Identifying and Preventing Employee Fraud at Plutonium

In reviewing the recent scenario at Plutonium, there appears to be a number of pressures that could make the employee Chris potentially commit fraud. The opportunities that exist to commit fraud by Chris will also be looked at. Some of the rationalizations that Chris may have for committing fraud will also be explored. A look at some of the symptoms that show fraudulent activity may indeed be going on with Chris will be evaluated. Will also be looked at with Chris’s supervisor, Jonathan, could and possibly should have done to eliminate some or all of the opportunities by his staff at Plutonium to commit fraud.

There appears to be a number of pressures that could cause Chris to potentially commit fraud. One of them would be the obvious to even the most casual onlooker. Chris is being paid $15 an hour, and has a family to support along with attending school. This equates to approximately $30,000 per year before taxes, and is barely considered a livable wage for someone with a family and attending school. The type of lifestyle Chris possibly leads can also lead to pressure. Most people in the technology industries usually want

It was commonly known that Chris had more knowledge than his supervisor Jonathan did when it came to clearing up corrupt accounts and possibly become envious of Jonathan’s position with the company. The idea that others have also been in possession of the credit card number may have had Chris feel that the eye of scrutiny would not come down just upon him if it were discovered misuse was taking place with the card. Chris may have believed that he would pay the funds back at a future point in time, so he was, not really stealing, but just borrowing the funds. He may even believe that he was not hurting anyone since Visa International is a big company and has lots of money and would not miss