Friday, August 14, 2009
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NATIONAL BUSINESS MEDIA NOT COVERING CRITICAL ISSUE IN INVESTOR FRAUD SCANDALS
Dale Yeager a nationally known criminal analyst says that news coverage of the recent investor scandals is missing a critical aspect of these crimes. This overlooked issue is something Yeager calls the "Due Diligence Mess."
Yeager, says the problem is the antiquated way due diligence is performed for investors.
"The financial crimes of the past year will continue to occur unless radical changes are made in the due diligence process," states Yeager. "Due diligence must be performed as a criminal investigation not just a financial assessment."
Based on his experience performing over 200 financial investigations, he believes that the focus must be on the ethics of the people operating the organization the investor will be placing their money into.
"Due diligence is about assessing a person's credibility" states Yeager, "and people assessment has and always will be the domain of forensic psychology. Look at the amount of negative information that reporters have discovered about Madoff over the past few months. Information that provides a specific psychological profile of him, showing a lifelong pattern of narcissistic and unethical behavior."
Yeager lays out a plan of action to prevent investor fraud with his article, "The Due Diligence Mess: 3 Reasons Why Ponzi Schemes and Investor Fraud Will Continue".
"People have become accustom to using forensic accountants," states Yeager. "But they need to become accustom to using that process in accessing behavior and personal ethics.
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