Five Famous Fraudsters-Episode 2, Mark Whitacre and Tone at the Top

In this special five-part podcast series, I interview John Gill, the Vice President for Education at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). In this series, John discusses five well-known fraudsters; including what caused them to engage in fraud, the fraud scheme they employed and how they were caught. More significantly we tie this what compliance professionals need to have in place to detect and prevent corruption.  In this Episode 2, we discuss Mark Whitacre. Some of the highlights include: How do employees take their cues from management about ethics and compliance?If an employee knows where the corporat?How fraud incidents are handled in an organization communicates tone and corporate culture.What led to Whitacre turning informant for the government?People who cooperate may not always be as pure as the driven snow. For a free Fraud Assessment Tool, click here. For more information on the ACFE, check out their website, ACFE.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices