Praetor Forensic Auditing (PFA), headed by Bas A.S. van Leeuwen (LL.M., Esq.), attorney at law and forensic auditor, is the specialist investigating and litigating bureau tackling the top level of serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption. The attorney focuses on fraud with a financial dimension, including tax fraud (Sections 68 and 69, General State Taxes Act), money laundering (Section 420bis et seq., Criminal Code) and forgery (Section 225, Criminal Code). He has also a wideranging experience in defending clients in criminal investigations into related offences, including deception/embezzlement (Sections 326 and 321, Criminal Code), bankruptcy fraud (Section 340 et seq., Criminal Code), corruption (Sections 177 and 328ter, Criminal Code), breaches of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act and sanctions legislation (Sections 1, 1a and 2, Economic Offences Act), and breaches of the Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, Official Journal No. L.119 of 4 May 2016, p. 1 et seq. (General Data Protection Regulation).
Suppliers are essential to providing companies with what they need to conduct business, however, they also pose their own set of fraud
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MoreAbout Fraud
There is no universal definition of fraud in law and definitions and scope what constitutes fraud vary from one jurisdiction to another. There
MoreFraud perpetrators usually cannot be distinguished from other people on the basis of demographic or psychological characteristics. People that commit fraud are
MorePeople commit fraud because of a combination of perceived pressure, rationalization and opportunity. The majority of frauds starts small as the result
MorePeople typically become involved in already existing fraud schemes as a result of power that is exercised on them by another individual.
MoreMost organizations do not have a comprehensive approach to preventing and deterring Fraud. In fact, most companies don’t think about fraud until
MoreCreating a culture of honesty, openness, and assistance includes three (3) factors: (1) hiring honest people and providing fraud awareness training; (2)
MoreThe five (5) ways to eliminate Fraud opportunities are: (1) having good internal controls; (2) discouraging collusion between employees and customers or
MoreVery few organizations actively audit for Fraud. Rather, their auditors are content to conduct financial, operational and compliance audits and to investigate
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MoreA comprehensive fraud-fighting approach
In order to prevent, deter and mitigate Corporate Fraud, organizations have to (a) assess their corporate fraud risk, (b) set-up and strengthen
MoreVAN LEEUWEN LAW FIRM assists clients with criminal matters, administrative supervision and enforcement cases, and internal and external investigations. Cases involving accusations
MorePRAETOR FORENSIC AUDITING combines specialist knowledge and years of experience in the various disciplines of compliance, monitoring and enforcement. It provides the
MorePRAETOR FORENSIC AUDITING advises clients on ways to mitigate their exposure to fraud with a financial dimension, including tax fraud (Sections 68
MorePRAETOR FORENSIC AUDITING leverages proven methodologies, as well as innovative and proprietary technologies, to identify relevant investigative and dispute resolution evidence in
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