Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook: Operation War Stories

Index

A

Abuse. See Fraud, waste, abuse, and systemic weaknesses

Administrative responsibilities, 215–216

Adobe software, 154

Analysis and audits, 170

Audio recordings, 164–167

Availability heuristics, 7

B

Believable, reliable, or credible source of information, 24–25

Body language, 188–189

C

Case initiation, 15–47

believable, reliable, or credible source of information, 24–25

caseload, 27–28

dollar loss, 25–26

funding/finances, 30–32

investigative priorities, 32–35

investigators' desire, 32

jurisdiction, venue, and purview, 17–24

media or public interest, 38–43

political interests, 44–47

projected remedy, 35–36

prosecutor's prerogative, 36–38

resources, 28–29

seriousness/harm, 26–27

Case planning, 205–225

administrative responsibilities, 215–216

case files, 216

changes in, 211–213

electronic case folder, 216–217

investigative plan, 218–220

juggling caseload and time management, 221–225

Murphy's Law, 213–214

official file, 217–218

private investigations, 214–215

working file, 217

Case presentation visual aids, samples of, 298

acquisition steps and kickback, 301

circumvented contract award decision, 298

contracts awarded—bribery, 299

healthcare billings, no supportive documents for, 300

international movement of funds, 302

suspects' association and previous arrests, 303

Caseload, 27–28

and time management, 221–225

Closing the case, 275–282

evidence, 277

old case files, 276

recommendations for improvement, 277–281

suspensions, debarment, and improvement plans, 281–282

Codes of conduct/ethics, ...