Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fraud's feeding frenzy : overview of recent corporate scandals -- Fraud theory and prevention -- The path to greater corporate compliance, accountability, and ethical conduct : COSO to Sarbanes-Oxley -- The path to greater corporate compliance, accountability, and ethical conduct : SAS 99 to the Sarbanes-Oxley influence on private and nonprofit organizations -- Internal controls and antifraud programs -- Financial statement fraud -- Internal fraud : protecting a company -- Views from both sides of the fence : interviews with a fraudster and a fraud investigator -- External fraud schemes : the rest of the fraud story -- Information security and fraud -- Designing a robust fraud prevention program at your company -- Whistleblowers and hotlines -- Time to do background checks -- Training, training, and more training -- Fraud risk outside the United States -- The feds are watching : what to know and do now -- Beyond compliance : a fraud prevention culture that works.