Companies engaged in financial statement fraud sometimes use creative phrases to legitimize or cover up what they’re doing. Examples include: Aggressive accounting – We’re following the rules, but pushing the limits to make the financial statements look as good as […]

In a typical divorce with one or both of the spouses having traditional jobs and earning middle to upper class wages, the calculation of alimony and child support are pretty easy. States have charts or standard percentages that are applied […]

Intent is one of the keys to a fraud case. False statements alone are not enough. Prosecutors must show the defendant knew the statements were false and made them to gain an advantage. In the Letitia James mortgage fraud case, […]

Sam Antar was the first professional to report on the Letitia James mortgage fraud case because he was the person who uncovered it.  Although the media tries to report on the case, they keep getting it wrong, and it is […]

Forensic accountant Sam Antar is the person who uncovered the Letitia James mortgage fraud, despite the fact that most media fails to mention it. James was indicted by a grand jury last week, and the New York Times wrote an […]

Wendy Osefo of the Real housewives of Potomac was indicted on seven counts of insurance fraud, eight counts of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and one count of false statement to a police officer on Thursday. Her husband, Edward Osefo, […]

A few of the videos I will post here are what I like to call “Accounting 101.” They have some basic accounting information for those who need a bit of a primer on how the accounting process works. This video […]

World Aid Runners presents itself as a humanitarian lifeline in war-torn Ukraine… a U.S.-based nonprofit operating a “Free Store at the Front” in Kherson, where civilians displaced by Russia’s invasion can receive food, medicine, and clothing. The group is led […]

After an internal fraud is discovered and fully investigated, a company and its employees must move forward. That might seem like a simple thing to do, but it is not always quite that easy. The financial blow of an internal […]

In a corporate fraud investigation, the most abundant source of information about the fraud will likely come from internal records of the company. Remember, of course, that the internal records will be not only be paper records, but will be […]