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$850M is a BIG diversion

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Look at this WSJ.com article about $850 million being “diverted” by a family running a Tajikistan bank.  

This makes the case for continuous auditing by pointing out how bad things can get in the other extreme of only auditing once a decade.  Independent oversight is so important.  After all Barney Fife had it right when he said, “Nip it in the bud.”

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April 17th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

Posted in bank, corruption, fraud

Corruption Schemes Hit Education Organizations

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Internal Auditor reports on studies showing that “27 percent of all occupational frauds” are corruption schemes.  The education industry numbers are especially interesting.

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April 14th, 2009 at 1:44 pm