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Thomas E. Bishop has over 32 years of combined tax, financial investigative, law enforcement and private sector consulting experience. Tom provides forensic accounting, litigation and investigative support to attorneys and their clients, including municipalities, internal and external counsel, senior management and boards of directors.
Bishop Muriel & Weirauch was formed in January 2023 with partners Manny Muriel and Toni Weirauchafter, all of whom spent time at a several large international accounting firms, where Tom was most recently a Managing Director in the forensics practice of a Top 10 U.S. accounting firm. Prior to that, Tom spent over two decades with the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division before retiring, where he provided executive-level leadership to their largest field office. He directed numerous, high profile, sensitive and complex criminal investigations involving voluntary disclosures, offshore banking related crimes, tax evasion, money laundering, Ponzi schemes and anti-trust related financial crimes. Tom’s last position at IRS Criminal Investigation division was as the Director of International Field Operations overseeing global investigations including the IRS’s efforts in the Panama Papers Investigation.
Specific Experience
- Conducts forensic investigations in a wide array of sensitive areas including tax, public corruption, and corporate fraud
- Performs investigations on behalf federal, state and local governments seeking to identify and control fraud, waste and abuse
- Conducts investigations with external counsel into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- Leads and investigates various fraud, theft, and embezzlement schemes
- Recommends changes to internal controls for audit committees
- Provides Kovel accounting support to attorneys and their clients
- Provides expert witness testimony
Industry involvement
Tom frequently lectures and presents on federal tax matters, international tax administration, offshore banking and the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program to various industry organizations including the American Bar Association; New York City Bar Association; Nassau County Bar Association; Suffolk County Bar Association; New York State Society of CPAs; the Florida International Bankers Association, The Commonwealth (VA) Association of Financial Professionals and The Practising Law Institute
Education
Penn State University
B.S., Accounting
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Brunswick, GA
Professional Certifications
Certified Fraud Examiner
Enrolled Agent, IRS
Bishop Muriel & Weirauch LLC
26 Wyandanch Avenue
East Islip, NY 11730
Direct: 631-278-4683
Fax: 631-938-9405
Tom@bmwforensics.com