Preventing and Detecting Employee Theft and Embezzlement: A Practical Guide

It’s become quite common to hear of theft and embezzlement in the workplace nowadays. With many employees still struggling in this economy, some of them have turned to their jobs to earn some extra income. Since this is a very disturbing trend and many employers don’t have the guidance in place, how can they ensure that this doesn’t occur to them?  PREVENTING AND DETECTING EMPLOYEE THEFT AND EMBEZZELEMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE (John Wiley & Sons; July 2010; $50.00) by Stephen Pedneault, is a timely book that provides guidance on understanding the risks in the cash receipts cycle, and what the easy steps are to follow in preventing and detecting embezzlement.  Some of the topics discussed in the book are:  hiring the right employees, verifying past employment, criminal and civil history checks, credit checks, as well as critical information on prevention, security, and how to respond to potential issues.  

With lessons from actual cases PREVENTING AND DETECTING EMPLOYEE THEFT AND EMBEZZELEMENT is suitable for business owners, accountants, auditors, and consultants.  

About the Author:

Stephen Pedneault CPA, CFE, is Principal of Forensic Accounting Services, LLC, where he specializes in forensic accounting, employee fraud, and litigation support matters. He is an adjunct professor for the University of Connecticut and has written articles for state and national publications, including a contribution in Fraud Casebook: Lessons from the Bad Side of Business, edited by Joe Wells) He is the author of Anatomy of a Fraud Investigation: From Detection to Prosecution and Fraud 101: Techniques and Strategies for Understanding Fraud, 3E.  

PREVENTING AND DETECTING EMPLOYEE THEFT AND EMBEZZELEMENT

A Practical Guide

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication date: July 19, 2010

$50.00; Hardcover; 310 pages; ISBN: 978-0-470-54571-3