• Signs of Fraud

    There are many signs of fraud occurring within companies or with individuals. What are some of the signs we may see that indicate fraud is occurring? During a fraud investigation I am looking for signs that things are wrong. What […]

  • Article at CFO.com: Are Your Employees Committing Fraud?

    There’s a good chance fraud may be occurring under your nose. How to get better at preventing it from happening on your watch. Tracy L. Coenen – CFO Magazine Internal fraud is a huge risk to companies. Experts estimate that […]

  • Common Sense in Internal Investigations

    Last week Mike Volkov had a great post on his blog about using common sense in your internal investigations. Mike is an FCPA expert, and the guy you want to go to if your company is the target of a […]

  • Article at CFO.com: Taking on Fraud Probes Without Interfering

     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 […]

  • Taking on Fraud Probes Without Interfering

  • Steal and Conceal: MATC Procurement Director Fraud

    Today the Journal Sentinel ran a story about the fraud perpetrated on Milwaukee Area Technical College (and taxpayers) by Kristin Semits, the procurement director. Seimits is accused of stealing more than $259,000j over a 7 year period using her P-card […]

  • Article at CFO.com: Investigating a Compliance Failure

    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 […]

  • Investigating a Compliance Failure

    How to determine the right mix of expertise for a fraud investigation. Tracy L. Coenen – CFO Magazine 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 […]

  • IFRS and Fraud: More Challenges, More Risks

    Written by Tracy Coenen, CPA, CFF AICPA Corporate Finance Insider Newsletter Reasonable accountants can disagree about whether a move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will improve financial reporting. One key concern is that principles-based financial statements are much more […]

  • Compliance Week: Koss Embezzlement and Small Company Internal Controls

    Today’s Compliance Week article, “SEC Pursues Small Company Over Lax Internal Controls,” [subscription required] discusses the SEC settlement with Koss Corp over the $34 million embezzlement by former Vice President of Finance Sujata (Sue) Sachdeva. The article explains the settlement, […]