by Jim Wanserski | Jan 22, 2014 | Fraud Investigations, Fraud Prevention
I have a lawyer friend and business associate who offered me a cogent and insightful observation about fraud in government. As we all know, publicly-available studies contend that fraud in government far outweighs (in volume and “value”) fraud in industry. My...
by Jim Wanserski | Jun 17, 2013 | Best Practices, Business Ethics, Fraud Prevention, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Uncovering Fraud
One need not look too far to recall historical studies warning us of an increasing likelihood of fraud events in government. Common-sense rationale stipulates that in competitive pursuits, companies doing fraud ultimately get caught: they experience diminished...
by Jim Wanserski | Oct 15, 2012 | Best Practices, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Prevention, Internal Audits, Uncovering Fraud
A long time ago, I ran the internal audit department of a major telecommunications company. Among a host of other things, the group I directed covered the waterfront on: internal control testing across the multi-billion organization—both telecom and non-telecom...
by Jim Wanserski | Apr 3, 2012 | Business Ethics, Fraud Prevention, Uncovering Fraud
The following is not my material…wish I would have thought of it, or studied it myself—I cannot claim it, but it is here for you. Many times in presentations or programs, and in much of the “fraud” literature, reading, and research information that’s “out there,” you...
by Jim Wanserski | Dec 16, 2011 | Fraud Prevention, Keynote Speaker, Lessons Learned
MBWA, “the one minute manager,” BPM for dummies, TQM, “open door” policy, EIEIO, ad nauseam. Chances are you have heard them all. Do this, do that, hire this way, read this book, do this exercise, attend this conference, join this group, activate this new fad,...
by Jim Wanserski | Dec 2, 2011 | Fraud Prevention
Fraud Prevention and Detection Efforts Should Mirror Management’s Oversight Efforts to Drive Any Change in Awareness (and Action) We know the best sources for uncovering fraud; those have been identified and proven via the bi-annual studies done by the Association of...
