Purpose – The purpose of the current study is to assess the efforts to control fraud in the home health care industry … care fraud and abuse. Design/methodology/approach – Attention is given to the history of the home health care industry in … the USA, the types of fraud found in the health care field in general, and the officials who are given the duty of …

the impact of the fraud and explore the legal, regulatory and financial implications of the supervisory lapses. Findings … – The findings in the paper relate to the impact and extent of he Ketan Parekh fraud and the nature and scope of critical … limitations/implications – Various investigations are still underway as regards the Ketan Parekh fraud and several cases are being …

Purpose – The paper aims to demonstrate the causes of failure of some fraud prosecutions. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper provides a review of common contexts within which prosecutions of allegations of fraud are brought and …‐finders. Findings – Several factors are common to many fraud prosecutions which, taken together, make these cases difficult to try and …

who has served as a financial fraud prosecutor, an investigator for the World Bank, and currently as a banking supervisor …

successful legitimate business venture and the successful fraud. Design/methodology/approach – The paper questions whether the …

posed by ECM and accordingly fails to manage those risks. Models for a Fraud Policy and a Fraud Policy Statement are set out … and a higher priority for fraud on the Government agenda for policing is advocated. Originality/value – The paper … addresses the impact fraud has on business and the economies of the world and highlights the threat of financial crime which is …

the fight against fraud. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of types of recent qui tam fraud cases is highlighted for … actual qui tam court cases illustrates the importance of private civil lawsuits in combating fraud committed against the US … against government fraud is emphasized. Originality/value – This paper fills an identified need to inform those involved in …