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The comprehensive information you need to investigate potential problems that may result in civil or even criminal liability for your organization.

Implementing effective internal investigations is an ongoing challenge for compliance officers. Each investigation presents legal, financial, political, and ethical challenges, which if not handled properly, can destroy the credibility of the investigation, or worse, result in greater legal liability for your organization or you.

With increased government laws and guidelines — including the updated OIG Compliance Program Guidance, the revised Sentencing Guidelines, the False Claims Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and even the Deficit Reduction Act — you can’t afford to gamble with your investigation process.

Here are the practical, convenient, and useful tools you need to get your internal investigations focused and positioned to deliver effective results.

Internal Investigations Handbook helps you effectively respond to allegations and indications of noncompliance by teaching you, step-by-step, how to conduct an orderly internal investigation. With a focus on avoiding mistakes that can create new legal issues, this book and CD-ROM set provides the latest strategies and advice to determine whether an allegation is credible, whether it requires investigation, and how that investigation should be conducted.

This guide will help you:

• Recognize the need for an internal investigation
• Decide who to involve in the internal investigation process
• Organize and conduct the investigation
• Interview employees during the investigation process
• Protect attorney-client privilege and work-product protections
• Evaluate results of the internal investigation
• Respond to problem areas confirmed during the internal investigation
• Implement monitoring processes to ensure future compliance
• Respond to a search warrant

Best of all, you'll receive:

• Best Practice Advice to detect deficiencies and conduct internal investigations that demonstrate integrity
• Tips to maintain compliance with the Compliance Program Guidance, the revised Sentencing Guidelines, the False Claims Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and more
• Checklists to pinpoint areas that you want to develop further!

Among the customizable tools on the included CD-ROM are

• Sample Memos to employees about how to respond to government investigators
• Model Letter to send to fiscal intermediaries when faced with an overpayment
• Sample Board Resolution to use when seeking legal advice

• Books

• Other Corporate Compliance Products