Certified Fraud Examiner CFE-Investigation Updated Exam

Suspend all employees involved in the investigation pending the investigation's outcome.

Ensure that the investigation is conducted at the direction of, or under the supervision of. a government official

Avoid using email or other electronic means to transmit confidential case information

Implement a blanket policy prohibiting all employees from discussing anything related to employee investigations

The interpretation of an interview subject's reactions requires specific skills on the part of the interviewer.

The observation of a subjects body language is often just as important as the observation of the words used by the subject.

Emotive words should be used early in the interview to observe the respondents emotional reaction.

To effectively observe reactions, an interviewer should move from less sensitive to more sensitive questions as the interview progresses.

Shane should conduct a forensic shutdown of his computer to preserve the metadata in the social networking sites.

Shane should preserve the information from the social networking sites so that it can be established as authentic if used in court.

Shane should email himself the links of the postings so that he can retrieve them later.

Shane should preserve the information by saving the links of the postings in his 'bookmarks"

Explain that the respondent will be subject to discipline if they do not participate

Stress that the interview will be short.

Caution the witness that avoidance of the interview will be considered suspicious.

Inquire about a more convenient time