Credentialed Evidence in Practice

This portfolio highlights a handful of credentialed investigations from the career of Christian P.W. Faust, Founder and Principal Investigator of FLSS. It combines personal career milestones with the firm’s collective casework, each substantiated by public records and verifiable evidence. While not exhaustive, these examples illustrate more than four decades of compliancealigned investigations across jurisdictions, underscoring Christian’s pivotal role in highstakes disputes and executivelevel due diligence.

1982–1986: Supreme Court of the Northern Territory

Snoxell v Dorcon Constructions Pty Ltd

Context: A civil dispute where the plaintiff alleged permanent injury from a workplace accident.

Role: Christian Faust was formally cited in the transcript as investigator. He prepared video evidence showing the plaintiff walking without the exaggerated limp claimed in testimony.

Evidence: The court transcript explicitly references “video shots and testimony of investigator Faust,” which Justice Rice relied upon to discount exaggeration.

Reference: Snoxell v Dorcon Constructions Pty Ltd, No. 448 of 1982, judgment delivered 9 July 1986 by Rice J.

1980’s: Queensland Corruption & Corporate Fraud Cases

Context: Queensland was rocked by systemic police corruption (later exposed in the Fitzgerald Inquiry) and corporate scandals.

Role: While working for Pinkertons Brisbane, Christian served summons on Police Commissioner Terry Lewis, later convicted of corruption, and on corporate magnate Christopher Skase, who fled Australia to avoid prosecution.

Evidence: Service of summons placed him directly into two of Queensland’s most notorious cases — one exposing police corruption, the other corporate fraud.

Reference: Fitzgerald Inquiry records; national reporting on Skase’s flight to Europe.

 

1990: Arms & Iranian Embassy

Sydney Morning Herald Coverage

Context: Reporting by Greg Roberts in The Sydney Morning Herald detailed arms dealings and activities linked to the Iranian Embassy in Canberra.

Role: Christian was cited as investigating special operative in Roberts’ September 1990 coverage, tied to intelligence gathering on sensitive diplomatic and armsrelated activities.

Evidence: His role connected investigative intelligence with national media reporting on geopolitical risk.

Reference: Sydney Morning Herald, Greg Roberts, September 1990 articles on arms and Iranian Embassy.

 

1992: Optus B2 / Long March 2E Rocket Failure Investigation

Context: The Optus B2 satellite, built by Hughes for Optus, was destroyed during launch on a Chinese Long March 2E rocket. The incident raised questions of liability between Hughes, Optus, and China Great Wall Industry Corporation.

Role: Christian was hired by the Chinese government to investigate whether Hughes or Optus had knowledge of interference or concealed evidence that might shift blame toward China.

Evidence: His investigation assessed technical data, contractual obligations, and possible concealment of launch anomalies.

Reference: Aerospace dispute records and industry reporting on the Optus B2 / Long March 2E launch failure.

 

1990s–2000s: Drexel Asset Management

& Gixxxxpe B. Txxe Cases

Context: Executive litigation searches tied to financial misconduct and asset tracing in the wake of Drexel’s collapse. The scheme was identified as a Pnize scheme, designed to defraud investors.

Role: Christian conducted executive litigation searches and compliance reviews, tracing liabilities and exposing the fraudulent structure.

Evidence: His investigation not only mapped the misconduct but also achieved recovery — the money was successfully reclaimed.

Reference: Litigation records and financial press coverage of Drexel’s collapse and related executive cases.

 

Vizconde Murders

Philippine Star Coverage

The Vizconde massacre was one of the Philippines’ most infamous criminal cases, with convictions later overturned.

Role: Christian was cited as investigating special operative in Edu Punay’s April 2011 coverage in The Philippine Star.

Evidence: His investigative role was referenced during coverage of appeals and retrials, situating him in national reporting.

Reference: The Philippine Star, Edu Punay, April 2011 coverage of Vizconde murders.

 

Positioning

This credentialed casework portfolio underscores both Christian P.W. Faust’s career and FLSS’s premium standing as a compliancealigned due diligence partner for sovereign wealth funds, UHNW clients, and institutional investors worldwide. Each entry is evidencefirst, verifiable, and deployable as a credentialing block for staff training and client engagement.