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The Board of Directors—
First Line of Defense against
Fraud and Corruption
INTRODUCTION
In previous chapters we identied what constitutes a Red Flag in the vari-
ous activities and documents that an organization might generate in the
normal course of business. In this chapter we focus on encouraging mem-
bers of the board to screen and scrutinize Red Flags and explain why
it is important to discover fraud, corruption, or illegal activity within
their organizations at an early stage so that serious repercussions can
be averted.
RED FLAGS AND DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
One of the core obligations of any member of the board is to work toward
establishment of a structured compliance management system related
to the prevention of fraud. This obligation, ...