By Stephen Shepherd, Marketing –
While living as a foreign exchange student in Brazil, I attended a class called Corporate Social Responsibility. I knew virtually nothing about the topic and was curious to know if Brazilian corporations actually had a moral conscience.
I doubted it, especially after living there and witnessing the ... Read More
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By Adam Decker, Marketing −
Political consultant Tom Lindenfeld has been implicated in a federal investigation into corruption, with allegations regarding the 2007 Philadelphia mayoral campaign. It’s alleged he was involved in a conspiracy to funnel funds to the campaign coffers of Rep. Chaka Fattah (D).
Court documents in the federal case ... Read More
October 24, 2014Jeff Pizzino
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Converus and its new Premier Service Provider (PSP), Consultores Asociados en Seguridad y Servicios S.A. de C.V. (CASS), held a standing-room only event Oct. 22 in the NH Hotel in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Sixty-three people attended, coming from varied companies including Alfa, Cablevision, Chrysler, FEMSA, Home Depot and Heineken. Attendees ... Read More
October 23, 2014Jeff Pizzino
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By Daniel Rabanales, Marketing −
A coalition of NGOs has come together in the Czech Republic with a lofty goal in mind: reconstruct the government and eradicate corruption. The slogan for this campaign is: “We have a plan to end corruption. And we need your help to make it happen.”
The ... Read More
October 22, 2014Russ Warner
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Jeff Pizzino, APR, Chief Communications Officer –
Sixty-three representatives from big companies in Mexico attended a Converus, standing-room only event Oct. 22 in Monterrey, Mexico. Converus co-hosted the event with its new partner in the area, Consultores Asociados en Seguridad y Servicios S.A. de C.V. (CASS).
Far and Wide
People came from varied ... Read More
October 22, 2014Russ Warner
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More than a 100 professional polygraph examiners flocked to Colombia-based Latinamerican Polygraph Institute’s (LPI) Oct. 21 lie detection conference, which featured Converus’ EyeDetect technology. Converus Science Team Member Dr. David Raskin also spoke at the event. He’s world-renown for his work in investigating and developing improvements to the polygraph.
The conference ... Read More
October 22, 2014Jeff Pizzino
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Technology startup Converus, creators of a new lie detection technology called EyeDetect, has added to its executive ranks. Ben Stout has joined as the new chief technology officer (CTO). Prior to Converus, Stout served as the CTO for MediConnect Global for 14 years.
October 21, 2014Jeff Pizzino
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By Stephen Shepherd, Marketing –
This week in marketing class we reviewed the fraud triangle, a model that illustrates the key factors required for fraud to occur: pressure, opportunity and rationalization.
To Give an Example
Let’s say a trusted employee is tempted to embezzle a certain sum of company funds to make ends ... Read More
October 20, 2014Russ Warner
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By Devin Ballam, Marketing −
Corruption is a huge financial problem around the world and sometimes leads to other tragedies ― such as the death of a loved one. Catching the problem before it gets to this point is key.
From Corruption to Tragedy
Recent corruption in China has led some government officials ... Read More
October 17, 2014Russ Warner
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By Daniel Rabanales, Marketing —
Fraud takes many forms and often comes when you least expect it. The results of fraud are always detrimental, but they can also be deadly.
Medicare fraud involves staggering amounts of money, and in some cases affects the very lives of patients.
Cancer Fraud in the Midwest
A recent ... Read More
October 15, 2014Russ Warner
Converus (“with truth”) provides scientifically validated credibility assessment technologies that help protect countries, corporations and communities from corruption, crime and threats.