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C A S E R E S U L T S
Respondents answered questions about how the victim organizations dealt with the perpetrators of these schemes; specifically,
did they initiate any sort of legal action against the perpetrators?
C R I M I N A L R E F E R R A L S
Anecdotal evidence suggests that victim organizations rarely attempt to prosecute dishonest employees, but that contention
was not borne out in this study. Of the 650 CFEs who responded to questions on criminal referrals, approximately 75% said
that the victim organization referred its case to law enforcement.
W A S T H E C A S E R E F E R R E D T O L A W E N F O R C E M E N T ?
REFERRED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT/
PERCENT OF CASES
Yes (75.4%) $125,000
No (24.6%) $75,000
MEDIAN LOSS
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