| Many businesses find themselves in an
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| | assets who also have a criminal record. A
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| unfortunate position. They find that
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| | private investigator can also conduct
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| assets are missing, that the books have
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| | background checks into employees' credit
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| not been kept accurately or that bribes
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| | histories, judgments and liens, even
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| have been taken. Other businesses are
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| | federal and civil records to determine
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| learning from these mistakes and are
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| | whether or not red flags are present.
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| electing to perform a fraud investigation
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| | Often, a private investigator is called
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| on their own.
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| | in to perform a fraud investigation after
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| A fraud investigation might be conducted
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| | fraud has been discovered. He or she will
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| in order to determine:whether or not
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| | be hired by the business to conduct full
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| there has been a sale of assets that were
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| | background searches on all employees who
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| either misrepresented or
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| | may have been involved in misrepresenting
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| fictitious;whether or not improper
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| | assets, making improper payments, leaving
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| payments - kickbacks, illegal political
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| | items off the books or even embezzling.
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| donations, bribes, or payoffs - have been
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| | In addition to a fraud investigation, a
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| made from within the company;whether or
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| | private investigator is likely to work
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| not there has been some sort of
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| | with the business' executives to
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| intentional misrepresentation or assets,
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| | determine a plan for preventing fraud in
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| liabilities, transactions or
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| | the future. This may involve examining
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| income;whether or not there have been
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| | the policies and procedures that are
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| intentional pricing changes created to
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| | currently in place. It may also involve
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| benefit the business financially;whether
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| | implementing surveillance through cameras
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| or not items have been deliberately left
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| | or by tracking programs installed on
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| off the books; orwhether or not tax fraud
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| | office computers.
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| has occurred.
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| | By creating a fraud prevention strategy
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| In some cases, a fraud investigation is
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| | and by conducting a fraud investigation,
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| conducted by an auditor from within the
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| | a private investigator can help to put
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| company - an auditor who oversees the
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| | your business back on the right track.
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| financial departments. In other cases, a
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| | Perhaps your business has not always
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| fraud investigation may be conducted by
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| | taken the time to conduct thorough
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| external auditor, a financial analyst who
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| | background investigations of applicants
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| is brought in for the purpose of
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| | before hiring. Perhaps you are hoping
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| reviewing the books.
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| | that your business still has the
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| In other cases, a fraud investigation may
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| | opportunity to prevent fraud. Maybe
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| be handled by a private investigator. A
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| | you've been unfortunate however and fraud
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| private investigator may be brought in to
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| | has already taken place. Regardless of
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| conduct a fraud investigation to
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| | your situation, a fraud investigation can
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| determine which asset was transferred
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| | help to ensure that you are fully aware
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| improperly or to establish which employee
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| | of what is taking place.
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| may have defrauded the organization.
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| | When that fraud investigation is
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| This can be done through deeper
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| | conducted by a private investigator, you
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| background checks to determine whether
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| | can also take measures to protect your
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| there are employees who had access to the
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| | business from future instances of fraud.
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