Investigating Allegations of Fraud: Facing Challenges and Avoiding Pitfalls
by Juliette Gust, CFE, PI
Event Date
January 14, 2025
09:00 am – 10:00 am PT
Virtual Training on ZOOM
CPE credits
1
In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, CPE credits will be granted based on a 50-minute hour.
Program Summary
This presentation explores the complexities of fraud investigations, highlighting common challenges and strategies to overcome them. Key points include recognizing red flags, adhering to legal and ethical standards, and employing effective interviewing techniques. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining objectivity, securing evidence, and protecting confidentiality. Practical advice is offered to avoid pitfalls such as confirmation bias, procedural errors, and reputational risks
Speaker Bio
Juliette Gust is the co-founder and President of Ethics Suite, a company that provides an ethics hotline intake and case management platform, as well as other GRC software since 2017. As the former Director of Internal Audit at a Fortune 500 company with more than 180,000 employees across 100 countries, Juliette developed and led the Global Fraud & Investigations team, with investigators reporting to her from China, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Belgium. She was responsible for the company’s business integrity-related whistleblower hotline reports and investigations and played a pivotal role as Project Manager and core member of the company’s Anti-Corruption Compliance Program. Prior to this role, she served as a subject matter expert within PwC’s advisory practice, leading investigations and engagements both domestically and internationally on issues such as anti-money laundering, sanctions compliance, corruption and bribery, embezzlement, and financial statement fraud. Juliette has presented her findings and recommendations to executive boards, federal and state regulatory agencies, and audit committees. A Certified Fraud Examiner since 2007, Juliette has personally conducted or overseen over 2,200 investigations in 75 countries and provided guidance on more than 11,000 employee ethics line reports concerning misconduct, theft, fraud, and employee relations.
