[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNn42gM8CG4] (Video 15:14) YouTube link Welcome to FraudCast, your destination for fraud management. Today we are talking with Rachid Zahidi, CEO of Sentinel Screenings, about background checks and also about his book “The Business Immunity System: The Pitfalls and Side Effects of Data Handling, Privacy Issues, and Background Checks.” (www.sbchecks.com and www.sentinelscreening.com) If you would like to be a guest speaker on FraudCast, please submit your request here.
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[youtube https://youtu.be/BNpbY6OXv9M] Welcome to FraudCast, your destination for fraud management. Do you have fraud-related expertise that you would like to showcase on Fraud Doctor? Are you a subject matter expert (SME) in your field? If so, join us in educating fellow fraud fighters. We are now accepting submissions for potential interviews in our video podcast series.
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Litigation Support Services
Ranger Protective Services and Fraud Doctor have partnered to bring you the following litigation support services: Link Analysis An entire case is presented in a picture that is easy for a jury to understand. (Sample Link Analysis) Fraud Risk Assessment Personalized Statistical Fraud Risk Report Service The objective of the report is to provide a tool for the client to adequately create a strategy to mitigate, avoid, accept, or transfer fraud risk where they can: understand the risk by department & scheme, prioritize antifraud efforts, quantify impact & likelihood for COSO ERM, & benchmark for Key Risk Indicators (KRIs). (Sample Personalized Statistical Fraud Risk Report) (Order Here) Ratio Red Flags… Read More
Continue ReadingNew Benford’s Law Model
We have developed a new model for Benford’s Law analysis. You can analyze naturally occurring numbers (e.g. transaction level data) to see if the actual distributions conform to Benford’s Law. Under certain conditions, deviations from Benford’s could indicate the possibility of human manipulation, i.e. fraud. Therefore, those results would require additional scrutiny. This analysis provides a direction of inquiry. This is a model for Benford’s Law analysis built in MS Excel which calculates graphical and tabular results for the following tests:
Continue ReadingEmployment Background Screenings and the New EEOC Guidelines
Employment Background Screenings and the New EEOC Guidelines The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is tasked with preventing workplace discrimination. Under Title VII, employment discrimination is prohibited based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Under the new guidelines (“New EEOC Guidelines…”, 2012) issued in April, an employer may potentially avoid Title VII discrimination with an Individual Assessment. Prior criminal conduct can exclude an applicant from employment consideration if the following conditions are met:
Continue ReadingReputation Impact From Fraud
Reputation Impact From Fraud Stakeholders beware. A declining reputation can have a significant impact on an organization. Just two and a half years after the initial public offering (IPO) of Basin Water, Inc., they were forced to issue a press release that would prove to be the beginning of the end. The company was defunct within one year of the initial press release which indicated a potential problem involving the operational risk of financial statement fraud pertaining to revenue recognition. This is merely one example where 72% of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations in fiscal year 2010 identified deficiencies with 42% resulting in “significant findings”. When those issues are… Read More
Continue ReadingIs your company at risk for fraud?
We help companies better understand and manage their fraud risk. We help organizations protect themselves from fraud to reduce risk, educate, and through outreach. Is your company at risk for fraud? All companies have an inherent risk for fraud estimated at 5% of revenue, according to the 2014 ACFE Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse. In response to the inherent risk for fraud, many companies are developing antifraud programs. The ultimate goal of an effective antifraud program is to mitigate risk to the organization due to fraud through a combination of preventative, detective, and deterrent controls. What is your company’s risk for fraud? Do you have a… Read More
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