Third-party fraud is the exposure that arises when the wrongdoing sits with a supplier, distributor or joint-venture partner rather than your own staff: contractual limits on your power to investigate, evidence and personnel beyond your control, shared liability for their conduct, and relationships that may be commercially vital. For a board this matters because the company can be on the hook for a partner's fraud while having least access to the facts. This report explains how third-party fraud is handled in your chosen jurisdiction and industry, the contractual, anti-bribery and liability frameworks that attach, the audit-right and due-diligence practices that create leverage, realistic exposure ranges, and guidance on engaging counsel, forensic accountants and investigators when the evidence and the suspect lie outside your own walls.
Reference material for informed readers, not advice.
