The most common forms of employment fraud are theft, embezzlement and forgery. New businesses are particularly vulnerable to this type as they are trusting of their new hires. Be careful and do background checks as employment fraud can show many faces. Most employers don’t know they’ve been deceived until it’s too late, but there are red flags you can watch for.
Be aware. Be cautious. Be smart. Call us to help you complete quality internal controls. We’ll sort the truth from the fiction.
After the fraud has occurred:
Do not be afraid or embarrassed if you’ve suffered a setback from Corporate theft. It is a daily occurance but discovered generally by accident or when the thief is away from the job. Give us a call and let us help you determine a course of action, or speak to your employment lawyer and have them call Sage Investigations.
How can Sage Investigations help with fraud investigation?
As former Federal agents, our highly-trained consultants will review the matter with you and your attorney, determine a suspect and a course of action. Upon request, we will also coordinate our activities with your corporate counsel, auditors/accountants, and/or internal staff to help obtain evidence and documentation to corroborate allegations. We will review the applicable records and interview witnesses. We will employ investigative and interrogation techniques with that usually result in resolution of fraudulent activity, termination of untrustworthy employees, and criminal prosecution if necessary. We will prepare a report and if desirable provide it to the District Attorney’s Office for prosecution consideration.
We will help with the mitigation of future risk, and formulate strategies to effectively deter similar activities in the future.
Internal investigations often uncover a variety of difficult and sensitive issues. Be assured that our consultants will maintain the utmost integrity in preserving client and employee confidentiality.
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