Fraud
Fraud refers to dishonest and illegal activities by people or companies with the intent of gain, either financial or otherwise. The following fraud reports, fraud news and articles about fraud look at the day-to-day challenges of preventing, identifying and mitigating fraud.
2024 Bribery & Corruption Global Outlook
2024 promises shifting dynamics in election year Global Analysis 2024 Bribery & Corruption Outlook What’s in this report from Hogan Lovells: Voter power will have a major impact on 2024, as elections take place in jurisdictions that make up almost...
The Absconded: Finding and Recovering Stolen Assets
The cloak-and-dagger depictions of stolen asset recovery can be thrilling, as a thief and those pursuing them play a cat-and-mouse game. And while the reality of this work may seem less glamorous (think: database queries instead of car chases), Sam...
Crypto Fraud Reports Falling Ahead of New EU Regulation
Digital payment sector drawing more attention from organized fraudsters
Corruption Down Under (Part II): New Zealand Losing Its Grip
Failure to fund anti-corruption efforts threatens NZ standing
Corruption Down Under (Part I): Australia, Not What It Seems
Notable recent cases betray Australia’s perception as ‘clean’ country
AI Has the Power to Revolutionize Fraud Investigations
Regulators and auditors are already using AI for large-scale data analysis, but since most information relevant to investigations is unstructured, current tools and processes are lacking. But AI expert Johannes “Jan” Scholtes says that just as compliance teams and regulators...
Carbon Credit Fraud — and How Blockchain Can Be Part of the Solution
The carbon credit market is rife with fraud allegations, and so far, strategies to combat this fraud have included many of the usual suspects, like government regulation and established standards. But as a group of partners from Womble Bond Dickinson...
2022 Developments in U.S. Securities Fraud Class Actions Against Non-U.S. Issuers
U.S. securities class actions against foreign companies continue to target Chinese firms 2022 Developments U.S. Securities Fraud Class Actions Against Non-U.S. Issuers What’s in this report from Dechert:Tracking with trends since 2020, the majority of non-U.S. issuer securities fraud class-actions...
Corporate Treasurers: Remote Work, Faster Payments Boosting Fraud Potential
Social engineering and business email compromise continue to be the primary fraud threats for businesses, according to a new survey of corporate treasurers, with 73% saying they’d been impacted by fraud attempts over the past year. The survey by Bottomline...
Economic Sanctions and AML Developments
Sanctions start high and stay high 2022 Year in Review Economic Sanctions and AML Developments What’s in this report from Paul, Weiss:A central theme of the global financial landscape in 2022 was the U.S. government’s sanctions, AML and export control...
Fraud Section’s 2022: A Year of Individual Accountability, Cooperation With Foreign Authorities & Pushing Compliance Programs
Unpacking 12 months of DOJ Fraud Section cases: 342 individuals convicted
2023 Global Anti-Corruption Survey
How well-prepared is your organization to fight corruption? Most Companies Enhancing Anti-Corruption Programs 2023 Global Anti-Corruption Survey What’s in this report from AlixPartners:With global economic uncertainty continuing, many observers fear companies will turn to unscrupulous or even illegal activities to...
