A bookkeeper in a $3 million retail company had earned the trust of her supervisor, so various
Question:
A bookkeeper in a $3 million retail company had earned the trust of her supervisor, so various functions normally reserved for management were assigned to her, including the authority to authorize and issue customer refunds. She proceeded to issue refunds to nonexistent customers and created documents with false names and addresses. She adjusted the accounting records and stole about $15,000 cash. She was caught when an auditor sent routine confirmations to customers on a mailing list and received an excessive number of “return-to-sender” replies. The investigation disclosed a telling pattern. The bookkeeper initially denied accusations but admitted the crime upon presentation of the evidence.
You are a lawyer for this retail company. Now that her fraud has been detected, would you prosecute her criminally, civilly, or both? What processes would you use to try to recover the $15,000?
Consumer Behavior Building Marketing Strategy
ISBN: 978-0077645557
12th edition
Authors: Delbert Hawkins, David Mothersbaugh