Charity Fraud
I was thinking about the different types of fraud that I have investigated over the years and I realised that Charity Fraud was one of the main subjects cropping up again and again. It seems that charities are prone to … Read More
Professional Negligence and the Forensic Accountant
Having spend the best part of two days writing my latest newsletter, printing it, wrestling with getting a colour header (and failing), signing it and stuffing around 750 into envelopes with a covering letter, I did not feel like spending the last hour … Read More
The right time for building a Fraud Investigation Practice?
Back to work after a week off and my thoughts again turn to marketing my business. I am about to send out a newsletter in connection with my fraud expert witness work and have been musing about the current state … Read More
Serious Fraud Office Public Relations at Work Again?
I thought that an article in the Sunday papers about the Serious Fraud Office this week would be a welcome read. However as I read down the first colmun the old cynicism crept in! The piece was an interview with … Read More
The Case for Criminal Defence
Our criminal justice system has grown up over centuries as our society has progressed and is thought to be fair. Others criticise us, saying perhaps we are too soft on criminals. However, being magnanimous is probably better than being ruled … Read More
Harsher Sanctions for Employee Theft?
I heard on the news today about a number of T Mobile employees who were selling customers’ details to competitors. Apparently this activity is rife amongst businesses that deal in such sensitive but valuable data as mobile users’ names and … Read More
Why I Should be Marketing Fraud Prevention Services
As an investigative forensic accountant specialising in fraud I offer a wide range of different fraud related services to businesses and individuals in diverse locations. It occurs to me that there are two very closely linked subject areas of work within my business … Read More
Investigating tax fraud
In the UK it is Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs that investigates tax fraud as part of its regulatory duties. HMRC is a massive organisation that has grown out of the merger of what was termed “the Inland Revenue” and … Read More
Money Laundering – Professional Obligations
I remember back in 2003 when the Proceeds of Crime 2002 legislation and associated Money Laundering Regulations 2003 (both subsequently amended by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and Money Laundering Regulations 2007) were coming into force. As an … Read More
How to Promote a Fraud Investigation Service?
I decided that it was high time that I spent a day working from home and getting all those little jobs done that I have been putting off when working in the office. For one thing there is the little … Read More
