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ACFE: Building a Best-in-Class Whistleblower Hotline Program

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

ACFE Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations

Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations Analyzing data from 1,921 actual fraud cases spanning 138 countries and territories, the 13th…

Former Orangeburg Public Schools Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding School District

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina announced the guilty plea of a former Orangeburg Public Schools Employee to…

DOJ Finds Evidence of PPP Loan Fraud

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

2020 Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse

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

Encouraging the Reporting of Misconduct

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

Crisis Resiliency: Missed Conversations, Misplaced Confidence

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

Programmed for Fraud

Management often overlooks fraud because it considers its employees to be trustworthy and the relatively small loss involved may not be worth the…