Personal red flags of fraud

Posted on May 10th, 2006

My latest installment in the [tag]Wisconsin Law Journal[/tag] discusses personal characteristics that are indicators of on-the-job [tag]fraud[/tag]. Those who commit [tag]occupational fraud[/tag] tend to have certain risk factors or exhibit certain behaviors that should raise [tag]red flags[/tag].

Questionable things include attitudes at work. Is the employee constantly bucking the system, challenging authority, or not following proper procedure? Does the employee have risk factors related to stability? These include unstable living situations, poor financial circumstances, frequent job changes. Does the employee always seem to show up before everyone else or is she or he the last to leave? Normal signs of a dedicated employee might be worrisome when paired with other risk factors.

Read my article here.

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