Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook - by Charles E Piper (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook provides investigative insight and guidance on how to conduct thorough and complete investigations. The methods taught will allow investigators to solve more cases - even with fewer resources. The author teaches how investigators should perform as many as ten different types of investigations simultaneously: 1. Criminal, 2. Civil, 3. Administrative, 4. ID similar wrongful acts by same suspect, 5. ID other wrongful acts by same suspect, 6. ID others who have committed same wrongs as suspect, 7. Project others who might commit similar acts in future, 8. ID Waste/Abuse, 9. ID Systemic Weaknesses (Cause/Contributing Factors), 10. Consider improvements/corrections to be made (to ensure the wrong does not reoccur)"--

Book Synopsis

Get federal investigative insight and guidance on conducting thorough investigations and case-building

The ability to conduct thorough and effective investigations is a skill that has become increasingly in-demand across many industries. At the same time, investigative resources are dwindling as markets recede. Regulation and financial hurdles impede traditional investigation processes. Even seasoned professionals are finding themselves overtasked or lacking the experience to pursue the types of cases that are accumulating.

In Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook: Operation War Stories, author Charles E. Piper, CFE provides insight and guidance on how to conduct thorough and complete investigations while juggling a caseload. Piper served over 30 years in law enforcement-including 20 as an award-winning Federal Special Agent-Criminal Investigator. His wide array of experience allows him to lend a high-level perspective to the art and science of professional investigations of criminal, civil, and administrative cases. In the book, Piper provides guidance on conducting thorough and complete investigations (even with fewer resources) and spotting red flags that often indicate big-picture problems. Piper also shows how to:

• Identify the suspect's other wrongful acts (similar and otherwise)
• Identify similar wrongful acts committed by others, and predict future occurrences
• Identify systemic weaknesses, waste, and abuse
• Identify changes and corrections necessary to prevent future occurrences

The book includes Piper's real-life investigative examples to illustrate important concepts. Whether the matter is public, private, or military, the same basic investigative principles apply. Things that may seem totally unrelated may hold the keys that crack the cases. The Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook: Operation War Stories provides the acumen and judgment required to pick up on these clues and successfully conclude investigations.

From the Back Cover

Conducting an effective fraud investigation is an invaluable, in-demand skill that is useful across a wide range of industries. In Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook: Operation War Stories, Retired Special Agent Charles E. Piper takes readers on a journey to becoming a successful investigator through engaging storytelling and proven investigative techniques. Based on 35 years of experience in law enforcement and criminal investigations, Piper frames his methodologies using a collection of "war stories" that detail on-the-job successes and failures ranging from serious to sarcastic to downright humorous.

The Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook provides current and future investigators, auditors, and fraud fighters with an insider's view of the profession from an award-winning investigator who lived it himself. Learning from the experiences of others, Piper says, is the best way to approach a new skill. The book's pages are wrought with professional insight gained from decades of experience that includes the author's work as a Federal Special Agent focusing on fraud investigations, a city police officer responding to dangerous felony offenses, a U.S. Army investigator, a supervisory detective and as a private investigator. His war stories bring to life his detailed descriptions of investigative practices, methodologies, techniques, and approaches and help readers see practical applications of these skills in the real world.

Piper's goal is to help new and veteran investigators expand their entire investigative efforts through smart techniques and to carry those skills with them as they move forward in their careers. His "Piper Method" for conducting investigations teaches investigators how to solve more cases than ever before, even when fewer resources are available. Covering a wide range of investigations, from criminal to civil to everything in between, the Investigator and Fraud Fighter Guidebook is the perfect reference guide for investigators and fraud fighters across the globe to help them learn to conduct more thorough and complete investigations in every functional area and industry.

About the Author

CHARLES E. PIPER, CFE, CRT is the owner of Charles Piper's Professional Services located in West Tennessee. He's had a distinguished 30-year career in law enforcement including 20 years as a Special Agent-Criminal Investigator with the Department of Defense (DoD) where he received numerous awards and recognition. Piper has provided training to law enforcement officers, investigators, fraud fighters, businesses, and others. He's also written feature anti-fraud and investigative articles for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' "Fraud Magazine." Currently serving as a private investigator, consultant, and trainer, Piper also enjoys helping others fight against fraud while sharing his personal and unique investigative war stories.