investigation and asset location

At its core, knowledge is power.

In crisis, the truth is often buried. Adversaries hide behind fake names, shell companies, and digital smoke screens. Judges and juries cannot act on what they cannot see. Merrell Strategy specializes in pulling back that curtain. We identify the players, trace the money, and expose the motives so our clients and their legal teams fight with facts, not guesswork.

Crisis Pain Points

  • Anonymous online abuse and harassment campaigns creating reputational and personal danger

  • False whistleblower claims or character assassinations launched for profit or publicity

  • Victims of fraud, Ponzi schemes, or financial misconduct left with no clear path to asset recovery

  • Perpetrators hiding wealth through shell corporations, offshore accounts, or nominee ownership

  • Missing persons cases where families are left in the dark and law enforcement resources fall short

  • Digital stalking, doxing, and cyber intrusion escalating into real-world threats

  • Manipulated audio, video, or AI-generated content weaponized as “evidence”

Our Response

  • Financial forensics and asset tracing to uncover hidden accounts, trusts, and transfers

  • Audio and video forensics to authenticate evidence and dismantle manipulated or fabricated content

  • Skip tracing and missing person investigations that succeed where traditional searches stall

  • Cyber investigations to unmask anonymous abusers, expose coordinated harassment networks, and identify digital vulnerabilities

  • Background and network intelligence that reveals adversary patterns, associates, and prior misconduct

  • Asset recovery strategies that turn hidden wealth into leverage or restitution for our clients

  • Court-ready investigative reports and expert testimony presented in language judges and juries can understand

Experience

  • Uncovered hidden offshore accounts and assets in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, securing restitution for victims while protecting executives wrongly accused of involvement

  • Identified the anonymous ringleader of an online harassment campaign targeting the family of a crime victim, leading to swift legal action and removal of defamatory content

  • Conducted forensic analysis of manipulated audio and video recordings used as fabricated “evidence” in both civil and criminal cases, neutralizing opposition tactics

  • Traced assets across multiple jurisdictions to enforce judgments and recover funds in complex financial disputes

  • Located missing witnesses and vulnerable individuals in high-profile criminal and civil cases, providing critical evidence and closure to families

  • Investigated serial fraud claimants who repeatedly targeted landlords and corporations, exposing patterns that dismantled their credibility in court

  • Partnered with litigators to deliver comprehensive digital evidence packages that judges and juries could follow without technical expertise