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Tree Huggers Are Indirectly Responsible for Undetected Fraud

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“How about going online and printing [the statement or report] every month as if it were mailed to you — and actually looking at it?”

~ Stephen Pedneault, a veteran forensic accountant, isn’t crazy about all the benefits of technology.

Posted in Fraud, Quote of the DayTagged Forensic accountants, Fraud, Tree huggers

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