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Fraud Detection + Auditing

Fraud detection and auditing that protect the integrity of your program

Detect. Audit. Protect.

One irregular sheet or fabricated record can put an entire petition or field program in question. VFO builds integrity controls into the work itself — and audits it continuously — so problems are found, documented and addressed before anyone else finds them.

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Fraud Detection + Auditing

Quality at scale requires controls at scale.

Large field programs depend on many people working at once. Most do excellent work; the program’s credibility depends on finding the exceptions quickly. That takes systems: audits built into daily operations, patterns reviewed across the whole program and an investigator who knows what irregularities look like.

VFO’s fraud detection, auditing and internal security functions are led by an experienced investigator with a career in law enforcement, backed by 25+ years of combined team experience in quality assurance and fraud detection.

What VFO does

What VFO manages, performs and documents.

  • Circulator-level audits

    Sheets reviewed by circulator so quality issues are traced to their source and corrected.

  • Signature pattern review

    Looking for duplicate signers, repeated handwriting and other patterns that warrant investigation.

  • Canvass data verification

    Checks that identify fabricated or irregular canvass records before they are reported.

  • Field audits

    Supervisory spot-checks of field work while the program is running.

  • Investigation + documentation

    Suspected irregularities investigated, documented and reported to the client and its counsel.

  • Independent review

    Integrity review of petitions or field data produced by other vendors or volunteers.

The audit trail

Every record leaves a trail. Every exception is resolved.

Integrity controls are built into daily operations, not bolted on at the end. Each step leaves a record, so any finding can be traced back to the sheet or the record and to the person behind it.

  1. 01INTAKESheet or canvass record logged on arrival with source, time and handler.Custody entry
  2. 02ATTRIBUTERecord tied to the circulator or canvasser who produced it.Source attribution
  3. 03SCREENChecks for duplicates, repeated handwriting and implausible timing or location patterns.Screen result
  4. 04FLAGAnything irregular is flagged and removed from counts pending review.Exception logged
  5. 05INVESTIGATEFlagged items reviewed by an experienced investigator; field follow-up where appropriate.Investigation note
  6. 06RESOLVECleared, corrected or excluded, and the person behind it coached or removed.Resolution + action
  7. 07REPORTFindings documented and shared with the client and its counsel.Integrity report
VFO integrity controls (conceptual). Legal determinations of fraud are made by the appropriate authorities.

What you receive

Deliverables and reporting.

What a fraud detection + auditing engagement typically produces. The exact scope, formats and cadence are agreed in each engagement.

  1. Integrity report

    Checks applied, exceptions found, how each was resolved and what changed in the field.

  2. Exception log

    Every flagged record with source attribution, the reason it was flagged and its resolution.

  3. Circulator / canvasser audit

    Quality and irregularities by individual, with actions taken.

  4. Independent review findings

    For third-party petitions or data: method, findings and limits stated plainly.

  5. Documentation for counsel

    Investigation records organized for the client’s counsel where needed.

Know the difference

Integrity controls run through everything VFO does.

Fraud detection and auditing protect VFO’s own petition and canvass programs and can be engaged independently. They differ from signature verification, which estimates how many signatures are valid, and from petition challenges, which are formal legal proceedings led by counsel.

The experience behind the work

Years of combined QA + fraud-detection experience
25+
Deployable field professionals
520+
Years of combined field-operations experience
100+

Questions

Fraud Detection + Auditing: common questions.

How does VFO detect petition fraud?

Through layered controls: circulator training and supervision, daily sheet audits, circulator-level quality tracking, signature pattern review and investigation of anything irregular, with documented chain of custody throughout.

What happens when VFO finds an irregular signature or record?

It is flagged, documented and investigated, removed from counts where appropriate and reported to the client and its counsel. VFO does not file or report records it cannot stand behind.

Can VFO audit work done by another vendor?

Yes. VFO can independently review petitions or canvass data produced by volunteers or other vendors, subject to access and lawfully available data.

What kinds of irregularities do audits find?

Common ones include duplicate signers, repeated handwriting across lines, records produced at implausible times or places, and canvass entries that don’t match field activity. Each is investigated before any conclusion is reported.

Will an audit slow our program down?

Audits run alongside the work, so problems are caught early, when they are cheapest to fix. Finding them late, or having someone else find them, costs far more time.

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What we need to scope it.

Share what you have. Partial answers are fine. A VFO leader will respond with what’s realistic and what it will take.

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  • The program to be audited: petition, canvass or both, and whether VFO is running it
  • Volume and timeline
  • Access to records, sheets and any lawfully available data
  • What prompted the review (routine assurance, a specific concern, a challenge)
  • Counsel’s involvement