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Thu, 03/28/2024

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) published a report of their research that indicated "whistleblower tips are by far the most common way that fraud schemes are detected."  The…

Wed, 03/20/2024

Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations

Analyzing data from 1,921 actual fraud cases spanning 138 countries and territories, the 13th edition of the…

Mon, 01/31/2022

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina announced the guilty plea of a former Orangeburg Public Schools Employee to defrauding the School District of over $550,000…

Thu, 05/21/2020

Amid rising criticism over the loan effort, the Department of Justice has reportedly discovered potential fraud among companies seeking relief with the Paycheck Protection Program.  …

Thu, 04/16/2020

An analysis of 2,504 cases of occupational fraud occurring in 2018 and 2019.  The cases involve frauds committed within a variety of organizations including governmental entities...

Mon, 07/16/2018

Misconduct by employees can potentially destroy an organization.  Yet fear of retaliation and other factors often deter employees from coming forward.

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Mon, 07/16/2018

Most boards of directors believe their organizations could deal effectively with crisis.  Most are probably wrong.  Here's why....and what to do.

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Mon, 07/16/2018

Management often overlooks fraud because it considers its employees to be trustworthy and the relatively small loss involved may not be worth the time and effort to track, detect, or deter. …