The Forensic: How the CIA, a Brilliant Attorney and a Young CPA Brought Down Howard Hughes
Mar 09, 2022 12:15 PM
Paul Regan, Author & Partner at Hemming Morse
The Forensic: How the CIA, a Brilliant Attorney and a Young CPA Brought Down Howard Hughes

In September 2021, Hemming Morse Partner Paul Regan authored a book, “The Forensic: How the CIA, a Brilliant Attorney and a Young CPA Brought Down Howard Hughes.”  The book describes in detail a high-profile forensic accounting investigation of Howard Hughes and an airline he acquired, Air West.

The investigation resulted in a judgment, upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, worth more than $1 billion in today’s dollars.  The investigation, by Mr. Regan and attorney John Clark, had a parallel track involving the CIA, the Department of Justice, and a Soviet submarine carrying nuclear missiles, with the connection playing an important role in the success of Clark and Regan.