Time theft is a very common form of fraud in the workplace. It is both discrete and easy for employees to justify, but this doesn’t make it any less of a …
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Preventing the Perfect Storm: Minimizing the Risk of Fraud in a Turbulent Economy
With current high levels of economic uncertainty, we found it timely to discuss how struggling economies increase the risk of fraud. To investigate this concept …
Defining Features of an Effective Whistleblower Hotline
“Always on Duty,” by Kevin M. Alvero, CFE (Fraud Magazine January/February 2020), discusses key traits that make whistleblower hotlines effective for fraud …
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Lessons Learned from the City of Sacramento
We came across an article titled “When city workers request fraudulent reimbursements, it’s buyers beware,” by Graham Womack, published on www.newsreview.com. …
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ACFE Releases Bi-Annual “Report to the Nations” on Fraud
Here is what we noticed The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners have just released a report detailing their extensive research into fraud. Breaking down …
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Your Employees Commit Fraud – You May Be Responsible
We found Out-law.com's posted article ('Judgement shows need for business to be proactive in preventing employee fraud, says expert') a great illustration of …
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Breaking Business Silos and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
I was reading Tom Fox’s January 5, 2017 article “Technology, Compliance, and the Breakdown of Corporate Silos” in Compliance Week. It was particularly …
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Those with Power to Imprison/Fine Taking Fraud Prevention Seriously
I came across this JD Supra article titled Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for October 2016 written by Charles Duross and James Koukios of …
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A Failure of Leadership: Setting the WRONG Tone at the Top
What qualifies an ethics hotline as beneficial? Are hotlines even necessary in modern business or does their existence breed a culture of suspicion and …
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Workplace Culture Article Tackles Corporate Fraud
I recently found an article by Samantha Stauf on www.talentculture.com titled Preventing and Stopping Employee Fraud. In it, she tackles key elements of …
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EXTORTION E-MAIL SCAMS LINKED TO HIGH-PROFILE DATA BREACHES
Private citizens have continued to receive extortion emails related to high-profile data thefts according to the Internet Crime Complain Center (IC3). These …
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Responsible Governments, and Proactive Leaders in Government, Use Red Flag Reporting
Check out this news article about the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama joining the ranks of responsible governments and proactive leaders in government using Red …