Evidence Gathering in a Fraud Investigation

This webinar will explain tools and tips for conducting internal investigations. Attendees will learn how to conduct effective witness interviews, how to draft comprehensive investigative reports and how to report evidence of fraud to law-enforcement authorities.

Why Should You Attend:

For corporate management it is increasingly important to recognize and then initiate and oversee the investigation of possible fraud schemes. The existence of, and need to investigate, possible fraud schemes raises unique operational, supervisory, financial and compliance issues for corporate employees in the financial, internal audit or operational fields. Primary among these concerns is the need to conduct a fraud investigation in a way that is credible but yet adequately protects the company’s legitimate confidentiality interests. This requires properly planning the investigation and then carrying it out by selecting and then appropriately executing effective investigative techniques.

This webinar will discuss how to maximize an investigation’s credibility by properly organizing the investigation and then carrying it out via targeted, thorough and responsible evidence gathering. Attendees will understand the strategic and tactical considerations in planning a fraud investigation as well as what evidence-gathering techniques exist and when and how they should be employed. By attending this webinar attendees will help their corporate employers or clients deal responsibly with the ever-growing risk posed to every company by fraudulent schemes, whether committed against, through or by the company.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Discussion of available investigative techniques in an internal investigation.
• Evidence-gathering challenges and solutions.
• Whether and how to use outside counsel in an internal investigation.
• How to ensure the credibility of an internal investigation.
• How to preserve confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege in an internal investigation.
• How to locate and preserve relevant (hard copy and electronic) documents in an investigation.
• How to conduct effective witness interviews.
• How to draft effective interview reports.
• How to draft comprehensive investigative reports.
• Whether and how to report evidence of fraud to law-enforcement authorities.

Who Will Benefit:

• Corporate Financial Management
• Corporate Operations Management
• Corporate Compliance Personnel
• Internal Auditors
• Staff with roles and responsibilities in compliance departments
• Staff with roles and responsibilities in risk assessment departments