{"id":376,"date":"2015-03-13T20:12:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T00:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bringingfreudtofraud.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2015-03-13T20:14:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T00:14:31","slug":"get-around-to-the-attic-and-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/?p=376","title":{"rendered":"GET AROUND TO THE ATTIC AND GARAGE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Joe Koletar<\/a>) Fox News reported on 3\/11\/15 that the Social Security Administration (SSA) here in the United States has 6.5 million files in its active database for people who are at least 111 years old.<\/p>\n

Obviously, 99.999% of these people have been dead for years, if not decades. But, a soil so rich is ideal territory for weeds. Fox reports numerous instances of relatives continuing to receive benefits intended for the deceased and forging their signatures. Others use these \u201cdead\u201d Social Numbers to get tax rebates and various benefits. Some illegal immigrants simply \u201cbecome\u201d the dead person.<\/p>\n

To use a technical term, it\u2019s a mess.<\/p>\n

Fraud can be a crime of commission or omission. This is not meant to imply ill-intent on the part of organizational leadership. A classic case of fraud by omission is to sell a car and not inform the buyer of prior damage. However, do organization leaders have an affirmative responsibility to clear the ground before too many weeds take root?<\/p>\n

In the Federal Government, there is often a requirement that one avoid conflicts of interest or actions that would create the appearance of a conflict of interest. A somewhat more demanding standard.<\/p>\n

In the A.B.C.\u2019s of Behavioral Forensics<\/a>, we explore the psychological motivations that tend to produce fraudulent behavior. Should we also consider the motivations that produce inattentive behavior, thus increasing the likelihood of fraud? The possibilities seem boundless:<\/p>\n

\u2022 It\u2019s just the way things are.
\n\u2022 The problem has been around forever, long before I got here.
\n\u2022 Not enough resources.
\n\u2022 Technology issues get in the way.
\n\u2022 More important issues to deal with. We\u2019ll get to it someday.<\/p>\n

All good things to remember when your neighbor\u2019s weeds begin to take over your lawn, but it begs the question. Who is your \u201cneighbor,\u201d and where does your \u201cbackyard\u201d begin?<\/p>\n

All fair questions. In this case your \u201cneighbor\u201d is the SSA, and your \u201cbackyard\u201d is your tax bill. Someone has to pay for all this inattention. That would be us. Is it too much to ask that large organizations, public or private, tend to some basic housekeeping? (Such matters are also common in the private sector.) When the occasional revelation, such as SSA, sees the light of day, raise hell! Get in touch with elected representatives or corporate Boards. Demand action.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only your money that is at risk.<\/p>\n

Join us for more insights into behavioral forensics (behind fraud and similar white collar crimes) from the authors of <\/span><\/em>ABCs of Behavioral Forensics<\/span><\/span><\/a> (Wiley, 2013): Sri Ramamoorti, Ph. D., Daven Morrison, M.D., and Joe Koletar, D.P.A., along with Vic Hartman, J.D. These distinguished experts come from the disciplines of psychology, medicine, accounting, law, and law enforcement to explain and prevent fraud. Because we are inspired to bring to light and address the fraud problems in today\u2019s headlines, we encourage our readers to come back and revisit us regularly at BringingFreudtoFraud.com.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(By Joe Koletar) Fox News reported on 3\/11\/15 that the Social Security Administration (SSA) here in the United States has 6.5 million files in its active database for people who are at least 111 years old. Obviously, 99.999% of these people have been dead for years, if not decades. But, a soil so rich is … Continue reading GET AROUND TO THE ATTIC AND GARAGE!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=376"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":383,"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions\/383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringingfreudtofraud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}