A New Beginning?
It is difficult to believe that we are already into month 6 of 2010. It only seems like yesterday that I returned from my holiday in New York to the minus 15 degree centigrade weather at Manchester Airport at the … Read More
How to Dismiss a Fraudulent Employee
One of the most common questions asked of employment lawyers is how to safely sack an employee or director who is suspected of being on the take. It is a question that often cascades down to forensic accountants who are … Read More
How Does Identity Theft Cause Fraudulent Losses?
Identity theft is a subject that is raised and discussed at many fraud forums and similarly reported in an increasing number of news articles. It is not just the cloning of identities followed by fraudulently obtaining goods or services on credit cards that … Read More
What Is The National Fraud Authority Doing For The Fight Against Fraud?
For some time there has been a general feeling held by public and private sector fraud practitioners that the issue of fraud in the UK was not treated as seriously as it should. Campaigns by bodies such as the Association … Read More
Is Your Business At Risk From Fraud?
According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) some 20% of all crime takes place on business premises. When you think of all the theft, murder, drugs and the like, this is an awful lot of crime! The reason of … Read More
Reports of Fraud Cases Compromised Again?
For there to be a meaningful fight against fraud there needs to be a legal system capable of dealing with the cases brought by the prosecution authorities. There is no point beefing up the police fraud squads and giving them … Read More
Are We Ready To Beef Up The Anti Fraud Fight Yet?
In October 2008 the Attorney General’s Office in the UK established the National Fraud Strategic Authority (NFSA) as a result of its Fraud Review in 2006. Being true to form for government agencies it has already had its first change of … Read More
Hello 2010!
2010 opens with thick snow and ice. I was lucky as my trip to New York in the first week of the New Year went without hitch. Our flights and connections seemed to match the few windows in the weather … Read More
2010 – Better Opportunities For The Smaller Fraudster?
I read with some concern an article in this Sunday’s papers about the plans of City of London Police Economic Crime Unit for the coming year. Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Head is on record saying ‘…as with the drugs trade, … Read More
As 2009 Draws to a Close!
The first decade of this millennium has been characterised by quite a lot of substantial frauds when you pause to look back. We have seen massive accounting scandals in the form of Enron and Parmalat – who would have thought that … Read More
