Convenience in white-collar crime: A resource perspective
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Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions. 2017, 7 (2), 28-37. 10.22495/rgcv7i2art3Abstract
White-collar offenders have access to resources that make
financial crime convenient. In the rare case of crime suspicion,
resources are available in terms of professional attorney work,
control over internal investigations, and public relations support.
Hiring private investigators at an early stage of potential crime
disclosure enables the organization to control the investigation
mandate and influence the investigation process and the
investigation output. Getting an early start on reconstruction of
the past in terms of a fraud examination makes it possible for the
suspect and the organization to influence what facts are relevant
and how facts might be assessed in terms of possible violations of
the penal code. Convenience aspects of private investigations are
discussed in this article in terms of five internal investigations,
two in the United States (General Motors and Lehman Brothers)
and three in Norway (Telenor VimpelCom, DNB Bank, and
Norwegian Football Association). The aim of this research is to
contribute insights into convenience associated with internal
private investigations.
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