Tom Caulfield, CFE, CIG, CIGI
Procurement predicament
This aerospace case history illustrates how fraudsters are able to easily commit procurement fraud because they can hide behind “veils of trust” they have with organizations’ employees and victims. Here’s how to thrust back the curtains and let the light shine in on cozy arrangements.
Written By: Tom Caulfield, CFE, CIG, CIGI, Sheryl Steckler, CIG, CICI
Five personality faces of procurement fraud risk
Here are five employee faces to look for when trying to prevent procurement fraud, abuse and noncompliance. Their aberrant behavior can lead to manipulated purchasing systems plus major financial and reputational losses, potential litigation and/or contract termination.
Written By: Tom Caulfield, CFE, CIG, CIGI, Sheryl Steckler, CIG, CICI
Blowing the whistle
Countries across the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of whistleblowers in the fight against corruption and fraud. Here’s some useful background for CFEs wanting to know about the latest whistleblower protections and legislation.
Written By: Tom Caulfield, CFE, CIG, CIGI, Sheryl Goodman
Global governments' urgent COVID-19 procurements are risks
Fraudsters love a good crisis. Governments worldwide established procurement procedures during COVID-19, but quick actions to save lives often bypassed standard safeguards. Here’s how government agencies during future disasters can limit and/or prevent rampant corruption and fraud.
Written By: Tom Caulfield, CFE, CIG, CIGI, Sheryl Goodman
Thwart procurement fraud
As protests raged in Chile in 2020 over the cost of living and inequality, the government sought to procure body cameras for the police to monitor events on the ground. After going through a public bidding process, U.S. telecommunications equipment provider Motorola Solutions won the business to supply 300 cameras at a cost of close to 400 million Chilean pesos, or about $340 each at today’s exchange rate. Soon thereafter, those involved in the bidding process found themselves under investigation for irregularities. According to the local press, government officials accepted Motorola’s bid even though the company submitted its offer on the electronic procurement portal outside the hours stipulated by the bid rules. (See “El informe de Contraloría que complica a Katherine Martorell, la actual vocera de Sichel, por millonaria compra de cámaras GoPros para Carabineros,” El Mostrador, Oct. 15, 2021.)
Written By: Tom Caulfield, CFE, CIG, CIGI, Sheryl Goodman
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