QUALIFICATIONS
GENERAL BACKGROUND
William Frank founded an accounting firm and developed it to $1,000,000 in billings. The tax practice consisted of clients who were individuals, corporations, estates and trusts. The firm also provided a wide range of financial services including finance structuring, acquisition consulting and litigation support for both civil and criminal cases.
Prior to founding his firm, William Frank held professional positions with KMPG, Peat Marwick and Ernst & Young, ( SEC Certified Audits and tax department).
FEDERAL CRIMINAL AND CIVIL TRIAL DEFENSE PREPARATION
William Frank has had extensive experience as a C.P.A.. and consultant in the preparation of the Theory of Defense and strategy for federally indicted individuals. In addition to his extensive personal experience and financial background, he has provided attorneys with the perception and intuitiveness to examine, analyze and assess the documents, witnesses and records that form the defense strategies. He then presents the findings for pre trial preparation as well as throughout the trial. In addition, he has testified as an expert witness in Federal Court.
William Frank has developed defense theories and rebuttals for the preparation of the following types cases in state and federal courts:
- Tax Evasion
- Embezzlement
- Conspiracy to evade federal income tax
- Fraud - business transactions
- Case against corporation officers of a New York Stock Exchange listed corporation who were indicted for fraud
- Insider stock trading
- SEC allegation regarding company relationships
- Factor company shareholder fraud
- SEC registration fraud
- Misstatement of company financial statements
- Mortgage loan fraud
- C.P.A. conspiracy indictments
- Money laundering and wire fraud utilizing offshore banks and tax havens
- Officers and directors liability
He also provided litigation support and consulting to the Federal Public Defender and has been court- Appointed in major criminal trials.
Frank served as a consultant to federal public defenders on matters from pre indictment stage, exhibits, witness interviews, trial memos and continuing participation through trial, impeaching experts and other witness testimony.
William Frank has written extensively and lectured to professional groups on the exposure to federal indictments. He has also had a wide range of successful experience in forensic accounting, fraud auditing and compliance procedures and review.
THE WILLIAM FRANK C..P.A. FIRM
Prior to his current C.P.A. consulting services activities, he founded and developed a large regional C.P.A. firm consisting of the following areas of service:
- Tax planning and preparation for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates and partnerships
- Certified audits
- International and domestic real estate financing
- Import and export financing
He was also the Financial Vice President of a privately owned real estate development company and has authored a book on white collar crime as well as a text book for C.P.A. students.
The William Frank Seminars offer CPE credits for Certified Public Accountants.
MILITARY SERVICE
- Judge Advocate Section of the United States Army,
- 1964-66 a Vietnam era veteran, honorable discharge.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Business Administration - University of Miami
- Certified Public Accountant
© 2005 William H. Frank C.P.A.