Insurer settles in Gardners’ bitter dispute. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Rick Romell An insurance company will pay Northern Rail Car Corp. $68,000 to settle a claim arising from the alleged actions of former company president Daniel J. Gardner. The development comes amid a bitter dispute between Gardner and his father, …
The Business Journal of Milwaukee TRACY COENEN, 2002 Women of Influence Awards As the demand or forensic accounting services grows, so does Tracy Coenen’s firm Sequence Inc. The latest developments include a new office in downtown Chicago, and the addition of FraudForce, a suite of proactive fraud prevention services.
The Business Journal of Milwaukee By Becca Mader Owners of new businesses in the Milwaukee area who are navigating their growing pains can access ideas through a new group. Emerging Entrepreneurs, a professional development group, will hold a kickoff event June 9 at Eve Restaurant, 718 N. Milwaukee St., Milwaukee. …
Small Business Times By Heather Stur Networking events tend to be either happy hour gatherings or continuing education opportunities. But there is at least one group in Milwaukee’s business community that provides the best of both worlds. Corporate Casual is a business development group for attorneys, accountants, and bankers. The …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Stan Miller Sometimes, technology privacy and security are so important that you bring in a hired gun to make sure you are adequately protected against the forces of evil on the Internet and beyond. Ben Sherwood, a privacy adviser and chief of Sherwood Personal Security, is …
The Business Journal By Marci Pelzer White-collar crooks, beware. Sequence Inc., Tracy Coenen’s nearly 3-year-old forensic accounting business, has grown 300 percent in 2002. It’s as if she looked into a crystal ball and saw the fates of Enron, Tyco and Worldcom coming before anyone else did. When attorneys, claims …
The evening newscast featured Tracy Coenen giving her expert opinion on occupational fraud and abuse. A fraud committed by an employee of restaurateur Johnny Vassallo prompted the story, to raise awareness of the issue. [jwplayer config=”myplayer” file=”http://www.sequenceinc.com/videos/workplacefraud.flv” image=”http://www.sequenceinc.com/images/videos/workplacevid.jpg”] Text Version: WTMJ Milwaukee – 4 On Your Side 10:00 news, October …
The Business Journal of Milwaukee By Kathy Bergstrom Johnny Vassallo wants to send a message in his pursuit of a forgery case against his former employee. Rather than simply firing his bookkeeper and seeking restitution, Vassallo, owner of Mo’s, A Place for Steaks, 720 N. Plankinton Ave., worked to make …
The Wisconsin CPA – Excerpts from Cover Story By Amy Gaeth, Managing Editor Many people consider fraud and litigation to be unpleasant business. A growing number of Wisconsin CPAs are willingly getting involved in these areas, however. CPAs’ reputation for financial expertise and integrity has led litigants and attorneys to …
The Biz – A publication of The Business Journal By Becca Mader Tracy Coenen is both a certified public accountant (CPA) and a detective, of sorts. She is a forensic accountant. Looking beyond the numbers, Coenen digs into records, asks questions, forms an opinion and stands by it, testifying in …