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Category: Fraud
California Board of Accountancy Wants to Throw the Book at Mayer Hoffman McCann for City of Bell Audit
Remember the fiasco in Bell, California? Mayer Hoffman McCann performed an audit of the city […]
Dixon, Illinois Finds Itself in a Bit of Pinch Since, Ya Know, $53 Million Went Missing
Accordingly, Dixon Mayor Jim Burke is putting the brakes on any investigation because "[it] would […]
Andrew Fastow Has Some Food for Thought
The ex-CFO of Enron, oh humbly, asks: "If the internal and external auditors and lawyers sign […]
Oh Look, the Dixon, Illinois Fraud Is Way Bigger Than Everyone Thought
How big? In the neighborhood of $53 million, according to the indictment. Earlier reports had […]
Here’s an Ominous Statement a Former Dixon City Finance Commissioner Made About Accused Embezzler Rita Crundwell
Crundwell reported to the city's finance commissioner, a member of the City Council, but the […]
Minnesota Accounting Professor’s Real World Experience Proves To Be a Double-Edged Sword
Joseph Traxler was the CFO of Centennial Mortgage and Funding Inc. in Bloomington. He helped […]
The Dixon, Illinois Fraud Is the Latest Example of Why Reasonable Assurance Is Bullshit
As you know, the former CFO of DIxon, Illinois, Rita Crundwell, has been accused of […]
Dixon, Illinois City Commissioners Beat a Dead Horse After CFO’s Arrest
Last week we learned that the CFO/comptroller/treasurer for the city of Dixon, Illinois, Rita Crundwell, […]
It Sounds Like the Olympus Shareholder Meeting Went As Well As You Might Expect
If you've been following the Olympus scandal, it's made for a pretty entertaining affair. It […]
Somehow the City of Dixon, Illinois Just Noticed That $30 Million Was Missing
Rita Crundwell has been the CFO/comptroller of Dixon, Illinois since the 1980s; a typical tenure […]
This Is Your Last Chance to Own (or Gift!) a Piece of Koss Embezzlement History
As you know, convicted embezzling-mother-of-all-hoarders, Sue Sachdeva, had a bit of a shopping problem. She […]