A company hired a highly qualified accounts payable manager who had been terminated from another company for alleged wrongdoing. Six months later, the manager diverted $120,000 by sending duplicate payments of invoices to a relative. A control that might have prevented this situation would be to:

Select one:

a. Verify educational background for all new employees

b. Adequately check prior employment backgrounds for all new employees

c. Not hire individuals who appear overqualified for a job

d. Check to see if close relatives work for payable vendors