Everything you need to know.

Capital Path is an international hybrid financial crime intelligence organization. We operate under a multilateral MOU with 40+ partner financial intelligence units worldwide, which gives us the institutional standing to make cross-border requests — including account freeze requests and KYC disclosures — that private firms or individuals cannot make alone. We accept cases from individuals, businesses, and financial institutions.

No. Capital Path is not a law enforcement agency and does not have arrest powers. We are an intelligence and investigation organization — we trace funds, build evidence packages, and refer cases to prosecuting authorities and partner financial intelligence units. Think of us as the investigative layer between a victim and the authorities that can act on the evidence.

Capital Path operates under a multilateral MOU framework modelled on the Egmont Group, the international network of Financial Intelligence Units. Our Governance Council is composed of representatives from signatory partner authorities. We publish an annual transparency report covering case outcomes, recovery rates, and partner network activity.

A private investigator has no standing to request records from a foreign financial authority, compel a crypto exchange to disclose KYC information, or initiate an MLAT (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty) request. Capital Path can do all of these through our partner authority network. This is the practical difference between a strong evidence package and a dead end.

Anyone who has suffered financial loss as a result of fraud, money laundering, or related financial crime. We accept cases from individuals, businesses, and financial institutions. Cases are assessed across three tiers based on loss amount: Standard ($5K–$100K), Priority ($100K–$2M), and Institutional ($2M+).

Capital Path's Standard tier begins at $5,000 USD equivalent. Cases below this threshold are typically not economically viable to investigate given the cost of cross-border coordination. If your loss is below this threshold, we recommend reporting to your national financial intelligence unit or local law enforcement.

Yes — submit your case and we will assess it. Cases older than three years face additional legal challenges, including potential statute of limitations issues and reduced availability of exchange records. However, some older cases remain viable — particularly where the fraud was only recently discovered, the criminal activity is ongoing, or a criminal rather than civil route is being pursued. We assess every submission individually.

You will receive an email confirmation with your case reference number within 24 hours. Capital Path will assess your submission within 10 business days and contact you with an outcome. If your case meets our intake criteria, you will be contacted to discuss next steps and the engagement agreement. If your case does not meet our criteria, you will receive a written explanation.

No. Capital Path conducts a viability assessment on every submission. Key criteria include whether the amount meets the minimum threshold, whether the funds are traceable, and whether Capital Path has partner authority coverage in the relevant jurisdiction. Cases that do not meet these criteria are declined with a written explanation.

Honest answer: approximately 25–35% of cases result in full or partial asset recovery. This is not a failure — it reflects the genuine difficulty of cross-border financial crime recovery, particularly for crypto-related losses. Funds that have passed through mixing services, gone to non-cooperative jurisdictions (such as Russia, Iran, or North Korea), or been fully spent are typically unrecoverable. In cases where recovery is not possible, Capital Path still delivers a criminal referral and a full intelligence report — which has value for insurance claims, civil litigation, and broader network disruption.

Standard tier cases typically take 3–6 months. Priority cases 4–8 months. Institutional cases vary significantly depending on complexity. Cross-border coordination timelines depend partly on partner authority response times, which Capital Path cannot fully control.

Our Intel Tech unit uses blockchain analytics tools to trace wallet-to-wallet hops, identify exchange cash-out points, and cluster addresses to known entities. We also work with SWIFT gpi data and correspondent banking records for traditional financial flows, and use entity screening tools (including sanctions list checks) to identify relevant parties. Where funds reach an exchange covered by a partner authority, we can formally request KYC disclosure through MOU channels.

Mixing services and privacy coins (such as Monero) deliberately break the transaction trail. Funds that have passed through a mixer are significantly harder to trace and in many cases are unrecoverable. Capital Path will assess whether any pre-mixer hops are traceable and whether any downstream activity provides viable leads, but we will be honest with you in the viability assessment if we believe recovery is not achievable.

Standard tier cases operate on a retainer plus success fee model. Priority and Institutional cases are individually priced based on complexity. Capital Path does not charge purely on a success fee basis for Standard tier cases because investigation costs are incurred regardless of outcome. All fee structures are explained in the engagement agreement before any work begins.

Correct. Capital Path does not request any payment before completing a case viability assessment and issuing a formal engagement agreement. If someone claiming to be Capital Path has contacted you requesting upfront payment, this is fraud. Verify the contact via our case verification page or contact us directly.

Data submitted via the case intake form is processed solely for the purpose of assessing and investigating your case, subject to your explicit consent. We comply with GDPR (EU/UK), PIPEDA (Canada), and the Privacy Act 1988 (Australia). Case data is retained for 7 years post-case closure in line with AML record-keeping requirements, then deleted. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.

Yes. Case submissions are handled within Capital Path's encrypted case management infrastructure. Access is role-based and logged. Information is shared with partner authorities only as required for investigation, and only through MOU-governed channels.