Nardello & Co. was hired by a US law firm representing three national banks of a foreign government to investigate the financial activities and assets of two Near Eastern and three East African banks (one national and two private banks). The investigation centered on the efforts of the East African national bank, through the activities of two former employees acting in concert with a senior government official, to conceal government assets. The scheme involved complex financial manipulations through the two private banks, their London and Paris offices, and two Near Eastern national banks.

The investigation determined the identities of the individuals involved in concealing the assets, the international/inter-bank trail of the money transfers, and a probable location of warehoused gold bullion.