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CASE RESULTS

We asked respondents to identify what consequences fraud
perpetrators faced after they had been caught, whether
internal, through prosecution, or through civil litigation. This
information can be used by organizations to identify the most
common results that other victim organizations have experi-

enced. It also can help inform victims about the likelihood of
success in pursuing justice or recovery of stolen assets.

Internal Action Taken FIG. 44 How do victim organizations punish fraud perpetrators?
Against Perpetrator

Once an internal fraud is sub- Termination
stantiated, the victim organization 66%
must decide what to do with the
perpetrator. Termination was by Perpetrator was no longer with organization
far the most common response 11%
to fraud, but one-third of cases
ended with a different internal Settlement agreement
result. Many cases resulted in 11%
relatively light punishments, where
the perpetrator had already left Permitted or required resignation
the organization (11%), resigned 10%
(10%), or received no punishment
at all (5%). Probation or suspension
9%

No punishment
5%

Other
5%

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