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INTRODUCTION

Thompson and Toresen is a professional services company whose business is protecting

clients from threats or risks to its people, property, assets, reputation and information.

We do this by helping our clients to understand and monitor the risk environment they

operate in, manage these risks to acceptable levels and develop eff ective responses to

a multitude of threats.

Thompson and Toresen provide Board members and key executives with the assurance

that their risks are being managed both professionally and appropriately.

All of our investigators and support staff are screened personally by us, despite the fact

that most are former Police Offi cers.

Thompson and Toresen holds a current private investigators licence [Number xxxx]

under the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act 1974.

All investigators working for us are licensed in accordance with the Act and covered

by our insurance. Paragon holds both Professional Indemnity Insurance and Public

Liability Insurance (cover: $1 million each)

LICENSING AND INSURANCE

“There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. . . Commit a crime, and the earth is made of

glass.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)

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“Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they

may more perfectly respect it.”

G.K. Chesterton (The Man Who Was Thursday, 1908)

Most of us have fallen victim to a crime in some form or another. In the competitive

sense, it is diffi cult to imagine any company, which has escaped the consequence of

crime. Indeed, analysts predict the situation is worsening. One area where off ences grow

at an alarming rate is employee theft.

The reality is the necessity for companies to essentially police themselves. The police are

struggling to deal with violent and other serious crimes and often cannot provide the

resources to fully investigate corporate matters. It is clear that employees will continue

to off end if this perception of apprehension is low. Accordingly, companies must take a

strong line on dealing with employee theft.

There was a time when employee theft meant a worker sneaking money from the till or

tossing a carton in the back of his/her car. These days, employee theft, left unchecked,

can be a deep-seated problem aff ecting the profi tability and stability of an organisation.

Collusion between staff members means that the problem can be in epic proportions.

One statistic shows that given the opportunity, 70 per cent of all employees will steal,

provided they believe they will not be caught, 10 percent will never steal and 20 per cent

will steal no matter what.

Although zero tolerance is the goal, even a tightly run company will experience some

shrinkage, usually between .75 and 1.5 percent Many fi rms tolerate much higher. It

need not be the case. With over 20 years in the investigation business, we can reduce

shrinkage rates substantially.

Thompson and Toresen has a deep understanding of the pressures and logistical

constraints facing the New Zealand Police and as most members of the Thompson and

Toresen team are former police offi cers we have a mutual understanding of each other’s

roles and responsibilities.

As is demonstrated by a past deputy New Zealand Police Commissioner Steve Long:

“The police see the security industry as a partner in crime prevention and detection, the

police can’t do it on their own” North and South May 2003.

Thompson and Toresen has worked closely with the New Zealand Police on numerous

joint operations and has a good working relationship at all levels. This means that our

clients are provided with an enhanced level of co-operation from the New Zealand

Police when the need arises.

NEW ZEALAND POLICE

BUSINESS CRIME

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“He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.”

(Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD)

Many employers in New Zealand are unaware that the work place has become one of

the safest places to purchase and sell drugs. Firms should recognise that drug sales

and use by employees results in lost productivity, higher overhead costs, and employee

theft and embezzlement. Some consider the New Zealand Police have not realised that

targeting work place drug traffi cking can be an eff ective component in their overall

anti-drugs eff ort and we are working towards lifting that profi le with the New Zealand

Police.

Some senior management may feel ill-equipped to respond properly to work place drug

crime. Generally management have limited experience with the criminal investigative

process and are often fearful of legal liability issues. But by reaching out, businesses

have the opportunity to make a diff erence in reducing New Zealand’s problem with

drugs in the work place.

The typical drug abusing worker is; fi ve times more likely to fi le a claim for workers

compensation, involved in accidents almost four times more often than other workers,

and on sick leave twice the normal level and late to work three times more often than

non-drug using employees.

Added to these losses are incalculable indirect costs. Work place drug crimes impair

workers judgment, diminish quality, and push productivity and morale down.

DRUG USE IN THE WORKPLACE

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“Obviously crime pays, or there would be no crime.”

G. Gordon Liddy quotes (American Politician, b.1930)

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Although Thompson and Toresen is a specialist corporate crime investigation fi rm we

have a national coverage in most large cities in New Zealand and with over 30 licensed

private investigators there is no corner of our country we cannot service.

Our staff are experienced and sourced from investigation, insurance, legal and

government authority backgrounds. This allows us to dedicate staff to their particular

stream of expertise and so provide you with the highest quality investigation. Our

investigators are experienced and highly trained in the investigation work that they

do.

Our quality control system provides them with continual feedback enabling them to

hone their skills and allows them to be working on a continual improvement platform.

Resumes of our senior investigators are available on request.

OUR TALENT

The way an organisation responds to a problem is crucial. A professional, eff ective response

can avoid or limit any damage, whilst an inappropriate or poor response merely compounds

an already bad situation.

Thompson and Toresen has a level of expertise with investigations and managing

investigations that is unmatched by any other organisation in New Zealand today. Regardless

of how eff ective your security is, there are going to be times when you experience loss or

business crime. When that occurs, it is important that you investigate incidents quickly,

professionally and competently, as in our experience it is rare for losses to stop without a

comprehensive investigation.

It often takes an astute investigator to determine who or what is responsible for an incident.

It also requires sensitivity and commercial experience to get results with a minimum of

disruption to the company and employees.

Equally important, and often overlooked by managers looking for this type of service, is

the requirement that an investigator has a thorough, practical knowledge of employment

relations issues.

Our detailed knowledge and extensive practical experience with employment issues

enables us to obtain the results our clients are seeking without unwanted consequences.

Some of our key capabilities include the following:

• Investigations of corporate theft & fraud

• Investigating External theft of goods or revenue

• Investigating Internal theft

• Employment-related investigations

• Investigating Internal loss

• Investigating Misuse of company property

• Investigating Misuse of position

• Investigating allegations of sexual harassment

• Investigating Drug use on the company’s premises

• Litigation driven investigations

• Witness interviews

• Background/character inquiries

• Brief preparation

• Exhibit identifi cation & retention

• Evidence/information analysis charts

• Evidence presentation

• Forensic investigations

• Computer forensic investigations

• Management of evidence

• Forensic accounting investigations

• Intellectual property investigations

• Health and safety investigations following accidents, near misses or allegations

• Due diligence investigations

• Insurance fraud

• General claims fraud (personal eff ects, vehicle-related, travel claims etc)

• Benefi t fraud

• Medical provider fraud

THOMPSON AND TORESEN SERVICES TO BUSINESS

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THOMPSON AND TORESEN CREDENTIALS IN ENFORCEMENT

Thompson and Toresen is a nationwide private provider of commercial, government and

other specialist investigation audit and compliance services.

The company principals have been, and still are very much instrumental in leading the

industry from the front by pioneering work conducted by private fi rms for government

departments. In many instances, we have been the fi rst private investigators in New

Zealand to work for these government agencies.

We have many examples of work for government agencies and the examples below are

not exhaustive.

Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC”)

In 1986, Dan Thompson ran a pilot scheme for the ACC who at that time had no enforcement

division. The scheme was a success and they became the fi rst ever private investigators

appointed under the ACC legislation.

Ministry of Agriculture – Meat (“MAF MEAT”)

In 1992 Dan Thompson ran another pilot scheme, this time for MAF Meat, investigating

allegations of breaches against the Meat Act 1981. At the time of our appointment MAF had

no in-house investigators and the work was, in the main, completed by Meat Inspectors,

most of who had no enforcement experience. Our successes nationwide were such that

MAF Meat had excellent media and we then assisted in the establishment of an in-house

investigations unit, training their investigators on enforcement procedures and the rules

of evidence.

Local Bodies

Thompson and Toresen has assisted many Local Bodies in their fi ght against off ending

over a variety of important crime and dishonesty issues.

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Paragon holds a unique position within the New Zealand investigation market in that our services

are targeted at a select group of customers within the corporate, government and local government

sectors.

We focus on creating Strategic Partnerships with those customers for whom we can add tangible value

to their business.

Our business model is based on best practice, service quality and accountability. This means consistent

investigation results, time after time.

CLOSING

“Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul

is revealed by your actions.”

Agatha Christie quotes (English Detective, Novelist and Playwright, 1890-1976)

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7THOMPSON AND TORESEN DIRECTORS

Daniel A. Thompson, dip policing, CFE

Dan is a Former New Zealand Police Detective with

over 30 years of investigative experience. One

New Zealand’s fi rst ever private investigators he is

arguably one of the most well regarded corporate

investigators in the country.

Contact Details:

Direct Dial 09 357 6644

Mobile 021 468546

Email: dan.thompson@theinvestigators.co.nz

Daniel J. Toresen, MSc. , CFE

Daniel (Danny) Toresen has a long history in the

investigation industry. With over 20 years experience

in private investigations in New Zealand he is one

of the country’s most experienced professional

investigators.

He attained a Masters Degree in security

management from Leicester University in the United

Kingdom in 2000.

Contact Details:

Direct Dial 09 357 6644

Mobile 021 620 888

Email: daniel.toresen@theinvestigators.co.nz

Thompson and Toresen. InvestigatorsCentral Park Corporate Center

Building 10, Level 3660 Great South Road, Penrose

Auckland 1010

PO Box 422Shortland StreetAuckland 1010New Zealand

Telephone 09 357 6644Facsimile: 09 292 8046

www.theinvestigators.co.nz investigations@theinvestigators.co.nz

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