Leadership

Senior federal investigative pedigree.

Every Fortaris engagement is led by a Managing Director with federal investigative or corporate security leadership credentials — drawn from the DHS Office of Inspector General, US Treasury, INS / Border Patrol, state attorney offices, and corporate VP-level security. Not assigned to an associate. Not delegated.

Bloomfield Hills, MI + Southwest Florida

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Kevin M. CroninMBA

Former DHS Office of Inspector General — Special Agent

Former Special Agent, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, with over 23 years of law enforcement experience and an MBA. Former VP, Global Crisis Management & Security at a Fortune-class e-commerce operator. Founded Fortaris to bring federal-grade investigative judgment to the corporate, legal, and family-office matters where the cost of being wrong is highest.

Ann Arbor, MI · Toledo, OH

Chief Operating Officer

Todd Dennis

Former DHS OIG — Special Agent in Charge

30+ years federal investigative + multi-jurisdictional emergency response; undercover narcotics and joint-task-force command experience.

Kansas City, MO

Managing Director

Catherine LaneMBA, EA

Forensic Accounting · Enrolled Agent · MBA

20+ years corporate and small-business financial forensics; leads the firm's litigation-accounting and damages-quantification matters.

Washington, DC + Northern Florida

Managing Director

Dennis M. McGunagle

Former DHS Deputy Assistant IG for Investigations · US Army

40+ years federal investigative leadership; led complex multi-agency investigations spanning federal civil and criminal jurisdictions.

Miami, FL

Managing Director

Jay Donly

Former DHS OIG Director of Field Ops · US Treasury · INS

30+ years federal and state investigative service; specialty in cross-border, border-state, and Latin-American matters.

Detroit, MI

Director, Security & Investigations

Jon ChmuraCFE

Certified Fraud Examiner · ACFE Member #1073747

10+ years corporate investigations at a global financial-services firm. Credentialed under the ACFE four-domain standard.

Oakland County, MI

Managing Director

Todd Allen

Former Federal Special Agent · Financial Crimes & Public Corruption

Former DHS OIG · IRS-CID · TIGTA. 25+ years federal investigative service specializing in money laundering, financial crimes, public corruption, and asset forfeiture. Inspector General's Special Agent of the Year.

Credentials

Federally credentialed. Independently held.

Michigan Private Investigator License #3701207862. Florida license in process; engagements supported nationwide via a network of 200+ vetted specialist subcontractors.

Certified Fraud Examiner — ACFE. Credentialed under the ACFE four-domain standard, alongside forensic-accounting and Enrolled-Agent expertise.

Work directly with a Managing Director.

Every Fortaris engagement begins with a confidential conversation — led by the Managing Director who will own your matter.

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