Category Archives: Fraud

Topics and issues related to business fraud

Election Fraud

Thoughts on Election Fraud

Also posted in Election Fraud, Types of Fraud, fraud prevention | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Role Models

Our elected representatives ARE role models, and should be treated just like the rest of us.

Posted in Fraud | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A Special Place…

We should not be surprised by the prevalence of stealing in our society. A priest was just charged with stealing $1.3 million in seven years.

Also posted in Employee Risk, Internal Controls, Must Read | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Stealing a Little from Many

Millions of very small transactions is a viable fraud scheme

Posted in Fraud | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Honest Services Law

Find honest people to provide honest services.

Also posted in Business Risk, Employee Risk | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Internal Controls Are Like Seatbelts

Internal controls are like seat belts, they only work if you use them.

Also posted in Internal Controls | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Orion Butt Fungi I & II

Link to a well written article on the prevalence of fraud in our society

Also posted in Must Read | Leave a comment

Hidden File Tricks

How to display hidden files in Windows

Also posted in Fraud Detection | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Think Value, Not Cash

A fraud scheme can target anything of value, not just cash.

Also posted in Types of Fraud | Tagged , | Leave a comment

You’re Not Stupid! - Fraud Story

I was called in on a fraud audit for a small college. They had just changed auditors (after 25 years), and the new senior accountant on the engagement asked the CFO to explain a transaction. When he went back to his cubicle, the senior couldn’t make sense of the explanation, and went back to ask [...]

Also posted in Types of Fraud | Tagged | Leave a comment