Occupational fraud perpetrators working in the board of directors caused median losses of 500,000 U.S. dollars for the victim companies. This makes them the department of perpetrators that cause the highest median losses in 2020 and 2021. Fraudsters working in the executive or upper management department also caused median losses of 500,000 U.S. dollars.
Median losses in occupational fraud cases worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by department of perpetrator
(in U.S. dollars)
Departments with fewer than ten cases were omitted
Respondents were asked about the single largest occupational fraud case they had investigated between January 2020 and September 2021.
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