ABSTRACT

An important element that the fraud examiner should know is how the judicial system is organized and how it operates. When a fraud examiner uncovers fraud, he or she must know how to get a case prosecuted. To do this, the fraud examiner must know to whom the crime must be reported, what procedures must be followed, and what the policies are. The fraud examiner should be aware of how the case progresses through the legal system to its ultimate conclusion. This chapter gives the fraud examiner an overview of the judicial system in the U.S.