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Case Results
In addition to looking at the overall rate of organizations fined as a result of occupational fraud, we also compared fines
regionally. Figure 108 shows the proportion of cases in each region that resulted in a fine against the victim organiza-
tion. Organizations in Western Europe had the highest proportion of fines (15.6%), while the Middle East and North
Africa had the lowest (1.5%).
Figure 108: Fines Against Victim Organizations by Region
Eastern Europe and
Western/Central Asia
Canada
3.5%
Western Europe
3.9%
15.6%
13.6%
7.6%
1.5% Southern Asia
United States 11.7%
Middle East
and North Africa Asia-Pacific
5.3%
Latin American
and the Caribbean 8.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa
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