Embezzlement Investigation and Research Key to Reducing Corporate Costs

The cost of shrinkage—corporate losses due to employee theft, inventory loss, abuses of benefits and embezzlement—is a fact of life in today’s business world; reducing bottom line profits by an average of four percent. It doesn’t have to be that way, says one Indianapolis Investigation firm specializing in embezzlement investigations and embezzlement research designed to ferret out internal thieves and advantage-takers.

“In the United States, many companies build the cost of shrinkage into their overhead, passing the cost along to consumers. In highly competitive industries however, the company has to simply absorb the loss,” says Tim Wilcox, President of Indianapolis-based International Investigators, Inc. “Embezzlement investigations and undercover operations are an effective deterrent to more kinds of theft than you can imagine.”

Wilcox’s sample list of corporate malfeasance is long and detailed, and includes employees who steal inventory, abuse insurance benefits and sick days, violate intellectual property regulations, virtually any act committed by an employee that affects the bottom line through unexplained losses. Other costly problems include workplace substance abuse, OSHA violations, even abusive supervisors—all contribute to loss, and in effect are a form of corporate embezzlement.

“Undercover operations are particularly effective when it comes to controlling shrinkage. You need an inside out perspective on how employees are taking advantage of the system in place,” adds Wilcox, whose firm has investigated thousands of cases in its forty-seven year history.

Embezzlement investigations and embezzlement research includes undercover operations, but that’s not a company’s only defense against shrinkage International Investigators can sweep for surreptitiously placed bugs and listening devices, investigate electronic activities, and follow computer paper trails—anything that leads to the discovery of unexplained loss within an organization.”

“White collar crime is far more prevalent than blue collar crime. Shrinkage is a fact of life for almost every company in the nation. Reducing that cost is where we come in.” says Wilcox.

For more information about embezzlement investigations and embezzlement research, visit www.iiiweb.net.

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Since 1960, International Investigators, Inc. has assisted companies and individuals with their most sensitive matters. Based in Indianapolis, their staff of professional private investigators conducts research on a global scale for clients worldwide so that informed decisions can be made. A full description of their services and specialties is available at their website (www.iiiweb.net).

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