After more than 30 years conducting fraud investigations, I have learned a lot about fraudsters, their methods, and the companies they work for. Hotlines cut fraud losses in half. Anonymous reporting mechanisms like fraud hotlines decrease the cost of internal […]

Andrew Left made a career out of telling investors which stocks he thought were winners and losers, and people listened. That turned out to be very profitable for Left. A federal jury has now decided that some of those profits […]

Convicted felon and unlicensed doctor Luann Moraski is working again in a medical practice called Juniper Health and Wellness. She is prohibited from providing most medical services that require a professional license since she does not have a license to […]

After nearly six years of litigation, the defamation lawsuit between Tanya Zuckerbrot and social media influencer Emily Gellis Lande has been settled. The terms are remarkable. Gellis will pay Zuckerbrot $500 per month for the next 40 years, for a […]

Every time there is turmoil in the stock market, we hear about allegations of investment fraud. Are there more investment scams occurring, or do market conditions just lead to the discovery of more of these schemes? I’ll guess the latter, […]

Divorces between older couples who have been married a long time are sometimes referred to as “gray divorces.”  Sources say that while divorce rates overall have been dropping in the United States over the last 20 years, among those age […]

The divorce financial analysis is one very specific set of services that can be offered by a forensic accountant. The lifestyle analysis is the process of tabulating and analyzing the income and expenses of the parties. The lifestyle analysis is […]

The notes to financial statements are often lengthy and boring. But they can provide very important information about a company.  On the most basic level, they provide details behind the company’s numbers. But they can also provide clues to fraud […]