• Data Sleuth: Using Data in Forensic Accounting Engagements and Fraud Investigations

    It’s time pre-order the most valuable fraud investigation and forensic accounting book you will ever read. I had the privilege of previewing Leah Wietholter’s book Data Sleuth: Using Data in Forensic Accounting Engagements and Fraud Investigations. She has knocked this […]

  • Fatburger and Johnny Rockets Family Under Investigation for Fraud and Money Laundering

    Andrew Wiederhorn, CEO of the company that owns Fatburger, Johnny Rockets, and Round Table Pizza restaurants is under federal investigation for securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. What makes this story so interesting is that Wiederhorn already […]

  • Fraudsters on Repeat

    Have you ever wondered how someone defrauds a business of a bunch of money, and then gets hired by another company that gives the person authority over money so they can embezzle all over again? Me too! This Milwaukee-area story […]

  • Unorthodox Divorce Shenanigans

    The same day Julia Haart, star of Netflix reality series “My Unorthodox Life,” was accused of illegally withdrawing $850,000 from an account at Elite World Group, she filed for divorce from her husband Silvio Scaglia. Haart was the CEO of […]

  • The Face of Forensic Accounting

    In October 2017, Tracy Coenen appeared in Milwaukee Magazine’s Faces of Milwaukee feature. What a fun piece to revisit! When you need to find lost or hidden money, forensic accountant Tracy Coenen is the detective you want on your side. […]

  • Prenup In a Box

    Last month, a company called HelloPrenup was featured on Shark Tank and received an investment of $150,000 Nirav Tolia and Kevin O’Leary in exchange for 15% ownership. Maybe as important as the investment itself was the exposure the company got […]

  • Dave Ramsey Still Sucks

    Eight years ago, I wrote a piece about how financial guru Dave Ramsey sucks because he supports multi-level marketing. I was hoping that since then, things may have changed. They haven’t. Dave has even gone further with his support and […]

  • NBA Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan Defrauded

    Last week Thursday, 19 people were charged in federal court with defrauding the National Basketball Association Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of almost $4 million. The charges are conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. One defendant, […]

  • Hollywood Ponzi Scheme Guilty Plea

    The big news in Hollywod is a D-List actor named Zach Avery (legal name Zachary Horowitz) who is set to plead guilty to a Ponzi scheme in which he collected $650 million from about 250 investors. That’s a lot of […]

  • MLM Income Disclosure Statements Updated Again

    For years I’ve been collecting income disclosure statements issued by multi-level marketing (MLM) companies. These are the proof that you have almost no chance of making money in MLM, no matter what the company or product. Across the board, you […]