Bears Will Be Bears: Fraudsters Too

Overview

Bears are intelligent & motivated to find food. When I left some fried chicken in my Jeep while in Gatlinburg, a bear tore a hole in the top & ate the chicken & part of my Jeep. He was just a bear being a bear. I'm responsible because I left the chicken in the Jeep & gave him the opportunity. Similarly, people are intelligent & motivated to survive. If we give them opportunity by not implementing good internal controls, they will take our assets. This session reviews the investigation & prosecution of the former director of a conference center who took advantage of lax internal controls of a joint-venture & stole thousands. She was just a fraudster being a fraudster.