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Fraud Prevention Resources

Background/Context

  • Andras Kosaras and Marion R. Fremont-Smith, "Wrongdoing by Officers and Directors of Charities: A Survey of Press Reports 1995-2002," The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, September 2003
  • Fremont-Smith, Marion R., “Pillaging of Charitable Assets: Embezzlement and Fraud,” Tax Analysts Special Report, The Exempt Organization Tax Review, 2004 (PDF)

Scope of Fraud in the Nonprofit Sector

  • Stephanie Strom, "Wall St. Fraud Leaves Charities Reeling," The New York Times, December 15, 2008
  • Stephanie Strom, "Report Sketches Crime Costing Billions: Theft From Charities," The New York Times, March 29, 2008

Report to the Nation

  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, "2020 Report to the Nation"

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