(ON DEMAND) 15 Errors to Avoid When Conducting Internal Investigations

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Internal fraud can cost financial institutions money and time that can’t be recovered. When the embezzler hasn’t been identified, human emotions run high! Investigations launched in panic with the wrong leaders may cause unexpected complications. This eye-opening presentation will explain what not to do. Staff who haven’t been trained on internal embezzlement may cause flawed investigations, harassment charges, and unsolved losses. This program will explain 15 errors that can result in a failed investigation. Knowing these errors will enable your institution to establish an action plan that will protect you when the unthinkable happens.

HIGHLIGHTS
Steps to take before an internal embezzlement happens
How to select the right person to conduct your internal fraud investigation
When an outside expert should be retained
How to develop an action plan to guide the investigation
Basic management pitfalls that compromise an investigation
Impact of these issues upon the financial institution
Steps to avoid serious risk management problems

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
Security tips for internal fraud
Internal fraud risk management basics
Incident report for staff
Web resources
Employee training log
Quiz you can administer to measure staff learning and a separate answer key

Attendance verification for CE credits provided upon request.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Auditors, human resource professionals, risk management/security officers, senior management, and anyone combatting internal fraud.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER – Barry Thompson, CRCM, Thompson Consulting Group, LLC, is an international speaker, trainer, consultant, and writer. He is a security and compliance “guru” for a leading national training organization and regularly presents security conferences for trade groups. Barry is recognized worldwide, presenting in Brussels, Belgium to European bankers on internal fraud; at the United Nations on identity theft; and to Japanese bankers on bank security. Barry has worked in the financial services industry for over three decades, and has held the positions of security officer, compliance officer, treasurer, senior vice president, and executive vice president. He has handled over 900 security cases and has been involved with investigations and prosecutions at the federal, state, and local levels. Barry is the author of “101 Security Tips for the Beginning Security Officer.”