How to deal with employees in a criminal syndicate

South Africa

For any criminal syndicate looking to target a business, there are few things more valuable than having access to a company insider. Whether they are able to plant someone inside the organisation by filling a vacant position or are able to draw an existing employee into their criminal enterprise, having that insider power makes their lives a lot easier.

You only have to look at the outcomes of the Zondo state capture commission or the recent reporting of fraudulent purchases at Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng to see how costly a corrupt employee, or one with ties to a criminal syndicate, can be. The more signing power and access to financial functions, the more damage they can do.

Knowing that, what legal options do organisations have available to them when they discover that an employee — or group of employees— has created, or colluded with, a criminal syndicate, beyond simply laying criminal charges?

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