About

Put WFI and Norm Williams' Expertise To Work For You

Norm Williams served as a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division, Internal Revenue Service, United States Treasury, for 26 years. He was also the front line Supervisory Special Agent in Lexington, Kentucky, supervising the conduct of all investigations by a group of Special Agents and support personnel.

While a Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent, Norm successfully investigated and supervised the investigation of many multi-million dollar fraud cases. These encompassed corporate, individual, political and narcotics financial scams throughout the nation. They included violations of the tax, bankruptcy, banking, fraud, money laundering and related laws.
Norm developed incisive investigative, interviewing, report writing and trial assistance skills during this career. He examined extensive financial records, financial statements and conducted numerous interviews of sophisticated witnesses to determine the facts. The records were often contained fraudulent information or incomplete facts about the transactions that occurred. Witnesses were often involved with the frauds and uncooperative. He provided invaluable assistance to Department of Justice attorneys in trying difficult cases.

Upon retirement from the Treasury in 1999, Norm formed Williams Financial Investigations, LLC, (WFI), an investigative and consulting firm in Lexington specializing in financial investigations. As the principal in WFI, Norm has drawn upon the skills he developed as a Special Agent and has been extremely successful in representing corporate, legal and individual clients. WFI's operating successes have encompassed identifying concealed assets, recovering embezzled funds, interviewing challenging witnesses and obtaining significant information through high-tech Internet inquiries. WFI's largest case involved fraud of more than $100 million.

WFI has provided superior and confidential assistance to attorneys representing clients in a multitude of settings. We have written many comprehensive investigative reports, succinctly presenting findings in understandable language. We have provided prompt onsite client assistance, both nationally and internationally.
In specialized areas, WFI utilizes the services of competent experts with whom it maintains working relationships. These include computer, video, surveillance, handwriting, document analysis and polygraph services.

Norm Williams also served as a brigade commander, division personnel officer and battalion commander in the U.S. Army Reserve. He achieved the rank of colonel and is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College.

We Are Proud Members Of The Professional Associations:

  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

  • American Society of Industrial Security

  • American Bar Association

  • Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

  • Conference of International Investigators

  • International Association for Asset Recovery

  • Institute of Internal Auditors