The Anonymous Hotline: The First Line of Defense
October 06, 2009
by
Marc Courey, CPA, JD, LLM, CFE, CICA, CFF, CCEP
Marc Courey, CPA, JD, LLM, CFE, CICA, CFF, CCEP
Director of Litigation Support, Fraud and Forensic Services
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The highly publicized scandals of major organizations and business leaders have focused the spotlight squarely on the importance of ethics. The fact is any organization could wake to find itself exposed to unexpected liability or unwelcome scrutiny. Multiply that vulnerability factor by the current increases in occupational fraud spurred by today’s tough economy, and the alarm bells should be ringing.
With already stretched resources and shrinking revenues, the losses generated by abuse or fraud are far too great to ignore. Mitigating risk is now more important than ever. All organizations, from publicly traded companies to nonprofit groups, large or small, face the challenge of maintaining proper controls. One of the simplest and most effective is an anonymous hotline. This paper provides practical recommendations for getting the most out of a hotline.
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