Unreliable or Fraudulent Insurance Coverage
Bad faith denials of claims by insurers are illegal, but some dishonest companies or agents attempt them anyway. It’s possible that just when you […]
Assess Your Supply Chain’s Fraud Risk
The COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on global supply chains. As companies struggle to obtain the goods and materials they need, they may […]
Something’s Wrong in your Office. Is it Fraud?
Not all red flags lead to active occupational fraud schemes. But when fraud is occurring, it usually leaves traces — for example, accounting anomalies […]
Keep Fraud Out of Your Law Firm
As counterintuitive as it may seem, law firms aren’t immune to criminal activity. Because some firms place enormous pressure on attorneys to produce billable […]
Small Businesses, Big Fraud Risks
It’s not always easy being small. For one thing, small businesses (with fewer than 100 employees) experience higher occupational fraud losses: a median $150,000 […]
Be Careful When Claiming “Made in USA”
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled a lawsuit with a company it says made false and […]
The Interview Before the Fraud Interview
When Anna, the CEO of a small manufacturing company, received an anonymous report about fraud in the accounting department, she wasn’t sure how to […]
When Divorcing Business Owners Minimize Profits
Dividing a marital estate is rarely easy. But it’s made much harder if a divorcing spouse owns a private business and attempts to artificially deflate its profits […]
The Ugly Side of the Precious Metals and Stones Industry
All that glitters isn’t gold. This includes gold — and other precious metals, stones and jewels that are sometimes used to launder the “dirty” proceeds of criminal […]
Deepfakes: The Newest Frontier in Fraud
Fraud perpetrators are constantly altering their methods to evade detection. Nimble cybercriminals, for example, are why IT security companies update their software so frequently. […]
