Fraud and Embezzlement in Local Government

The number of crimes committed internally each year is staggering and the consequences of it happening at your organization can be significant.

By David Ross, ICMA-CM | Apr 01, 2022 (PM Magazine)

Theft of cash. Theft of fuel. Ransomware attacks. Successful spear phishing schemes. Electronic vendor payment fraud. Expense reimbursement schemes. Purchasing and fraudulent return schemes. Theft of inventory. These are each common in local government in recent years, and the problem seems to be getting worse. Many of the recent local government fraud and embezzlement cases are for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars. (Read full article at icma.org/pm)