employee crime

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 – Generally Doesn’t Cover Everyone

I have posted previously on the importance of every employer to ensure employee dishonesty, employee fidelity and/or employee crime coverage is included within your current policies.  Often this policy is the only means for recovery from an employee theft. Even if coverage is maintained, I am confident most insureds are unaware of two common limitations within the coverage should there …

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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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