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Fraud warning on stimulus funding

02 July 2009
Issue: 7376 / Categories: Legal News , Company , Commercial
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News In Brief

Government stimulus funding totalling US$5trn has unintentionally introduced new opportunities for fraud and corruption worldwide, according to the Kroll Global Fraud Report. Experts at Kroll—a risk-consulting company— estimate as much as US$500 bn could be lost to fraudsters as a result of big-budget capital projects.

Issue: 7376 / Categories: Legal News , Company , Commercial
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