As long as there is human deception and naiveté, there will be fraud. Beyond the financial devastation to the balance sheet is fraud's enduring impact to a disgraced organization's reputation. In Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control, Second Edition, you'll learn how to develop a best-in-class fraud prevention and internal control compliance program that will ensure effective regulatory compliance in your organization as well as substantial savings from fraud losses, government prosecutions, and shareholder litigation.
Authors Martin Biegelman and Joel Bartow share their combined sixty-plus years of experience in both the public and private sectors detecting and investigating fraud and white-collar crime to provide you with a thorough understanding of the principles of fraud examination and state-of-the-art compliance programs. Now in a thoroughly updated second edition, Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control covers the most recent corporate fraud laws, crimes, and events.
Written for corporate executives and managers who understand the importance and ramifications of good corporate governance, ethics and compliance, Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control explores:
The major compliance and corporate governance initiatives from 1985–2011A 14-point program your business can use to proactively prevent fraudACFE Fraud Prevention Check-Up to test how vulnerable your organization is to fraudBest practices for hotlines and whistleblower protectionFraud Triangle and other theories and models explaining how and why fraud occursHow the government investigates and prosecutes corporate fraudInterviews with former fraudstersKey steps in designing a robust fraud prevention programRole of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in reducing corporate fraudEnterprise Risk ManagementGlobal fraud and corruption riskThe Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)Updates to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizational CrimeThe impact of the financial crisis and "Too Big To Fail" policyCase studies of corporate frauds including Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Computer Associates, and SatyamTechnology trends and tools to protect organizationsLessons your business can apply now and in the future to prevent fraud Executive Insights throughout the book detail case studies, while an Executive Summary in each chapter condenses the key points. In addition, there are sample policies, real-world examples, an instructor's URL (including a test bank to aid in course adoptions), checklists, and best practices.
Simply reacting to fraud issues is no longer acceptable. Stop fraud in its tracks today with the field-tested, proactive methods found in Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control, Second Edition.