Week 5 - As part of your investigation into fraud at ABC Company

W52

At least 3 paragraphs long with 3 peer-reviewed references.

As part of your investigation into fraud at ABC Company you have been asked by your supervisor to retrieve information from one of the suspect's computers. You are a brand new fraud examiner and were hired 1 week ago.  During your retrieval of the information you accidentally delete a very important file. This file is considered the key to the case. What would you do at this point? What specific items in the Code of Professional Ethics and/or Code of Professional Standards may you have violated in this situation? Be sure to use authoritative sources and include elements found in the Fraud Examiners Manual in your discussion.