Riva, a CFE, uncovered material internal control deficiencies that were material but unrelated to the kickback scheme she was investigating. In her final report to management, Riva included information about the deficiencies despite their being unrelated to the situation she was hired to investigate.

Dee, a CFE, accepted an assignment to conduct a fraud examination within a manufacturing company. Because she rushed to complete the investigation, she overlooked key items of evidence and failed to uncover a fraud scheme.

Derrick, a CFE, was hired by a client to conduct a fraud examination but found nothing abnormal. A year later, he received a court order to provide the client's file to the court. Derrick complied with the court order despite not having the client's authorization to provide the file.

All of the above are violations.