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The dark side of giving: Exposing charity fraud
From employees who embezzle funds to criminals who exploit disasters for profit, charitable organizations are vulnerable to many types of fraud schemes. The author reveals the methods perpetrators use to deceive donors and charities, and how organizations can protect themselves to carry out their philanthropic missions.
Written By: Rasha Kassem, Ph.D., CFE
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- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Schemes
- Nonprofit Fraud
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2022
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and fraud fighters are still grappling with the fallout of frauds tied to government-relief funds. Yet, despite the massive scale of pandemic frauds and the staggering loss of money, governments made some progress after enacting task forces to investigate COVID-related frauds and recover stolen funds. And while some of the most scandalous frauds of 2022 were connected to the pandemic, it wasn’t all COVID all the time. Indeed, there were plenty of other frauds we believe will live on in infamy and serve as essential case studies for fraud examiners in the years to come. (See “Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams,” U.S. DOJ press release, Sept. 14, 2022 and “Secret Service recovers $286 million in stolen COVID relief funds,” by Julia Ainsley and Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, Aug. 26, 2022.)
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Fraud Schemes
- Health Care Fraud
- Nonprofit Fraud
A passion for fighting corruption
Alexandra Wrage, founder and president of TRACE International and a former member of FIFA’s Independent Governance Committee, shares her thoughts on last year’s FIFA scandals, the recent release of the Panama Papers and the keys to tackling global corruption through anti-bribery and corruption compliance support.
Written By: Emily Primeaux, CFE
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- Bribery and Corruption
- Nonprofit Fraud
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