• Expert Fraud Investigation Hits Amazon.com

    My next book, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide won’t be out until February 9, 2009, but it’s already on Amazon.com and available for pre-order. From the product description: A fraud investigation is aimed at examining evidence to determine if […]

  • Identity Theft a Huge Problem for Small Businesses

    TheStreet.com By Lan Nguyen Identity theft is a multibillion-dollar problem affecting 8 million people a year. But experts say it isn’t just a consumer issue. In the thousands of cases prosecuted by the U.S. Secret Service in the past six […]

  • Preserving Some Overstock.com History Again

    From time-to-time, I like to cut and paste from the ever-entertaining stock message boards about Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK). I admit to being a casual observer. I don’t post on those message boards, but do read on occasion. And this exchange was […]

  • Perspectives on the SEC’s No Action Letter to Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK)

    The discussion of the Securities & Exchange Commission’s “no action” letter to Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) continues around the blogosphere. On the one side we have the supporters of the company and wacky CEO Patrick Byrne (whos says “yipikaye” in response to […]

  • From Whistleblower to Charges of Financial Fraud

    The New York Times published a very interesting story about Joseph Ripp, the former AOL CFO who went from being a whistleblower, to finding himself with civil charges of financial fraud. Ripp became a whistleblower in May 2001 when he […]

  • Anatomy of a Fraud Investigation Gone Wrong

    Written by Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF White-Collar Crime Fighter The following is all true – from a case that I worked on. Everything this company did is very common. However, this case is especially instructive by virtue of the […]

  • Let the Faithful Pray There’s No Fraud

    It’s become far too common to hear news reports of financial fraud at churches. Is fraud at religious non-profits increasing, or are we just hearing more about it during a time when the topic of fraud is at the forefront? […]

  • Fraud at Local Church Likely

    One of Milwaukee’s largest Catholic churches is likely the victim of financial fraud at the hands of a now dismissed priest. Leaders at St. John Vianney in Brookfield are urging people not to rush to judgment and to wait until […]

  • Overstock.com’s “Unusual” Financial Statements and Disclosures

    Supporters of Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) can’t seem to get over the fact that the company has never turned a profit and that it is being investigated by the SEC (despite false assertions in the most recent conference call […]

  • Back at #1 in Auditing on Amazon.com

    As the Essentials of Corporate Fraud book tour rolls on, we’re back at #1 in the Auditing category on Amazon.com!