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Investigating fraud or theft: what to do

IT CAN BE distressing for a small business owner to discover that an employee appears to have committed fraud or theft. How to investigate is usually the first question. There is a need to meet requirements of procedural fairness at law plus the investigation must ultimately uncover whether there is adequate and clear evidence of wrongdoing, and if so, who committed it.

Sometimes the theft may relate to company funds,

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