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1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations |
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Testimonials |
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Testimonials (Routledge (Firm))
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to Contracts, Procurements, and Related Fraud; The Contract Award Process; Procurement and Administrative Contracting Officers; The Federal Acquisition Regulation; Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011); Definition of a Contract; Types of Contracts; Certification of Cost and Pricing Data; Contractual Modifications and Change Orders; Paper and Electronic Procurements; When Contract Fraud and Corruption Schemes Occur; Four Categories of Contract Fraud, Collusion, and Corruption |
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Chapter 2 Corruption in ContractingPlayers in Contract Fraud and Corruption Schemes; Case Samples of Corruption in Contracting; The Yates Memo; Chapter 3 Source Selection and Competition Schemes; Contractor and Vendor Schemes; Buyer Schemes; Chapter 4 Contractor and Vendor Performance Schemes; Consumer Scams; Chapter 5 Contractor and Vendor Payment Schemes; The Lincoln Law (The False Claims Act); Chapter 6 Investigators, Enforcers, and Statutes; Department of Defense Contracting; Federal Investigative Agencies; Task Forces; Enforcement; Other Titles and U.S. Codes of Interest |
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Chapter 7 Investigative Sources and ResourcesData Universal Numbering System Number(DUNS NUMBER); Investigative Sources and Resources; Requesting and Reviewing Bank Statements; Additional Sources and Resources in Contract and Procurement Fraud, Collusion, and Corruption Investigations; Other Useful Government Public Websites; Non-Government Websites; Additional Sources and Resources; Chapter 8 Investigative Tools and Techniques; Tools and Techniques; Chapter 9 Interviews and Interrogations; Contact and Procurement Fraud, Collusion, and CorruptionInterviews and Interrogations |
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Interviewing Supervisors, Executives, Corporate Officers, and Business PartnersInterviewing and Interrogating Suspects; Interview Notes; Storage of Electronic Recordings of Interviews; Interviewing Suspects Involved in Collusion, Bid Rigging, or Contract Award and Price Fixing; Interviewing Other Suspects; In Summary; Chapter 10 Investigative Reports and Evidence; Investigative Reports; When Reports Should Be Written and Types of Reports; How Many Reports to Write; Attachments and Exhibits; Differing Opinions About the Content of Reports; Investigator's Remarks or Comments in Reports |
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Excluding or Omitting InformationAnother Source on Report Writing; Evidence; Common Types of Evidence Collected During Contract and Procurement Fraud, Collusion, and Corruption Investigations; Chapter 11 Investigative Case Planning, Goals, and Strategies; How to Conduct Ten Simultaneous Investigationson One Case; 1 Investigating for Criminal Violations and; 2 Investigating for Civil Violations; 3 Investigating for Administrative Violations; 4 Investigating to Determine if the Same Suspect Committed Similar Wrongful Acts and |
| Summary |
"Contract and procurement fraud, collusion, and corruption are worldwide problems. Such wrongdoing causes federal, state, and local governments, as well as private-sector corporations and businesses, to lose funds and profits, while the wrongdoers unjustly benefit. Bid riggers conspire to eliminate fair and open competition and unjustly increase prices, allowing some to monopolize industries. Too often, contracting officials and others responsible for placing orders or awarding contracts compromise their integrity and eliminate fair and open competition to favor vendors offering bribes or gifts. This results in unfair playing fields for vendors and causes financial losses for businesses, government agencies, and taxpayers. Charles Piper's Contract and Procurement Fraud and Corruption Investigation Guidebook educates readers on fraud and corruption schemes that occur before, during, and after contracts are awarded. This book teaches not only how to identify such wrongdoing, but also how to investigate it and prevent reoccurrence. Piper shares the Piper Method of Conducting Thorough and Complete Investigations, his innovative and proven method of investigating contract and procurement fraud, and demonstrates its principles with personal, on-the-job examples (which he calls "War Stories") woven throughout the text. Intended for criminal justice students, as well as investigators, auditors, examiners, business owners, policy-makers, and other professionals potentially affected by fraud, this book is a must-read guide to effective procurement and contract fraud investigations from inception to testimony."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 12, 2017) |
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Print version record |
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Fraud investigation.
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Fraud investigation -- Case studies
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Contracts -- Corrupt practices -- Case studies
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Business logistics -- Corrupt practices -- Case studies
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Public contracts -- Corrupt practices -- Case studies
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Government purchasing -- Corrupt practices -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Fraud investigation
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Government purchasing -- Corrupt practices
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Public contracts -- Corrupt practices
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1351697226 |
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9781351697224 |
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9781351697217 |
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1351697218 |
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1315172224 |
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9781315172224 |
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9781138044968 |
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1138044962 |
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9781351697200 |
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135169720X |
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