Wanted Employee Thieves

In his book, “Wanted Employee Thieves,” John Capizzi, founder and CEO of Internal Audit Services, Inc., Int’l., outlines his approach to getting employees to confess to their theft and wrongdoing. Part detective, part psychologist, and low-key interrogator, he is able to win the trust of employees who might not be expected to admit to fraud.

Reading about his approach to building rapport with the suspected employee, one would think that confessing fraudulent actions to Capizzi would be much less traumatic than facing a police detective who may not be so skilled in Capizzi’s approach.

Capizzi has developed his approach over many years practicing his craft and studying the best practices of effective interrogators. The entire encounter with the suspect is choreographed, from the initial encounter to the discussion which convinces the employee that the best course of action is to confess to Capizzi and pay restitution. The alternative is to face the criminal justice system including the cost of defense attorneys. There is a high risk that the fraud could go public resulting in embarrassment to the company and personal embarrassment for the individual employee and his or her family.

In many cases, restitution is all that is wanted by companies, not criminal charges brought against the individual. When faced with the alternatives, Capizzi gets his confession.

His client’s get cost effective peace of mind knowing that a costly internal problem has been removed after the fact, or preventive measures have been established and proactively infused into the workforce preventing and/or minimizing future internal problems whereby increasing the financial and competitive strength of the company.

Stanley W. Silverman
Nationally syndicated writer on Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Governance, Former President & CEO of PQ Corporation, Vice Chairman, Drexel University, Founder & CEO, Silverman Leadership

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