”: A bookkeeper in a $3 million retail company had earned the trust of her supervisor, so various functions normally reserved for management were assigned to her, including the authority to authorize and issue customer refunds. She preceded to issue refunds to nonexistent customers and created documents with false names and addresses. She adjusted the accounting records and stole about $15,000 cash. She was caught when an auditor sent routine confirmation to customers on a mailing list received and excessive number of “return-to-sender” replies. The investigation disclosed a telling pattern. The bookkeeper initially denied accusations but admitted the crime upon presentation of the evidence. You are a lawyer for this retail company. Now that her fraud has been detected, would you prosecute her criminally, civilly, or both? What process would you use to recover the $15,000.
Answer: TRUE
When employee fraud is detected the employer company should ,if possible , pursue both criminal prosecution and a civil lawsuit.
”: A bookkeeper in a $3 million retail company had earned the trust of her supervisor,...