employee dishinesty

PTO, School Groups Beware: Rash of Embezzlements Amoung These Groups

In monitoring embezzlement stories received via Google Alerts each day, I have noticed a constant stream of new embezzlement cases involving schools, school groups, PTO groups within schools, and other related victims. While thefts from these groups are not unusual, the amount of stories related to these groups in the last two weeks is alarming. “LAKE OSWEGO — A woman …

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Woman Receives 20 Year Prison Sentence – For Embezzling?

Reading the morning Google News articles on embezzlement, I was truly flabbergasted when I saw this story. In my experience it has been difficult if not impossible to have a convicted embezzler see the inside of a jail cell.  If sentencing has included any jail time at all, it was common for the term to be very minimal, and frequently …

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Employee Dishonesty Insurance – A Great Read

I just finished a book I purchased on-line on employee embezzlement I highly recommend.  Here are the specifics: Stopping Employee Theft: What Every Employer Must Know. R.W. Deckert      ISBN # 0-9662640-0-2 This book was not what I expected.  I thought this book would be another book written for the business owner audience on internal controls and segregation of duties to …

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