What is the issue? What is the missing puzzle that must be solved by your investigation? Who are the suspects? Will matters go to court? Who do you need on your team? What is the issue? A good investigator starts with defining the issue. What exactly happened? Click here to see the issue definition. For the issue, one is able to establish the investigator’s puzzle. To solve a case, you need to know who did what, where, when, how and why? For a theft case, you know what (theft has occurred), where (at a specific location), when (you know the…

Why did you send the email with passwords in January 2019 when you know they are not supposed to be sent? You said you were in Kampala on March 1st, 2020, right? We see you made several calls to the key suspect, why were you calling at 9 pm and talking for long duration? Blah blah blah… You can see a mediocre interviewer instantly. They lack an interview strategy. The best part of any investigation is suspect interviewing. However, many investigators, auditors, fraud examiners, lawyers, prosecutors, and other accountability enforcement professionals have a poor interview and cross-examination skills. The results…