The Problem - Purchasing irregularities
An employee noticed an unusual purchase.
The Solution - Investigative analysis with strong
systems support
Working with I/T, system data over a
number of years was reconstructed.
A variety of query criteria were developed to uncover
patterns for potential irregularities. In the process,
three additional vendors were uncovered with unusual
purchasing activity, with total dollars in the large six
figures. The
analysis and presentation of the evidence was so well documented that insurance company
made a full
settlement on the claim with little additional work.
Commission Underpayments
In another situation, it was suspected
that commissions were being underpaid. I developed a
data base of the actual payments and then performed an
analysis that searched for irregularities and omissions in
the flow of payments by customer. Going back over 5
years, this resulted in a settlement that was five times the
current annual payments.
