Highlights from this issue:

• Cover Article:
Negotiator, Interviewer, Listener
Interview with Sen. George Mitchell
Sen. George Mitchell has forged a second career tackling thorny global and U.S. problems. He has negotiated the historic Northern Ireland 10-year "Good Friday Agreement," chaired a commission studying impropriety allegations in the Olympics Games, and investigated Major League Baseball illegal substance abuse. Now he'll share his methods and experiences at the 19th Annual ACFE Fraud Conference & Exhibition.

By Dick Carozza

• Avoiding Import and Export Fraud Disasters
Thou Shalt Kknow Thy Global Customer
Fraud examiners who work for global corporations need to protect their employers by being savvy with the latest "under-/over-invoicing" schemes used by money launderers and terrorist fundraisers. If they don't, the courts might find their businesses criminally liable.

By Michael M. Ryman, CFE, and Howard T. Anderson, J.D.

• Case in Point: Pharmaceutical Fraud
Diluting Crooked Parmacists' Drug Treatment Tampering
Pharmacists who commit fraud by diluting prescriptions pose a serious threat to patients. Integrating new controls to stop these criminals in their tracks might save lives

By Ross Eldred, MBA; Stephen C. Del Vecchio, DBA, CFE, CPA; and Roy Greenway, CFE, CPA, CIA

• Civil Litigation Histories
The Misunderstood Background Check Component
We're all aware of the critically important components of background checks - convictions, driving histories, credit reports, references, drug tests - in profiling suspected fraudsters. But we should explore a component that's often misunderstood: civil litigation histories. It's tough to discover them, but here's how to do it.

By Thomas C. Lawson, CFE, CII

• Unclaimed Property Fraud
Forgotten But Not Gone
Millions of "forgotten" dollars in payroll checks, utility deposits, bank accounts, money orders, unredeemed gift cards, and stock dividends are sitting in company coffers as unclaimed property. Make sure your organization follows all regulations, remits property to the state, and installs stringent internal controls.

By Dick Carozza