Embezzlement For Investigators

One-Day Workshop

Presentation Abstract

If you are your institution's Security Officer, your primary duty is to develop and administer a written Security Program for your institution. "Security" has become the term that defines the evolutionary process that provides a safe and secure environment for employees to work -- and for customers to do business. "Security" has evolved rapidly from a minimal function into the "Security Department" -- a business unit. The Security Department is responsible for preventing the crime of embezzlement -- the fastest-growing and most devastating financial crime.

Understanding embezzlers and how they commit their crimes has become an essential component of every institution's Security, Human Resources and Audit programs. Identifying potential embezzlers -- and apprehending and prosecuting them -- has evolved into a science. Embezzlers are among the most habitual of all offenders and understanding the crime of embezzlement is critical to every investigator. To plan any investigative strategy, you have to understand the unique "people, places and things" involved so that you can identify potential witnesses and suspects, and know where to look for evidence.

This workshop provides a logical and strategic model that's designed to help the institution's Board of Directors, senior managers and security personnel understand the true scope of security-related issues involving the crime of embezzlement. By understanding the cause and effect relationships involving the creation of an effective security function and risk reduction, the Security Officer may use this model to design and implement a standardized, institution-wide strategy that both reduces the opportunities and motivations for employees to steal -- while enhancing the institution's ability to prosecute offenders and recover funds and property. This workshop combines two (2) half-day presentations into a full day's, topic-specific training experience (click on either topic title for the presentation abstract and objectives):

l        Embezzlement For Investigators (Part 1): When Everyone Lies, Cheats & Steals

l        Embezzlement For Investigators (Part 2): Conducting Financial Crime Investigations

Presentation Topics

l        Anyone Can Become An Embezzler

l        Occupational Fraud Statistics

l        Organizational Structure & Functions

l        Identifying Offenders

l        Motives For Committing Embezzlement

l        The Embezzler's Characteristics

l        The Embezzler's Behavior

l        The Differences Between Men & Women Embezzlers

l        A Brief Review

l        The Jury's Perspective

l        Examples Of The Most Common Embezzlement Schemes

¡       Commercial Crimes

¡       Personal Crimes

l        The Necessary Evidence

l        The Investigator's Allies

l        The Investigation's Components

l        The Process Components

l        Finding More Clues

l        The Embezzlement Investigation Tasks

Presentation Audience

l        Security Officers

l        Security Assistants

l        Board of Directors

l        Auditors

l        Human Resources Managers

l        Training Managers

l        Compliance Officers

Presentation Tools

l        Workbook text

 Last updated on July 31, 2009