1. Overview
Preventing Corporate and Governmental Fraud
Date: Thursday, December 15th, 2016, Time: 01:00 PM EDT | 10:00 AM PDT
Duration: 120 Minutes
Speaker: Richard Cascarino
With the increasing growth of fraudulent activities within the government sector, it has
become essential that management and auditors are able to:
Examine data and records to detect and trace fraudulent transactions
Interview suspects to obtain information and confessions
Write investigation reports, advise clients as to their findings and testify at trial
Be well-versed in the law as it relates to fraud and fraud investigations
Understand the underlying factors that motivate individuals to commit fraud
Why should you attend?
As businesses increasingly adopt cloud, virtualization, and mobile technologies, they are
grappling with a growing number of sophisticated IT security threats and risks. It has
become imperative to strengthen IT governance and audit processes, and ensure the
integrity of information systems.
Areas covered in the webinar
What is Fraud?
o Definitions, common and legal
Who Commits Fraud?
o Recognizing the red flags
Fraud Awareness
o Creating a fraud-aware culture
Types and Nature of Common Frauds in the Private and Government Sector
o Procurement fraud
o Compliance and Ethics: Gratuities, Bribery and Kickbacks (in the Federal
Contracting Sector)
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2. o Procurement Integrity and Protection of Competition Sensitive Information (CSI)
o Disbursement fraud
o Contractual fraud
o Government Contracts: Personal Conflicts of Interest
o Government Contracts: Organizational Conflicts of Interest
o Bribery and corruption
o Government Contracts: Domestic Content
o Government Contracts: Mandatory Disclosure of Violations of Federal Statutes
Computer Fraud
o Nature and vulnerabilities
o Fraud detection and prevention
o Investigation and evidence gathering
White Collar Crime and Management Fraud
o Embezzlement
o Abuse of Trust
Fraud Investigation
o Sources of information
o Internet fraud resources
Interviewing prospective witnesses
The steps involved in conducting an internal investigation
o Forms of detection
o Elements required to establish evidence of theft
Investigating by computer
o Fraud opportunities
o Nature of computer fraud
o Opportunities in advanced technology
o Internet fraud
o Stopping the system hackers
Learning objective
Get competencies and confidence to handle the implementation and audit of IT
controls and information security
Learn about the emerging technologies and their underlying risks
Who will benefit
All Business Professionals and Forensic Auditors interested in the field of Fraud
Examination
Individuals who may be considering starting a Practice focused on Fraud
Deterrence and Detection
Experienced Anti-Fraud Professionals seeking to complement existing practical
experience with the knowledge of a leading anti-fraud professional
3. Speaker profile
Richard Cascarino MBA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, CISM, is a Past President of the Institute of
Internal Auditors in South Africa, was the founding Regional Director of the Southern
African Region of the IIA-Inc and is a member of ISACA and the American Institute of
Certified Fraud Examiners (South African Chapter).
Richard is chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Department of Public
Enterprises in South Africa and is the author of several textbookson Governance,
Auditing, Fraud Prevention and Data Analysis.
He is a regular speaker to National and International conferences and has presented
courses and Webinars throughout Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the USA.
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