Forensics Journal - Stevenson University 2014

FORENSICS JOURNAL III - Prevention”). Other red flags corrupt employees often exhibit include: living beyond their means, never taking vacations, and being overly protective of their project duties (“Part III - Prevention”). All executives want to trust the people whom they employ, but owners should be aware that too much trust in one individual might establish a baseline for future fraudulent activity. tions of the business can quickly spot when something is awry. The infamous WorldCom fraud case in which executives used accounting maneuvers to misstate over $7 billion in earnings was uncovered by a team of internal auditors who noticed that $500 million in computer purchases did not have any supporting d

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