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Preventing, Detecting & Investigating Procurement Card Abuse

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Jerry Diley is the senior IS audit manager of Bon Secours Health System in Marriottsville, MD.  In the latest issue of Fraud Magazine he has written a lengthy but excellent article on procurement card abuse that is well worth reading. A $3 billion, American company with facilities in several eastern states and approximately 20,000 employees has taken a strong stand to prevent, detect and investigate procurement card abuse. A few years ago, the organization centralized the accounts payable ...

Stopping Contractor Fraud in its Tracks

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When dealing with contractor fraud, many of the issues which lead to fraudulent behavior can stem from building a close relationship with an external partner and this is why it can be difficult for some firms to actively combat this potential threat. Many organizations encourage employees to build up good working relations with external partners in the hope that discounts or beneficial delivery rates may be achieved but this carries the risk of collusion between individuals which permits ...

Gambling Motivated Fraud & Prevention Reports (AIC)

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The Australian Institute of Criminology released a paper in 2008 on Gambling-motivated fraud in Australia : who, why and how. The purpose of the paper was to gain an understanding of the characteristics of gambling motivated fraud. Gamblers often resort to criminal activity to support their chronic habit, fraud being one means of obtaining funds. In Australia, it is estimated that 10 to 25% of problem gamblers commit gambling-related offences. A study of offenders on community corrections ...

Drugs and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace

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Drugs and alcohol in the workplace always seems to be a sensitive issue which in many cases I have seen paralyse managers in their decision making on how to respond. All Occupational Health and Safety legislation throughout Australia is underpinned by the one guiding principle that employers have an obligation to exercise an appropriate level of ‘duty of care’. Whatever workplace, I am of the belief that it would be reasonable to assume that any employee suspected of being under the ...

Spot Checks and Other Fraud Prevention Strategies

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Here are some general fraud prevention strategies for your venue. Spot-checks are recommended throughout all the various processes and this is advised for a number of reasons: It informs staff and customers that the area is being regularly observed, making it appear more likely that any fraudulent behavior will be found and challenged It encourages staff members to be more vigilant in their own daily routine and this will allow them to participate in preventing fraud Making staff ...
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