The costs of a large internal corruption investigation can, and often do, overshadow even significant fines levied by regulators. When faced with an internal investigation that requires outside forensic investigators, a company’s ability to create effective relationships with those consultants can significantly influence the final cost of the investigation. In an interview with the Anti-Corruption Report, Sara Putnam of PwC shares an accountant’s view of an FCPA investigation. Putnam describes the tools a company can provide investigators to make the investigation more effective, discusses how an investigation team can be designed, addresses data privacy issues and more. For a former prosecutor’s take on internal investigations, see “Former Prosecutor Nathaniel Edmonds Shares His Internal Anti-Corruption Investigation Strategies” (May 13, 2015).