Course Information
Government Fraud Cases & Their Lessons
Course Description
Fraud cases in the government environment strain limited financial resources, draw management attention away from public service, provide unwanted exposure to the press, and undermine public trust. Auditors and managers can find learning points in every fraud incident, and all should review and adjust their approach as a result.
In this program, participants will review the details of real fraud cases covering misappropriation, manipulation of results, vendor and contractor overcharges, and outright corruption in government. You’ll also develop action steps to take back to the job through individual and small work team brainstorming.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this facilitated case study course, participants will be better able to:
Identify fraud exposures and risks in their areas of responsibility
Create and maintain and anti-fraud environment ‘on their watch’
Detect fraud and misconduct in transactions and relationships they audit or oversee
Manage suspected, detected and reported fraud incidents – both large and small
Document fraud-related findings for presentation to management and external parties
Work effectively and efficiently with legal, human resources and investigative specialists
Detailed Course Outline
In this “how-to” course for government management and audit professionals, participants will learn the details of government and relevant non-government fraud cases including:
Benefit program payments
Grant funding and administration
Cash misappropriation
Diversion of cash receipts
Travel and entertainment reimbursement
Misuse of purchasing cards
Inventory theft and manipulated inventory valuation
Diversion of long-lived assets and scrap
Cooking the financial books and earnings management schemes
Manipulating non-financial and program results
Purchasing, accounts payable and vendor schemes
Contractor overcharges
Technology exposures
Prerequisites
No Prerequisites Required.
Yellowbook, Government, 4.23(l)
Instructors
John J. Hall, CPA is the President of Hall Consulting, Inc., the creator of www.FraudPreventionPro.com, and the author of the award-winning book “Do What You Can! Simple Steps–Extraordinary Results”. He has been a business consultant, results coach, speaker and auditor for most of his 43-year career.
Through live skills training programs, conference keynote presentations, business and personal results coaching, and business consulting engagements, John helps program participants and client team members:
Identify and improve areas of exposure to business risk, wrongdoing, and fraud
· Improve organizational and personal performance
· Enhance the effectiveness of business processes and individual behavior
· Improve interpersonal and communications skills
Speaking, training, coaching and consulting areas include:
· Fraud Risk Management: prevention, deterrence, early detection and effective incident response
· Business keynote and conference presentations
· Communication and interpersonal behavior skills programs, including:
o Establishing business rapport and trust
o Effective interviewing and listening
o Speaking and presenting
o Selling ideas and influencing others to take action
o Leadership, collaboration and influence
o Consulting skills for professionals
· Intensive One-to-One and small group performance and results coaching
· Board and senior management anti-fraud consulting
· Audits of costs incurred in large construction projects and other contractor services
In addition to operating his speaking, training and business consulting firm since 1990, he has worked in senior leadership positions in large corporations and international public accounting and consulting firms.
John is a Certified Public Accountant (Pennsylvania). He is an active member of the National Speakers Association, the American Institute of CPAs, and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Meet John
www.JohnHallSpeaker.com
www.FraudPreventionPro.com
Additional Information
TAC Rule 523.142(l) requires the CPE Sponsor to monitor individual attendance and assign the correct number of CPE credits. Participants will be asked to document their time of arrival and departure in compliance with this Rule. Additionally, attendance will be monitored throughout the day and CPE certificates will reflect actual attendance of each participant. |