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Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Uncovers Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

Government payments to providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs are based on an “honor billing system,” meaning it is up to providers to honestly and accurately bill the government for services or goods provided.  Not surprisingly, fraud investigations routinely uncover fraudulent activities that cost the government billions of dollars each year. “As a forensic… Read more »

Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Reveals Fraudulent Junior Partner

The senior partner at an auto dealership was a successful businessman who owned multiple businesses.  As a result, he relied heavily on his junior partner to act as the general manager of the dealership.  With the dealership running smoothly and turning a profit, the senior partner had no reason to suspect anything was amiss until… Read more »

Valuation Issues in Divorce Best Left to Forensic Accounting Experts

Determining the equitable value of a business that is at the center of a divorce case can be a tricky situation, particularly when spouses have differing opinions about what that value should be.  No doubt that is why most attorneys turn to a forensic accounting expert who has served as a marital dissolution accountant and… Read more »

Rely on Forensic Accounting Experts to Untangle Valuation Issues in Divorce

The decision to end a marriage is a messy affair that becomes undoubtedly more complicated when the division of property includes a business that must be valued.  In these cases, determining a fair value for the business is best left in the hands of a forensic accounting expert who has experience serving as a marital… Read more »

Forensic Accounting Experts Tackle Valuation Issues in Divorce

Marriage dissolution is never easy.  Throw in the complexity of one spouse owning a business that must be equitably valued and the complications multiply.  Fortunately, forensic accounting experts who also have served as marital dissolution accountants and business valuation experts can help unravel the complexities and help the parties reach a fair valuation of the… Read more »

Forensic Accounting Experts Unravel Complex Valuation Issues in Divorce

Ending a marriage equitably can be a complex process when spouses and their attorneys face the daunting prospect of determining the value of a business.  In these cases, it is always a good idea to consult a forensic accounting expert who also has served as a marital dissolution accountant and a business valuation expert to… Read more »

Fraud Investigations Identify Common Expense Reimbursement Schemes

Expense reimbursement fraud is one of the most common and pervasive types of fraud affecting companies today.  While the amount stolen by any one individual is relatively low, fraud investigations have found that the sheer number of employees committing this type of fraud can translate into a significant loss for a company. “Many employees don’t… Read more »

Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Uncovers Theft in Auto Dealership

An auto dealership with a high volume of business established specific cash controls to assure that no car was delivered to a buyer until the dealership had received or accounted for all payments due from the sale.  Despite the required checks and balances, a fraud investigation found that a senior salesman was able to misappropriate… Read more »

Recovering from Disaster with the Help of a Forensic Accounting Expert

Hurricanes.  Tornadoes.  Floods.  Blizzards.  Fires.  When disaster strikes, companies often rely on business interruption insurance to cover lost profits and extra expenses incurred as a result of the catastrophe.  They also often rely on a forensic accounting expert to guide them through the complex process of calculating lost profits and filing the necessary economic damage… Read more »

Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Uncover Inventory Control Weaknesses

The anti-fraud controls in place at a shipping supplies company were extensive and outwardly thorough.  Incoming shipments were closely checked against the shipping manifest and outgoing shipments against the sales requisition that then became the invoice.  The warehouse had an alarm to prevent break-ins.  And the company conducted a detailed physical inventory at year-end to… Read more »

Forensic Accounting Experts Play Crucial Role in Marital Dissolution

Ending a marriage is difficult under any circumstances.  But it becomes a complex and tangled affair when the marriage involves spouses who brought numerous assets into the marriage or acquired them during it.  In these situations, a forensic accounting expert plays a crucial role in the marital dissolution by sorting through the financial maze to… Read more »

Fraud Tales: Fraud Investigation Reveals Fraud Scheme in Supplies Shipping

The Director of Operations at a large national financial services firm was very good at his job.  Asked to cut costs, the Director recommended the company centralize its purchase of office supplies, a move he said would save the company more than $50,000 a year.  Sure enough, during the first three years of the program,… Read more »

Engage Expert Witnesses Early for Successful Litigation Support

Trial attorneys know that expert witness testimony from a forensic accounting expert can be critical in determining the outcome of legal proceedings.  Likewise, the timing of when an attorney engages the services of a forensic accountant for litigation support services and, ultimately, expert witness testimony also has a direct bearing on the success or failure… Read more »