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·         The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that $50 billion dollars are lost annually due to employee theft and fraud.

·         Also reported by The U.S. Chamber of Commerce - that 20% of all businesses fail due to internal theft and fraud.

·         According to an Ernst & Young Report, "White Collar Crime:  Loss Prevention Through Internal Control" a rule of thumb says that a company loses 1% to 3% of its sales to crime -- most committed by or in collusion with employees.

·         According to K.C. Bettencourt, undercover investigator and author of Theft & Drugs in the Workplace, one in three employees steal and it's rising 5% a year.  Additionally, his studies showed that 20-25% of the work force will cheat when the potential gains are high and supervision is low.   Furthermore, about 10% will cheat no matter what.

·         The Wall Street Journal reported that up to 75% of all employees steal at least once--half of these, at lease twice.

·         In employee surveys conducted by academics and other specialists, as many as 43% of workers interviewed admitted stealing from their employers.  75% of internal theft goes undetected.

·         FBI reports that employee theft is the fasting growing crime in the U.S.