Question

In one of the cases in the textbook, Swainler's Technology discovered that someone had stolen 1,400 hard drives from its computer warehouse. In order to collect on its theft insurance policy, the company had to show that the theft was an outside job. Before the insurance company paid Swainler's claim, it hired an independent investigator, who ultimately found that the hard drives were stolen and sold by Swainler's marketing manager, Frederic Boucher. How did the investigator identify Boucher's involvement?

a. Boucher's ex-wife found out and contacted Swainler's board of directors.
b. A former employee of Swainler's went to work for a competitor and told his manager about Boucher's involvement.
c. The investigator found telephone calls made by Boucher to a warehouse where some of the stolen drives had been traced.
d. Investigators found a large cash deposit in Boucher's bank account around the time that the drives went missing.

Answer 1

The independent investigator found Frederic Boucher's involvement in the theft of hard drives by tracing telephone calls he made to a warehouse where the stolen drives were located.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case described in the textbook involving Swainler's Technology, the independent investigator identified Frederic Boucher's involvement in the theft of 1,400 hard drives by finding telephone calls made by Boucher to a warehouse. This was not just any warehouse, but specifically one where some of the stolen drives had been traced to. The significance of these calls linked Boucher to the crime and undermined the initial belief that the theft was an outside job, a requirement for the company to collect on its theft insurance policy. This discovery would likely have been part of a broader investigation incorporating various data points and evidence, and it highlighted the need for thorough oversight and verification before paying out insurance claims, especially in incidents involving potential internal actors.