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This week's selection covers all things fraud and corruption; from bribery’s impact on society to fraudulent statements used to cover up misconducts or mislead investors…

Two years ago, Bernard Madoff died in prison after confessing to engineering the biggest Ponzi-scheme in history. We looked at five books focusing on this ...

More than 20 years after this epic bankruptcy, the Enron fall is still the benchmark reference for accounting scandals and fraudulent financial misstatements. We listed ...

This week, we are presenting a selection of five books written by award winning investigative journalists. They present months (sometimes years) of relentless search for ...

This week, we are presenting a selection of 5 books written by convicted white collar criminals. All of these stories lead us to wonder: “what ...

We are starting a series of reading recommendations focusing on white collar crime. Whether you are an avid reader of true crime stories or a ...

I started internal investigations over 15 years ago. Here's what I wish I knew back then.

An investigation plan does not have to be complex or sophisticated. It just has to be pre-defined in order to minimize the level of improvisation. ...

What are the key steps to a successful and robust internal investigation? Investigations are not linear processes; they are iterative by nature. However, there are ...

Do you know what makes an internal investigation successful ? We go through 8 factors that can help you achieve the right results.

What if the expectations from employees could be summarized in three directives ? This article and video present a parallel between Isaac Asimov’s “three laws ...

Organizations should not be over confident about their control system, but rather take a hard look at their culture, which is shaped by power dynamics

It takes two to tango and to corrupt, but none of these activities necessarily require a government official to be involved.

Are you aware of the four of the biases that may affect professional investigators in their activities? Taking these potential weaknesses into account in our ...