Research Paper

Choose one of the following topics:

• Insurance Fraud
• Whistle blowing and Protections for whistle blowers
• Computer Forensics
• Privacy Issues in using Surveillance and other covert operations
• Digital evidence in fraud investigations
• Statement analysis to determine if a person is lying
• Use of polygraph tests in a fraud investigation
• Fraud reports
• Joseph T. Wells
• SAS #99
• Benford’s Law and digital analysis
• Behavioral symptoms of fraud perpetrators
• Examples of Invigilation
• Mortgage fraud
• Examples of consumer frauds

The following topics describe how fraud occurs and how it can be prevented and detected:

• Vendor fraud
• Payroll fraud
• Billing schemes
• Bid-rigging schemes
• Expense disbursement schemes
• Embezzlement and employee theft

Search the Internet and locate articles relevant to your topic. In your paper, be sure to point out the key points as well as your opinion of your findings.

Submission Instructions:

• The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
• The paper should be typed written, double space, font size 12 Arial, with a 1 ½ " margin on left and 1" margin on right.
• The paper should be formatted per current APA and 5-7 pages in length, excluding the title and references page.
• Incorporate a minimum of 3 current scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. A company's website is not considered a reference.