Financial Crime Countermeasures

The very existence of an access control system can be a powerful deterrent against business-related theft and other crimes.

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A few well-placed lights, and other common-sense precautions, will send potential burglars looking for an easier target.

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Beware of "guaranteed" government grant awards that require your business to pay an up-front fee. This is a sure sign there's a scam artist at work -- and you're the target.

A recent "study" claims that Craigslist is about as safe as a skinny-dip in a shark tank. If you believe that, give me a call -- I know a Nigerian prince who's dying...

Just a little break from fraud to clue readers in on the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) provision in last week's bailout bill.

While the immediate gathering of information is helpful to a fraud investigator, when an inexperienced person tries to go further and actually investigate, bad things can happen.

Sarbanes-Oxley is thought by many as the answer to fraud, but my experience shows something different. Sarbanes-Oxley was intended to restore faith in the integrity of corporations and executives, yet it hasn't really...

Any argument for limiting executive pay in order to decrease the risk of fraud is very thin.

It's hard for many to comprehend salary and benefits in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. When the average person thinks about this kind of pay, it's only natural to assume...

Leave it up to the IRS to be the reason New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has been exposed.

Could you recognize operational and financial signs that fraud may be happening in your company?

Fraud-finding experience can be invaluable in fraud-fighting.

You might think "avoiding paying taxes" is something nefarious. But to those familiar with the tax code and the job of a tax accountant, it's not.

There are many more costs to a company when an internal fraud occurs than the direct financial loss. Indirect costs of the fraud can mount quickly.