It is hard to go a day without someone mentioning the new
popular Netflix series 'The Stranger'. One of the
mysteries which troubles the audience is the money that has gone
missing from the local football club, presumed to have been
stolen. The Stranger is an adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel
and so it is easy to think that the series does not touch on
aspects of real life.Granted, the issues are dramatised, but there
is no denying that insider fraud of this nature happens.
The JSPCA's former CEO was recently jailed for seven years
after he was found to have embezzled £405,000 from the animal
charity. The Jersey Charity Commissioner, John Mills CBE, has since
warned that "having weak internal financial controls and
procedures can make charities susceptible to insider fraud. By
strengthening these procedures and processes, governors can reduce
the risk of it happening".
