• Correlation Between Gambling and Fraud?

    Employee fraud always has a “cause.” The “cause” is the motive, desire, or need that is being filled by the theft from one’s employer. A need doesn’t have to be a true need in order for fraud to occur, but […]

  • Grocery Store Theft By School District Executive

    Retail theft isn’t part of my work as a fraud investigator. But it’s a type of fraud so it’s fair game for this blog. Yesterday I was stunned by this story. Kevin Deering, the Executive Director of Educational Services for […]

  • Brett LaChappelle: Finally a Felon

  • R. Kelly Shows Us the Importance of Tracing Funds

    I’ve become really good at tracing funds through multiple bank accounts with tens of thousands of transactions. The goal is to find where the money went, and if we’re lucky find evidence of hidden accounts. I usually find a hidden […]

  • Using AI in Accounting? The ScaleFactor Scam

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere. And companies that find new or better ways to use AI will create advantages for themselves, largely because it may give them the ability to scale things a reduced cost, and also because it may […]

  • Plexus

    Plexus sells weight loss products, supplements, and Jyome skincare products. Plexus Income Disclosure Statement 2015 Plexus Income Disclosure Statement 2016 Plexus Income Disclosure Statement 2018 Plexus Income Disclosure Statement 2019 Plexus Income Disclosure Statement 2020 If you have any income […]

  • Stella & Dot

    Stella & Dot sells jewelry, handbags, and other accessories for women. It was founded in 2003 by Jessica Herrin, and Blythe Harris joined the company in 2007. The company calls its distributors Independent Stylists. 2014 Income Disclosure Statement 2015 Income […]

  • West Allis School District Will Steal Your Money… Twice

    Years ago, I wrote regularly about Milwaukee Public Schools and their penchant for wasting taxpayer money. The district portrays itself as poor, with an annual budget of more than $1 billion and spending that exceeds $14,00 per child with horrible […]

  • Support for Dr. John McAdams of Marquette University

    I am a proud graduate of Marquette University (both undergraduate and graduate), and currently serve as an adjunct instructor in the accounting program. I love my alma mater deeply, but I cannot stand by and watch the treatment of Dr. […]

  • Rigging a Contest, Jennifer McKinney Style

    Remember our favorite serial scammer, MckMama?  Well, the infamous Jennifer McKinney is back and is scamming the sheeple again. (Who am I kidding? She never STOPPED scamming businesses and consumers.) We’ve talked here at length about Jennifer and Israel McKinney’s […]