Internal Theft- Atlanta Georgia

Internal theft is a growing problem in all areas of the retail market. There are certain individuals who will accept employment at a company simply to place themselves in a position to steal money or merchandise. Several years ago I had applied for a job with a rather large retailer. After nearly 2 months they finally called me in, interviewed me and gave me the position. After I accepted, the district loss prevention manager and the store manager explained what had taken them so long to call me back.

It appears they had selected another individual for the position before me. This individual had gone through the process and had started working as the store’s loss prevention manager. Within 2 weeks he had managed to steal over $3,000 worth of merchandise. Once they had discovered that it was their new loss prevention manager committing the internal theft they went back through the CCTV footage to see how long he had been doing it. Turns out that he first began stealing from the company on his 2^nd day at work. Amazing! Of course he was subsequently terminated and arrested.

This case goes to show that you can never be too careful and you should never underestimate the drive and determination of a crook. You should always keep a close eye on new hires for 2 reasons: First of all, you have no real frame of reference as to that person’s character. You can’t trust their references and background checks can only tell you that they’ve never been caught before. Second, they’re broke. It can take up to 3 weeks for a new hire to receive their first check. If they weren’t employed previous to taking the job this can be a financially trying time. Keep these factors in mind when looking to eliminate internal theft in your organization.

For more information about internal theft or employee theft or employee theft investigation or corporate fraud investigation contact us at Internal Theft or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia