The investigation of fraud has never been the No. 1 priority for the majority of law enforcement agencies around the world. Would-be police officers do not yearn for the moment they can sit at a desk and investigate fraud; most gravitate to this role. Elected police commissioners and district attorneys do not put fighting fraud central to their election campaign manifestos. The reason is some naively perceive a number of frauds are victimless crimes. Of course, this is nonsense.
Now, in the midst of the crisis presented by the coronavirus pandemic, fraud is on the rise, and nimble-thinking fraudsters are preying upon the vulnerabilities, anxieties, and fears of the public while others exploit opportunities within supply and demand chains. Then there are those who head straight to the big money found in healthcare budgets and government-funded business support schemes.
