QUESTION 2: PROCUREMENT FRAUD

Jeremiah Bogus is the new Procurement Manager for Construct Anything Limited. However, he has noticed that the internal control mechanism for the company is weak, with the site managers being dominant in their choice of vendors and materials. The domination of the tender process by the site mangers has made it possible to manipulate the process in many different ways. The culture of the organization seems to reflect the illegal gains as legal for just about anybody. There are five(5) site managers, all located within a close geographical range. They meet for lunch often and were university mates. He has brought this matter up to the management, and they have hired you to carry out an investigation.

REQUIRED:

Describe the investigation that you may take, clearly identifying the sources of information and investigative techniques that you plan to use. Also, do highlight the possible limitations that you could face during the investigation.