Lack of money provides incentive for fraud, but that kind of fraud is usually from outside the company. Inside a company, layoffs usually expose fraud. First,

Lack of money provides incentive for fraud, but that kind of fraud is usually from outside the company. Inside a company, layoffs usually expose fraud. First, money and transactions are scrutinized more. Second, when you remove people who are operating a scam or involved in the scam, the scam is usually exposed when someone who isn't in on it discovers that everything doesn't align.