Latest Anti-fraud Podcast Episodes
064 - IRS Whistleblower - Robert Nordlander
Fraud Fighter Podcast - April 24, 2023 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsAn unnamed IRS-Criminal Investigation supervisory special agent is making headlines about the politicization of the Department of Justice. The whistleblower is seeking advice from the United States Congress to disclose what he (assuming it is a he) knows regarding preferential treatment of the ...
063 - From FBI Forensic Accountant to CEO - Leah Wietholter
Fraud Fighter Podcast - April 10, 2023 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsLeah Wietholter is a CPA, CFE, Private Investigator, and CEO of Workman Forensics, a forensic accounting firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She started her career at the FBI, went to a CPA firm, and then later started her own firm. https://www.workmanforensics.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/5XIzhOCo...
062 - Fighting Elder Abuse with Forensic Accounting - Karen Webber
Fraud Fighter Podcast - March 14, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsKaren Webber is a CPA, CFE, and the founder of FraudFindr.com, a software company specializing in fighting financial exploitation of elderly persons. She is currently a partner at The Bonadio Group. https://fraudfindr.com/ https://www.bonadio.com/our-people/karen-webber In this episode, we di...
061 - Fraud Examinations in Bankruptcy - Brian Behr of EDNC Bankruptcy Administrator
Fraud Fighter Podcast - January 16, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsBrian Behr is the Bankruptcy Administrator for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Bankruptcy Administrator's Office and the Bankruptcy Trustee's Office are similar across the country. They serve as the watchdog for the Bankruptcy Court. Very often the Bankruptcy Administrator seeks or ...
060 - Fraud Investigations - Tiffany Couch of Acuity Forensics
Fraud Fighter Podcast - December 19, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTiffany Couch is an author, forensic accountant and owner of Acuity Forensics. She has a CPA license, CFE and CFF credential. She wrote about fraud stories in "The Thief in Your Company." www.acuityforensics.com In this episode, we discuss: The emotional toll on fraud victims. How she star...
059 - Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) - Erin O'Loughlin
Fraud Fighter Podcast - December 05, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsErin O’Loughin is the Senior Director of Training at the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS). She has been an analyst for the CIA and financial institutions. https://www.acfcs.org/ In this episode we discuss: How she started her career in investigating fraud and mone...
058 - New Book is Published and Other Updates
Fraud Fighter Podcast - November 28, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsIn this short episode, there are a few updates on what is happening recently. My new book, Criminal Tax Secrets, is published on Amazon. Please get a copy for that special someone who needs to know how IRS-CI evaluates criminal tax investigations. The book is a reference guide, so a paperback...
058 - New Book is Published and Other Updates - Robert Nordlander
Fraud Fighter Podcast - November 28, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsIn this short episode, there are a few updates on what is happening recently. My new book, Criminal Tax Secrets, is published on Amazon. Please get a copy for that special someone who needs to know how IRS-CI evaluates criminal tax investigations. The book is a reference guide, so a paperback...
057 - Forensic Accounting in Federal Public Defender's Office - JP Davis
Fraud Fighter Podcast - November 14, 2022 06:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsJ.P. Davis is a federal public defender for the Western Judicial District of North Carolina. The federal public defender's office represents indigent clients in federal criminal court. At times, those attorneys need experts, especially in white-collar crimes. https://ncw.fd.org/ In this epis...
056 - PPP Loan Fraud - Sam Azhari
Fraud Fighter Podcast - October 31, 2022 05:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsSam Azhari is a white collar defense attorney in Chicago, Illinois. He represents defendants across the country. As PPP prosecutions are pursued, Sam talks about how the fraud is committed and how the courts are evaluating the crimes. https://azharillc.com/ In this episode, we discuss: How ...
055 - From Ponzi Scheme to Forensic Software - Tod McDonald of Valid8
Fraud Fighter Podcast - October 17, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTod McDonald was a CPA investigating a bankruptcy case, when he uncovered the largest Ponzi scheme in the history of the Northwest United States. Seeing the need for forensic accounting software, he co-founded Valid8, a forensic accounting software company. https://www.valid8financial.com/ In...
054 - Becoming The Everyday Ethicist - Jo Erven
Fraud Fighter Podcast - August 22, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsAmanda "Jo" Erven is the President of Audit Consulting Education, LLC. She is an author, trainer, and speaker on Internal Audit and Ethics. She has a CPA and CIA license, and also a CFE credential. Her latest book is "Becoming The Everyday Ethicist: Doing Things the Right Way the First Time",...
053 - 87,000 Armed IRS Agents? - Robert Nordlander
Fraud Fighter Podcast - August 15, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsA recent federal budget created funding for 87,000 IRS employees over the next 10 years. Unfortunately, there are news reports and in speeches by elected officials, that the IRS is hiring 87,000 armed agents. This is far from the truth. But there is some truth that IRS does have armed agents...
052 - Don Fort - Former Chief of IRS-Criminal Investigation
Fraud Fighter Podcast - August 08, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsDon Fort was a former Chief of IRS-Criminal Investigation and is currently the Director of Investigations with the law firm Kostelanetz & Fink. https://kflaw.com/profile/don-fort/ In this episode, we discuss: His journey to becoming an IRS special agent The theory to seize assets from Russi...
051 - Forensic Accounting in FBI - Alton Sizemore (Repost)
Fraud Fighter Podcast - July 25, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsAlton Sizemore has over 25 years of experience with the FBI as a special agent specializing in forensic accounting. He is a CPA and CFE. He also teaches courses for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. At the FBI, he rose to the rank of Assistant Special Agent in Charge which he over...
050 - 2022 ACFE Global Fraud Conference Review - Robert Nordlander
Fraud Fighter Podcast - June 27, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe 2022 ACFE Global Fraud Conference was held in June of 2022 in Nashville, TN. Your host, Robert Nordlander, attended the conference and gives a review of the conference, including the venue, speakers, and the event itself. This was his first attendance of the conference so he did not know w...
049 - Civil Audit vs Criminal Tax Investigation - Robert Nordlander
Fraud Fighter Podcast - May 23, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsIn this episode, your host, Robert Nordlander, discusses the difference between a civil tax audit and a criminal tax investigation. The stakes are at the highest in a criminal tax investigation. Therefore, not just any CPA or forensic accountant should be hired by a taxpayer or taxpayer's atto...
048 - Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) - Natalie Lewis at Windham Brannon
Fraud Fighter Podcast - May 09, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsNatalie Lewis is a CPA, forensic accountant, and principal with the CPA firm Windham Brannon in Atlanta, GA. She earned a CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics) which is an additional credential for CPAs. https://windhambrannon.com/our-team/natalie-lewis/ https://us.aicpa.org/membership/join/c...
047 - Tennessee Money Cop - Mike Dunavant with TN Comptroller of the Treasury
Fraud Fighter Podcast - April 04, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsMike Dunavant is the Chief Investigative Counsel for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. He is a former state prosecutor and former US Attorney for the Western District of TN. The Comptroller is known as the "Money Cop" to ensure that fraud, waste and abuse are investigated in the state...
046 - Cash Skimming - Sandy Boxerman at Capes Sokol
Fraud Fighter Podcast - March 21, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsSandy Boxerman is a founding member of the law firm Capes Sokol in St. Louis, Missouri. He defends individuals and corporations in white collar investigations and prosecutions. He also represents taxpayers in civil and criminal tax matters. https://www.capessokol.com/people/sanford-j-boxerman...
045 - Homeland Security Investigations - Derek Benner
Fraud Fighter Podcast - February 15, 2022 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsDerek Benner is a former Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and currently Managing Director of Thomson Reuters Special Services. In this episode, we discuss: The value of learning from others as a supervisor HSI’s’ shift in enforcing human trafficking How ...
044 - From Forensic Accounting to Writing Financial Fiction Thrillers - Tom Golden
Fraud Fighter Podcast - January 24, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTom Golden retired as a partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers. At the end of his forensic accounting career, he started writing financial fiction thrillers inspired by real events he experienced. His first book "Sunday Night Fears" is about his first public company audit as a new auditor where h...
043 - From Classroom to Courtroom Expert - Dr. Rich Brody of University of New Mexico
Fraud Fighter Podcast - January 10, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsDr. Rich Brody is an accounting professor and department chair at the University of New Mexico. Almost 20 years ago, he started his forensic accounting career while as an academic. With his CFE credentials, CPA license and PhD in Accounting, he shares his insight as an expert witness and publi...
042 - Fruitcake Fraud - Nick Bunch at Haynes and Boone
Fraud Fighter Podcast - December 13, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsNick Bunch is a former Assistant United States Attorney and currently a partner with the law firm Haynes and Boone in Dallas, Texas. One of his prosecutions was on a $17 million embezzlement from Collin Street Bakery, a Texas company that is world famous for its fruitcake. https://www.haynesbo...
041 - United States Attorney - Ryan Patrick
Fraud Fighter Podcast - November 29, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsRyan Patrick is a former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. He also has experience as a state prosecutor and state judge. He currently is a partner with the law firm Haynes and Boone in Houston, Texas. https://www.haynesboone.com/people/patrick-ryan In this episode, w...
040 - Teaching Forensic Accountants About Lawyers - Michelle Schwerin
Fraud Fighter Podcast - November 15, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsMichelle Schwerin is a tax litigator and white collar criminal defense attorney with the law firm Capes Sokol. She teaches forensic accounting at Webster University, where she uses her talents as both a CPA and lawyer to train forensic accountants on how to deal with lawyers. https://www.capes...
039 - Fraud Technologies - Frank McKenna
Fraud Fighter Podcast - November 01, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsFrank McKenna has over 30 years in the anti-fraud industry. He is the Chief Fraud Strategist for Point Predictive and the author of blog: FrankonFraud. pointpredictive.com frankonfraud.com In this episode, we discuss: How fraud technology is changing the landscape in finding fraud Why the p...
038 - Lottery Fraud - Terry Rich
Fraud Fighter Podcast - October 18, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTerry Rich is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and former director of a state lottery. When a $16 million lottery ticket was suspiciously redeemed, an investigation started and led directly to Eddie Tipton, an computer programmer working for the lottery. This story is how hot dogs, Bigfoot, ...
037 - Forensic Examinations - Former Bankruptcy Judge Tom Waldrep
Fraud Fighter Podcast - October 04, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTom Waldrep is a former bankruptcy judge and the managing partner of the bankruptcy law firm, Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In bankruptcy, fraud examinations are vital to ensure that the bankruptcy process is fair and honest. https://www.waldrepwall.c...
036 - Collapse of Legacy Global Sports - Stephen Griffin
Fraud Fighter Podcast - September 20, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsStephen Griffin is an author, former CPA, and private equity investor. As an investor, he had a front row seat in the forensic accounting investigation that led to uncovering a multi-million dollar financial statement fraud scheme of Legacy Global Sports. https://stephengriffinauthor.com/ In ...
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