Mary Breslin, CFE President Verracy We often talk about fraudsters being the most trusted and loyal employees, and when I teach about fraud, I have lengthy conversations with the participants about ways to identify these individuals. They often have responsibility, access and authority above and beyond their actual role or job description. We also discuss […]
Featured on Counter-Fraud.com While high-tech ways to combat fraud are on the rise, Mary Breslin of Verracy says many organisations are still failing to address some of the basics – like knowing which behaviour constitutes fraud, questioning extraordinary success and examining incentive drivers within the business. Want to prevent your organisation from suffering large-scale fraud and scandal? Then change […]
Mary Breslin, CFE, CIA President, Verracy Years ago, I called my sister who was a journalist specializing in health and nutrition for a woman’s magazine, which she now runs, to ask her advice about the latest popularized diet. Apparently on this diet I would lose 32 pounds. in a month by doing little more than […]
Mary Breslin, CFE, CIA President, Empower Audit In light of International Fraud Awareness Week, I wanted to take a look at why fraud awareness in every organization needs to specifically define what fraud is for your organization. Six weeks after the U.S. government bailed out AIG, the AIG executives held a weeklong retreat at a five-star […]
Mary Breslin, CFE, CIA President, Empower Audit When I was a teenager my mother was diagnosed with cancer and died two years later after battling the disease. My mother’s illness was heartbreaking to witness, but it was how quickly the idea of normal ceased to exist that was surprising. Having a clean home, clean clothing, […]