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Links • Police: Couple stole from homeowner group :: WRAL.com • NSPOA.ORG - Home Page for the North Shore Property Owners Association • Man invents killer to avoid food fraud rap - Crime/Safety - NewsObserver.com • http://www.ncrec.state.nc.us/bulletin/Jan2010Vol40-3/DisciplinaryActions.htm • Buck Island • Woman arrested in condo embezzlement case - WWSB ABC 7 Florida - Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, North Port, Siesta Key Breaking News, Weather, Sports and Traffic on the Suncoast | • http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100710/ARTICLES/100719995
Links • http://www.fraud-examiners.org/fraud_manual.pdf • Check Fraud Statistics • http://www.acfe.com/documents/Fraud_Prev_Checkup_IA.pdf • Check Fraud-Who is Liable for Lost Funds • http://www.acfe.com/documents/tone-at-the-top-research.pdf • Internal Controls and Fraudproofing • untitled - Powered by Google Docs
Links • http://www.sansiveri.com/pdf/SKM_Fall_2008.pdf - Powered by Google Docs • It's All About Money: Embezzlement: What? Who? Why? How? Detection!! Prevention!! • Employee Fraud Embezzlement Prevention • How to Prevent Fraud and Embezzlement | Manage > Finances from D&B Small Business Portal
Segregation of Duties for Internal Financial Control 1. Lisa orders dues payment coupon books and sets up homeowners drafts 2. Bill handles collections 3. Manager approves invoices for payment 4. Luci enters invoices and cuts checks 5. John Stone or board treasure verifies documentation and signs checks 6. Shelley takes cash and check deposits to bank
Segregation of Duties for Internal Financial Control 7. Bobbie Sue downloads deposits from lockbox and handles EFT. 8. Bobbie Sue generates financial reports 9. Front desk opens mail 10. Charlotte makes manual bank deposits 11. Lou reconciles bank statements 12. Board reviews financial reports Annual audit conducted by an outside CPA firm
Strategies for PreventingEmbezzlement Require fidelity bond certificate of insurance directly from insurance agent. Have bond evaluated by your agent or attorney Evaluate internal controls from management Board should select Auditor and receive audit directly from Auditor If management company does not have segregation of duties as part of internal financial control or if association is self managed a second party should reconcile bank statements
Strategies for PreventingEmbezzlement 5. Require bank statements to be reconciled monthly. Understand that the second signature on a check is an internal control and offers no protection with the bank. 6. Have an annual audit not a review or compilation 7. Have everyone on the signature card bonded. Board members as well as management company
Biometric Fingerprint Scanner: Located at Each Employee Computer