Inside out – an investigation research strategy

Veronica Morino (veronica.morino@hibis.com) has worked on detection, prevention and investigation of international fraud and corruption for almost 20 years. Convinced, by experience, that raising awareness and focusing on prevention is far more cost-effective than investigation, she specialises in strengthening corporate defences against fraud and corruption. This includes the development of holistic desktop investigative research and analysis tools to explore organisations, business partners, suppliers and customers at a fraction of the resources normally associated with investigation. She is co-author of “The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption”, published by Routledge (formerly Gower) in 2011. The author would like to thank Asia Chernova for her assistance in the preparation of this article.

The internet offers access to seemingly infinite open source intelligence that investigators can tap into but Veronica Morino of Hibis argues that its effective use must be guided by reference to the information that an organization already holds internally.