http://www.mnp.ca/media-centre/blog/tags/fraudFraud Blog Post RSS FeedCopyright 2012MNP All rights reserved.Having disaster insurance and an evacuation plan in case of fire is standard in today’s workplace. But how many of us have a plan for dealing with a threat that can be just as devastating - corporate fraud?http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2009/4/28/four-steps-to-combating-fraud/Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTNon-profit organizations have certain specific features which make them particularly susceptible to fraud. So how can non-profits protect themselves? In this series, we will try and help non-profit organizations do just that by providing guidelines on how to safeguard their assets and reputation, starting at the (Tone at the)Top.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/10/27/preventing-fraud-in-non-profit-organizations-part-1-tone-at-the-top/Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTFraud schemes are limited only by the imagination of the perpetrators and fraudsters are a creative lot who don’t think twice of committing fraud against non-profit organizations – we have seen too many examples of this in the headlines.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2010/12/22/preventing-fraud-in-non-profit-organizations-part-2-understanding-your-risks/Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTAmong professionals, the group most susceptible to fraud is dental practices. We'll go over the reasons why dentists are at risk more than any other professionals group and discuss what dentists can do to protect themselves and their practice.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2011/2/16/anti-fraud-issues-for-dental-practices/Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTIn today’s fast-paced, heavy workload environment, it’s more important than ever to be efficient when performing investigations. Too often I’ve heard of investigators spending hours interviewing a subject, only to walk away with limited facts and information.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2012/2/21/sharpen-your-interviewing-skills-to-build-your-case/Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTSNC-Lavalin has maintained it was not involved with the plot and that it had done nothing wrong with respect to its Libyan operations. Just last week, it announced an independent investigation into $35-million worth of improperly documented payments related to construction projects "and certain other contracts" in the last quarter of 2011.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2012/3/6/surviving-an-internal-investigation-what-can-we-learn-from-the-snc-lavalin-matter/Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTMany organizations in both the private and public sectors operate on the assumption that their employees and business partners are honest and as a result don’t give a lot of thought to fraud until it happens. By then, the damage caused may be extensive not only from a financial standpoint but reputationally as well.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2012/3/12/march-is-fraud-prevention-month-is-your-organization-doing-enough/Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTAnother lesson in fraud and reputational damage from the SNC-Lavalin investigation.http://www.mnp.ca/en/media-centre/blog/2012/4/3/why-tone-at-the-top-and-management-override-dont-mix/Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT