Embezzlement – theft from within a company by a trusted employee – is the most frequently committed white collar crime in Erie County.
From the point of view of the financial health of a company it can be a kind of “silent killer”, because by the time a company realizes it has been the victim of an internal theft it is sometimes already too late.
It doesn’t have to be that way. While nothing can fully eliminate the risk of a company suffering a crippling embezzlement, there are certain basic steps that can substantially reduce the chances of this happening.
Do you know what these steps are?
What steps does your company have in place to prevent an internal theft?
If you believe that what I learned in more than a quarter century spent prosecuting embezzlers might be of help to your company in its efforts to protect itself, you can contact me by clicking here.