Recent statistics from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) 2024 Report to the Nations highlight that organizations lose an estimated 5% of revenue annually to fraud. While internal controls and monitoring are essential first steps, engaging independent investigators can be crucial when potential fraud is detected. A recent investigation conducted by our firm helps illustrate why.
The Investigation
An organization retained our firm to investigate concerns that a director-level employee had made potentially fraudulent charges to the organization’s corporate Uber account. These concerns were first brought to the organization’s attention by a member of the finance team, who noticed