Forensics Journal - Stevenson University 2015 | Page 36

STEVENSON UNIVERSITY potentially deter fraudsters and prior offenders from committing additional crimes. When Senator McAdams was debating the statute amendments he argued, “This [bill] won’t put an end to fraud… it’s a mechanism for us to say that it is outrageous, we will not tolerate it, and we will fight it with enhanced penalties and enhanced fines” (Sargsian, 2012, p. 29). Amendments to the laws can also encourage the reporting of these frauds if they include whistleblower provisions. New laws are not a failsafe though, and sh