Counterfeiting, fraud and related crimes pose significant challenges to virtually every industry. Listed below are facts and figures that highlight specific challenges that face the defense sector.
- The United States in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 recovered a record amount of more than $3.1 billion in settlements and judgments in cases involving allegations of fraud against the government – 20% was in the defense sector.
- In one major U.S Army and Department of Justice Public Corruption / Fraud Case, a military colonel was responsible for $370m in fraud-tainted procurements
- 5 members of CA National Guard responsible for processing pay while unit deployed to Iraq made fraudulent payroll adjustments totaling over $300,000.