The New York based law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman was indicted in Los Angeles yesterday for twenty years of activities, including a conspiracy to give kickbacks to lead plaintiffs in securities class-action cases. It is alleged that […]

Daniel Petrocelli, the lead defense attorney for former Enron president Jeffrey Skilling, tried to convince the jury on Tuesday to acquit Skilling and Kenneth Lay of all charges stemming from the company’s failure and alleged accounting fraud. He claims that […]

Kathryn Ruemmler, one of the federal prosecutors active in the trial of former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, told the jury in closing arguments that the defendants lied “over and over and over again” to investors and employees. […]

Nancy Paquette, an insurance agent with American Family Insurance, committed fraud in order to become one of the company’s top agents. She opened policies without the consent of people to boost her sales figures. A coworker suspected something was wrong […]

A long post, compliments of the Wall Street Journal. I thought this was a great piece. They chronicled how various high-profile white collar defendants fared. The lineup includes Frank Quattrone, Bernie Ebbers, Richard Scrushy, John Rigas, Dennis Kozlowski, Mark Belnick, […]

Written by Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF Fraud Magazine – January/February 2006 Hurricane Katrina altered lives forever. Thousands of displaced survivors have lost their jobs as businesses struggle to survive. However, other opportunistic firms shamelessly have taken advantage of the […]

Written by Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF Wisconsin Law Journal Reprinted in the Kansas City Daily Record Traditional accountants and auditors have long been referred to as “bean counters.” Some may take offense at the phrase, but if they’re being […]