The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about the Hutterites, a group of people closely related to the Amish. There are about 49,000 of them, and they are Anabaptist Christians living in the northern U.S. plains and in Canada. […]
A public company which shall remain nameless is currently searching for new independent auditors. Is your auditing firm interested? Here are some notable facts about the company. Please email me if you’d like information on this new potential client!!! This […]
Accounting Crossing By Amit Agarwal A certified public accountant and a nationally recognized expert in fraud investigation, Tracy Coenen is a successful entrepreneur. She has worked in the area of forensic accounting for more than 10 years and has been […]
Mike Nifong, the former Durham County district attorney prosecuting the Duke University lacrosse witch hunt, has been held in criminal contempt of court for lying to the judge during the proceedings. He was sentenced to a whopping one day in […]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel did a story on poverty, and shared the tale of woe of Jonniemae Ashford. She’s a 41-year-old grandmother raising 5 of her grandchildren. She says she takes home $187 every two weeks as a patient care […]
A growing problem for companies is the presence of corporate moles – – employees who are stealing information and giving or selling it to outsiders (especially competitors). Anti-fraud software maker Actimize conducted a survey on this issue, and included 40 […]
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Yes, you read that correctly. Home Depot fired (former) employee Dustin Chester, who worked at a store in Murfreesboro, TN, after he apprehended a thief. Last week, Dustin saw a man with a crowbar by a soda machine in front […]
Yesterday, a judge ruled that the IRS was not entitled to see workpapers that were deemed work product. This is a very important ruling in tax matters. “Work product” is used in legal cases to protect papers that you don’t […]
Those who have been involved in high-profile fraud investigations and general scam-busting are used to getting threats. The wackos typically like to threaten jobs, reputations, and families, and the levels to which they will stoop seem to have no lower […]
