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Tag: Embezzlement
Here’s a Textbook Case of Dumb People Engaging in Illicit Sexting Spiraling into Extortion, Embezzlement
Where exactly does "sexting extortion" fall on the fraud triangle, anyway? In today's sordid tale […]
Protip For CPAs: Don’t Embezzle From Your Employer to Pay For Your License Renewal
There is always "that guy" who has to ruin it for everyone. So if next […]
Ex-Grant Thornton Partner Sorry for Taking $4 Million That Wasn’t His
Craig Haber, who, after being a partner at Grant Thornton for 11 years, started helping […]
Minnesota Accountant Has Three Years to Think About Life Choices After His Embezzlement Put Father-in-Law Out of a Job
Ronald Schaeffer of Fairbault, Minnesota was the one-man accounting department of Environmental Tillage Systems Inc. He […]
Internal Controls Are of the Devil (Or: Why Stealing from the Catholic Church Is So Easy)
The other day I asked my wife if she'd be mad if I started a new religion. I clarified that she would not be required to join my new religion; I just wanted to know if I'd have her support. She didn't really answer. Not out loud. But her nonverbal message was as clear as an auditing standard that was clarified in the Clarity Project1. What she wasn't saying was either (a) she'd be pissed if I really did it, or (b) she'll tolerate my stupid questions, or (c) she'd be shocked if I could get more religious followers than I have Twitter followers2.
An Ex-Grant Thornton Partner Has Been Charged with Embezzling $4 Million
Here's an interesting story about a fella by the name of Craig Haber. Craig became […]
Burn of the Day: NJ Embezzler Pleads Guilty To Not Paying Taxes on Money She Stole
Ouch! According to the DoJ, a former employee of Atlantic County Concrete and Material Co. […]
Rita Crundwell to Appear in Federal Court Tomorrow with a Long Face
With the ponies, RV, and Thunderbird all gone, the ex-Dixon, Illinois comptroller must have figured […]
Pearl Jam Had a CFO?
Yep! And he allegedly stole about $380,000 from the band. King County prosecutors say that […]
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 […]
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 […]