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Klappentext Learn what works well and avoid the pitfalls in the real world of fraud detection and fraud investigationThis casebook reveals how frauds and fraudsters were discovered--and delves into the investigations that followed. Each chapter covers a particular case, analyzing the factors that allowed fraud to develop and assessing the effectiveness of the detection process and the resulting fraud investigation. Importantly, the casebook examines the steps taken by organizations to recover from the cost of fraud and the damage that fraud has caused.* High-profile author, Peter Tickner, is well known in auditing and investigative circles* Cases of fraud, drawn from the author's direct experience as well as world-wide, are supplemented with checklists and practical guidance on fraud detection Zusammenfassung Learn what works well and avoid the pitfalls in the real world of fraud detection and fraud investigationThis casebook reveals how frauds and fraudsters were discovered--and delves into the investigations that followed. Each chapter covers a particular case, analyzing the factors that allowed fraud to develop and assessing the effectiveness of the detection process and the resulting fraud investigation. Importantly, the casebook examines the steps taken by organizations to recover from the cost of fraud and the damage that fraud has caused.* High-profile author, Peter Tickner, is well known in auditing and investigative circles* Cases of fraud, drawn from the author's direct experience as well as world-wide, are supplemented with checklists and practical guidance on fraud detection Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Brian Paddick viiPreface ixAcknowledgements xiPART I SETTING THE SCENE 11 The lessons worth learning from past mistakes 3PART II THE NHS 132 Cooking the books in NHS catering 153 NHS professionals--a better class of fraudster 25PART III CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS 374 The 'nun on the run' 395 Charity begins at home 51PART IV UK BANKING FRAUD 656 Robin Hood or Robbing Hood? 677 Bringing down the bank at Barrings 79PART V UK POLICE INTERNAL FRAUD 918 The 'Laird of Tomintoul'-- and how to get the right to graze sheep at Scotland Yard 939 Corporate credit cards for cops--Part II 107PART VI INTERNAL UK FRAUD 12710 Curiouser and curiouser 129PART VII GOVERNMENT 13511 The men from the Ministry 13712 The ghost, the guardian and the Galleria--internal fraud in local authorities 15113 The heating contractor who was just a load of hot air 161PART VIII UK POLICE AND MILITARY OUTSOURCINGAND PROCUREMENT 16914 An outsourcing nightmare 17115 Alarm bells should have been ringing out, loud and clear 19116 Fun with works and maintenance in the police and the Ministry of Defence 215PART IX US COMPANY FRAUD 23317 Crazy Eddie wasn't so crazy after all 23518 ZZZZ Best and Barrie Minkow--saint or sinner 253PART X MULTI-NATIONAL FRAUDSTERS 26519 Firepower: a bitter pill to swallow 26720 Recent scandals in the subcontinent 277PART XI CONCLUDING THOUGHTS 28921 Can significant frauds be nipped in the bud 291Notes 297Index 301...
