Fraud and Forensics

Gift cards have become increasingly popular as holiday gifts and sales are expected to reach $30 billion in 2018.  Like individuals, businesses also find that gift cards are a convenient way to thank their employees and customers during the holiday season.

A shell company is an entity created without active business operations or assets.  While they are not illegal, sometimes shell companies could mean fraud.

Synthetic identity theft involves the creation of a fictitious identity based on a combination of real and fake information.  While criminals use only a portion of your stolen personal data to create the fictitious identity, that doesn’t necessarily lessen the negative impact to your credit. According to forensic experts, synthetic

There are many benefits of working with a family you love and trust. However, sometimes the trust family members have for each other is one of the things that create some major problems that compromise the business’s finances and longevity because it only takes one person to damage or destroy

A quality fraud investigation report can provide many documents, including witness interviews, paper trails and detailed facts uncovered in the process.

Despite the real threat and high cost of fraud, too many businesses fail to build fraud risk management programs that work.  If you have put off taking this important step toward protecting your company, now is the time to act.

The reasons why employees steal can be hard to predict.  In many cases, employees who commit fraud are the most likable people in the office — personable, helpful and good at their jobs. It’s not easy for companies to spot dishonest employees. So in addition to shoring up your internal