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Medical Practices Are Under Enough Stress – Don’t Let Fraud Add to the Load

By: Tony LaNasa

The COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on medical practices and healthcare workers. The last thing they need right now is to worry about financial losses and other negative repercussions […]

“Synthetic” Identity Theft Is Even Scarier Than the Original

Management consulting company McKinsey names synthetic identity theft the fastest growing financial crime in the United States. And a LexisNexis Risk Solutions study has found that 20% of ID theft […]

Using Lifestyle Analysis to Find Hidden Income and Assets

By: Tony LaNasa

Forensic accountants have many tools to help them find evidence of hidden assets or fraud. But one of the most effective, particularly in divorce matters or legal disputes with former […]

Getting the Goods on Inventory Theft

By: Tony LaNasa

Maybe the numbers didn’t add up during your company’s recent inventory count. You know that most inventory discrepancies are the result of honest mistakes, such as when employees return items […]

Some online sellers burnish their reputations at the expense of yours

Reports started trickling into state agricultural agencies in July: Consumers were worried about strange seed packets they had received in the mail. The unsolicited goods weren’t labeled and appeared to […]

3 steps experts follow when investigating fraud

By: Tony LaNasa

When business owners suspect that an employee is stealing assets or manipulating financial results, it’s time to call a fraud expert to investigate. Although the complexity of the incident will […]

Unmasking fraud during an economic downturn

By: Tony LaNasa

Fraud tends to flourish during periods of prosperity. The reason is simple: When companies experience fast-growing revenues and rising net profits, they may lack a strong incentive to divert resources […]

Journal entries may signal financial statement fraud

By: Tony LaNasa

With a median loss of $954,000, financial statement fraud is the costliest type of white-collar crime, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Fortunately, auditors and forensic accountants may […]

5 ways to protect your investment accounts from fraud

By: Tony LaNasa

Because the average investment account boasts a much larger balance that a typical checking or savings account, cybercriminals are particularly interested in hacking them. Financial institutions are largely responsible for […]

How fraud perpetrators are stealing unemployment benefits

By: Tony LaNasa

When Congress authorized an additional $600 in monthly unemployment benefits as part of the CARES Act, out-of-work Americans weren’t the only ones it helped. Criminals have descended like locusts on […]

Watch out! Organized crime has adapted just fine to COVID-19

By: Tony LaNasa

Unlike some legitimate businesses, organized crime enterprises can be expected to weather the current COVID-19 crisis. In fact, with millions of Americans now working from home, organized crime-related cyber fraud […]

Skimming may sound small, but losses can be significant

By: Tony LaNasa

Skimming isn’t the biggest fraud threat for most businesses. The theft of cash receipts represents only 11% of asset appropriation schemes, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ […]

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