Fraud at ABC Company

  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.