The U.S. economy depends on import and export markets to run as designed. After all, revenue from trade tariffs and duties contribute $30 billion […]

It’s one of the most difficult types of fraud to unearth. But it doesn’t directly affect businesses or the average consumer — in large part because its […]

Lapping is one of the most common ways crooked employees skim money from their employers. In these schemes, a perpetrator uses receipts from one […]

Benford’s Law is a long-standing statistical precept that remains as relevant and widely accepted in fighting fraud as ever. By using Benford’s Law to find fraud, experts […]

When market competition heats up, you might provide extra incentives for your sales staff to perform. But be careful: Some employees may step over […]

The Web has opened plenty of new avenues for criminal behavior. For example, you may have heard of cybersquatting. Someone registers a site’s domain […]

Affinity fraud is particularly heinous.  Perpetrators exploiting connections of race, religion, age, politics and profession is one of the cruelest forms of criminal deception. […]

Hidden assets can be an issue in a variety of contexts — from divorce to bankruptcy to fraud. An acrimonious divorce, ownership dispute or occupational theft incident […]

Money laundering is the process by which criminals transform their ill-gotten gains into legitimate-looking funds. It’s widespread and wide-reaching, making it a significant corrupting influence on financial systems, governments […]

What is the connection between fraud and geometry?  Fraud experts have long suggested that the presence of three conditions, known as the “fraud triangle,” greatly increases the […]