The Daily Caller, a Washington D.C. based news site, recently reported allegations of bribery and corruption within the United States Department of Justice. This arises from a situation involving previous allegations of “financial irregularities” within the National Rural Utilities Cooperative […]
The Forensic Accounting Deskbook by Memphis divorce attorney Miles Mason is billed as a guide to financial investigations for family lawyers. This designation sells the book short. The book is an outstanding guide to financial analysis and forensic accounting not […]
Recently I recorded this QuckTip for the Consultants Training Institute, the educational arm of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). I was asked to give a few pointers on how fraud investigators can begin investigations when they […]
I get asked all the time whether I can find hidden bank accounts around the world. The answer is mostly no. Brian Willingham of Diligentia Group wrote a helpful article about this last year, entitled “Can a Private Investigator Get […]
How CFOs can assist independent investigators and not mess up the integrity of the results. By Tracy Coenen, Contributing Editor at CFO.com With the government’s increased focus on ferreting out corporate fraud, companies face a higher risk of gigantic defense […]
Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel When a former Milwaukee Area Technical College employee used her MATC credit card to pay for a car, a wedding trip, computers, home furnishings and other personal items totaling $259,000, the purchases went undetected until […]
Today the Wall Street Journal had a piece about the Texas Supreme Court considering whether to allow people to use fill-in-the-blank forms for divorces, potentially saving them a lot of money in legal fees. It is possible to handle your […]
Recently, my very smart friend and colleague Randy Kessler, Esq. participated in a podcast called Show Me the Money: Helping Clients Find and Protect Assets in a Divorce for the American Bar Association Journal. The podcast focused on finding (and […]
How to determine the right mix of expertise for a fraud investigation. By Tracy Coenen, Contributor to CFO.com It’s every CFO’s worst nightmare: despite your best efforts, your company’s compliance program has failed. There are credible reports of fraud and […]
