Why Internal Fraud Often Goes Undetected - and How to Stop It 2022 | Government Technology | 22 September 2022 | Webinar

State and local governments lose billions of dollars a year through fraudulent claims and abuse of government services and benefits. Efforts to fight fraud often focus on combatting external threats, ignoring the very real threat of internal fraud. While this has always been a challenge for state and local governments, significant amounts of new federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and other pandemic relief programs have increased the threat of internal fraud and made finding a solution more pressing.

Employees have the same incentives to commit fraud as outside actors, and they often have increased opportunity to do so. Employees know where security measures are weak or nonexistent and may abuse their access to information to steal from their employers or sell confidential data. Having the right tools in place can help organizations ensure they are adequately protected against the internal fraud risks that often go undetected.

2022 Speakers

Deborah Snyder
Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Cynthia Irizarry
Inspector General, New York City Department of Investigation

Stacey Alles
Manager, Grant Unit Colorado Office of the State Controller

Thomas Stanton
Managing Director, KPMG

2022 Sponsor

• KPMG