Atul Sharma, Author at Fraud And Order

By Atul Sharma
April 11, 2026
Articles

What Is Occupational Fraud? The ACFE Definition + Real Business Examples

Every organization trusts its employees with something – access to cash, authority to approve payments, responsibility over inventory, or the ability to enter records into financial systems. Occupational fraud is what happens when that trust gets weaponized. It is, statistically, the most expensive crime most businesses will ever experience – and the most likely to […]

Corporate, Corporate & Financial Crime, Corporate Fraud Investigation & Prevention

By Atul Sharma
April 10, 2026
Corporate, Corporate & Financial Crime, Corporate Fraud Investigation & Prevention

How to Build an Anti-Fraud Policy That Actually Stops Employee Theft

Most organizations that get hit by employee theft had a code of conduct. Many had an ethics statement framed on the break room wall. What they didn’t have was an anti-fraud policy built to actually stop fraud – one with teeth, accountability, and the structural controls to back it up. The numbers make this urgency […]

Corporate

By Atul Sharma
April 8, 2026
Corporate

The Most Common Ways Trusted Managers Commit Fraud (And How to Spot Them)

Nobody expects the person they promoted, trusted with access, and relied on for years to be stealing from them. Yet that’s exactly the profile of the most damaging fraudsters inside organizations today. According to the ACFE’s Occupational Fraud 2024: Report to the Nations – the world’s most comprehensive study on workplace fraud – managers accounted […]

Business, Corporate, Corporate & Financial Crime, Corporate Fraud Investigation & Prevention

By Atul Sharma
April 6, 2026
Business, Corporate, Corporate & Financial Crime, Corporate Fraud Investigation & Prevention

Vendor Fraud: How Fake Invoices Are Draining Business Accounts Right Now

Your accounts payable team processed hundreds of invoices last month. Statistically, at least one of them may have been fraudulent – and you probably don’t know it yet. Vendor fraud through fake invoices has become one of the most pervasive financial threats facing organizations of all sizes in 2025 and 2026. According to the Association […]

Fraud Prevention & Detection

Does Embezzlement Show Up on a Background Check? What Employers Need to Know

Imagine hiring a new accounts payable manager – only to discover six months later that they had a prior embezzlement conviction at two previous employers. It happens more often than most organizations want to admit. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the median occupational fraud loss per case reached $145,000 in 2024, […]

Legal

By Atul Sharma
April 3, 2026
Legal

Can You Sue Someone for Fraud in Civil Court Even If Police Won’t Help?

Every year, millions of fraud victims hear the same devastating response from law enforcement: “There’s not enough evidence,” “It’s a civil matter,” or “We don’t have the resources.” In 2024 alone, the Federal Trade Commission recorded consumer fraud losses exceeding $12.5 billion – a 25% jump from the prior year – and the most recent […]

statute of limitations on fraud and embezzlement

Legal

By Atul Sharma
April 1, 2026
Legal

Statute of Limitations on Fraud and Embezzlement: State-by-State Breakdown

Here’s a scenario that plays out more often than most people realize: A company discovers that a trusted bookkeeper has been quietly siphoning funds for the past six years. The evidence is solid. The amount is significant. But when the employer contacts law enforcement, they’re told something unexpected – charges may no longer be possible […]

Corporate

By Atul Sharma
March 30, 2026
Corporate

What Happens If You’re Caught Embezzling from Your Employer?

Embezzlement is one of the few crimes where the perpetrator is handed the keys and chooses to steal the car anyway. Unlike opportunistic theft, it requires trust – and then it destroys it. Every year, thousands of employees across the United States discover just how steep the price of that decision really is. According to […]

Legal

By Atul Sharma
March 28, 2026
Legal

Expense Report Fraud: The Oldest Trick Employees Still Get Away With

It starts small. A personal dinner claimed as a client meeting. A hotel night stretched by one day. An Uber receipt submitted twice. Before long, what began as a minor fudge becomes a habit ,and habits, unchecked, become schemes. Expense report fraud is one of the most pervasive and persistently underestimated forms of occupational fraud […]

Fraud Prevention & Detection

Bank Statements as Evidence: What Fraud Investigators Actually Look For in Them

A stack of bank statements might look like the most routine document in the world. To a fraud investigator, it’s a detailed map of financial behavior ,and somewhere in that map, the fraud leaves tracks. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), financial document analysis is how the majority of occupational frauds eventually […]