You determine that an employee of the company, Elaine, allegedly defrauded the company of R180,000. Elaine used her own notebook computer, which was linked onto the company's network to feed false insurance claims into the computer. She used her position of trust and her knowledge of the claims system to execute the fraud. She used false names and the addresses of herself, her father, and her boyfriends.

The fact that several payments were made to the same addresses made you suspicious.

(a) Explain how you would use this evidence to ensure that it will be admissible as evidence in the fraud case.

(b) When previously confronted by sergeant Frank (peace officer) Elaine told him that she regretted what she did, but she needed the money to buy food for her children. Discuss the admissibility of this evidence

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a Ensuring the Admissibility of Evidence To ensure the admissibility of evidence in the fraud case its crucial to follow proper procedures and adhere ... View the full answer