3.00 Credits
A study of the statutes and common law principles involved in prosecuting fraud through both criminal and civil systems, as well as the legal pitfalls one may encounter in conducting an investigation. The course includes an overview of the United States legal system, laws related to fraud, individual rights during an examination, criminal prosecution for fraud, the civil justice system, basic rules of evidence, and testifying as an expert witness, as well as the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence