A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Julia Haart, the star of the Netflix series My Unorthodox Life, her divorce from Silvio Scaglia, and the argument over their company Elite World Group. It all started when Haart was fired […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
My investigations are rooted in financial documents, as I am most often trying to trace money and figure out where it went. (Thus, my unofficial tagline of: “I find money!”) But incorporated into the financial investigations is often background investigative […]
Last week I wrote about the billionaire divorce I worked on, as the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce story made headlines. These cases are once-in-a-lifetime cases, although last year I had an opportunity to work on one again. But after […]
Coming up on Monday, October 19: How-To Guide to Fraud Investigations course at CPA Crossings. This is a 2 hour online course, and is the third in a 4 part series on conducting #fraud investigations. This is your chance to […]
Coming up on Thursday Oct. 15: Starting a Fraud Investigation course at CPA Crossings. This is a 2 hour online course. It is the second in a 4 part series on conducting fraud investigations, but don’t worry… the 4 courses […]
This Thursday Sept. 3: Becoming a Fraud Investigator course at CPA Crossings. This is a 2 hour online course, and is the first in a 4 part series on conducting fraud investigations. It is jam packed with forensic accounting information, […]
