• November/December 2018 | Vol. 33 | No. 6

Featured Articles

  • Dixon's quiet hero

    The ACFE’s 2018 Sentinel Award recipient had no intention of changing her orderly life as the city clerk of Dixon, Illinois. And then she found a secret account in city ledgers that led to discovery of Comptroller Rita Crundwell’s astounding $53.7 million fraud. Kathe Swanson’s life will be forever marked by her simple heroic decision.

    Mentoring can move your career forward faster

    Whether you’re at the beginning of your career — or second career — or you’ve had years of fraud examination experience, consider entering into a mutually beneficial mentor-mentee professional relationship. This article is for both of you and everybody in between.

    Victimization of the Massachusetts State Police

    If the oldest, largest and arguably most prestigious law enforcement agency in New England can become a victim of multiple frauds, what does that say about your organization’s exposure?

    Dirty contracts

    Contract and procurement fraud, collusion and corruption can rob profits from victims. Bid riggers conspire to eliminate fair and open competition and allow some to monopolize industries. Here’s some help in detecting common contract and procurement fraud schemes, and improving the integrity of the contract-award process.

    Ripple effects of fraud

    We often focus on a fraud’s perpetrator, the conditions that allowed the fraud, plus the victim business and its owners. In this case, the authors cover the bases but also discuss the forgotten aspect: how the fraud affects so many more who live in the concentric circles around the fraudster.

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