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Case Results
We asked respondents about the outcome of the cases Criminal Prosecutions
they investigated, including whether the victim orga- Over the last three reports, the percentage of cases re-
nizations referred cases for prosecution, whether they ferred to law enforcement declined slightly, from 65.2%
pursued a civil suit, and the underlying reasons for those in 2012 to 59.3% in 2016. In addition, the cases referred
decisions. Additionally, we asked respondents to provide for prosecution tended to involve higher losses; the me-
information about punishment against the principal per- dian loss in cases referred for criminal prosecution was
petrator and penalties against the victim organization. $230,000 compared to $71,000 in cases not referred.
74 REPORT TO THE NATIONS ON OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD AND ABUSE
