance programs, fraud response programs and conducting due diligence investigations.


Mr. Schulstad earned a BSBA in Accounting from Northern Arizona University and is a licensed CPA in the states of Arizona, New York, and New Jersey.  He also holds the Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) certifications.

Hanson, John

John Hanson has over 34 years of fraud investigations, forensic accounting, corporate compliance & ethics, and auditing experience. His extensive fraud investigations and forensic accounting experience across a wide array of areas and industries has earned him a reputation as a highly skilled complex corporate fraud examiner.

Mr. Hanson’s fraud investigation experience is enhanced through his multiple appointments as an Independent Corporate Monitor, which has provided him intimate insights into how various government enforcement agencies view corporate liability and their expectations regarding Corporate Compliance & Ethics Programs. This allows him to identify risks, failures and accomplishments by companies early during an internal investigation which can significantly impact the matter should it come under government scrutiny.  Mr. Hanson’s success as a Corporate Monitor has also earned him a high degree of credibility and trust with various government enforcement agencies.

Since 2009, Mr. Hanson has been in private practice providing forensic accounting, fraud investigation, corporate compliance & ethics program consulting, and corporate monitoring services for companies of varying sizes from small family-owned to gigantic multinationals with names known all around the world. The industries, issues and governing authorities have ranged just as widely.  Prior to building a consulting practice, Mr. Hanson honed his investigation skills and love for investigations as a Special Agent with the FBI, where for nearly ten years he specialized in White Collar Crime and investigated a wide variety of complex fraud schemes and financial crimes. He also served as a Supervisory Special Agent and Instructor at the FBI Academy. Prior to the FBI, Mr. Hanson spent five years as the Director of Internal Audit and Quality Control for a large privately held mortgage origination and servicing company.

Mr. Hanson earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Orleans.  He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (Louisiana) and maintains the professional certifications of Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional.