United States Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Awards Kroll Contract to Audit Individual Bankruptcy Filings

Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting firm, announced today that the Office of the U.S. Trustee of the Department of Justice has awarded Kroll’s Government Services division a contract to provide random and targeted audits of bankruptcy filings. The two-year agreement has a total estimated value of $1,700,000. This relatively new program seeks to ensure that individuals filing for bankruptcy have properly and accurately disclosed their assets. The project utilizes Kroll expertise in forensic accounting and asset tracking. "Kroll participated in the pilot which was the basis for this program. It is gratifying to be selected to support it on an on-going basis,” said Jeff Schlanger, president, Kroll Government Services. Kroll was one of two companies selected to provide debtor audit services for the following states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, Michigan and Ohio. Kroll Government Services is also currently working on substantial background investigation contracts for the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, as well as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). About Kroll Government Services Kroll Government Services division is a subsidiary of Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company. The Government Services division is responsible for marketing and coordinating the services of Kroll’s diverse practices to local, state and federal agencies throughout the United States. It is also responsible for managing Kroll’s compliance monitoring services and for conducting security clearance background investigations of U.S. government personnel. About Kroll Kroll, the world's leading risk consulting company, provides a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. Headquartered in New York with offices in more than 65 cities in over 33 countries, Kroll has a multidisciplinary corps of more than 4,800 employees and serves a global clientele of law firms, financial institutions, corporations, non-profit institutions, government agencies, and individuals. It is a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC), the global professional services firm.