Fraud Fighter Podcast
Hosted by a former white-collar federal criminal investigator, this bi-weekly podcast seeks to find the best tools, practices, opportunities, and people to answer your questions about fraud and forensic accounting. Every episode is a conversation with an expert in the fraud or forensic accounting industry who has a story to tell, ideas and wisdom to share, successes to inspire, and failures to confess. Where can you find the right credentials for your career? Where can you find the right training for you and where you want to be? What opportunities exist in the anti-fraud industry? What software or technology is available to help you in your career? If you are asking these questions, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
65 episodes
064 - IRS Whistleblower - Robert Nordlander
An 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 i...
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Episode 64
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23:53
063 - From FBI Forensic Accountant to CEO - Leah Wietholter
Leah 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.
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Episode 63
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47:00
062 - Fighting Elder Abuse with Forensic Accounting - Karen Webber
Karen 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.
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Episode 62
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32:14
061 - Fraud Examinations in Bankruptcy - Brian Behr of EDNC Bankruptcy Administrator
Brian 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...
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Episode 61
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34:24
060 - Fraud Investigations - Tiffany Couch of Acuity Forensics
Tiffany 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."
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Episode 60
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43:59
059 - Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) - Erin O'Loughlin
Erin 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.acf...
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Episode 59
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34:30
058 - New Book is Published and Other Updates - Robert Nordlander
In this short episode, there are a few updates on what is happening recently. My new book, Criminal Tax Secrets, is ...
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Episode 58
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6:30
057 - Forensic Accounting in Federal Public Defender's Office - JP Davis
J.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, especia...
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Episode 57
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44:27
056 - PPP Loan Fraud - Sam Azhari
Sam 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 crime...
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Episode 56
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45:34
055 - From Ponzi Scheme to Forensic Software - Tod McDonald of Valid8
Tod 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 accountin...
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Episode 55
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31:09
054 - Becoming The Everyday Ethicist - Jo Erven
Amanda "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...
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Episode 54
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053 - 87,000 Armed IRS Agents? - Robert Nordlander
A 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 tr...
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Episode 53
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20:51
052 - Don Fort - Former Chief of IRS-Criminal Investigation
Don Fort was a former Chief of IRS-Criminal Investigation and is currently the Director of Investigations with the law firm Kostelanetz & Fink. https://k...
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Episode 52
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35:25
051 - Forensic Accounting in FBI - Alton Sizemore (Repost)
Alton 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 ...
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Episode 51
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40:04
050 - 2022 ACFE Global Fraud Conference Review - Robert Nordlander
The 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 w...
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Episode 50
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29:24
049 - Civil Audit vs Criminal Tax Investigation - Robert Nordlander
In 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 forens...
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Episode 49
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30:34
048 - Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) - Natalie Lewis at Windham Brannon
Natalie 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.
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Episode 48
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047 - Tennessee Money Cop - Mike Dunavant with TN Comptroller of the Treasury
Mike 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 en...
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Episode 47
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38:41
046 - Cash Skimming - Sandy Boxerman at Capes Sokol
Sandy 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 ...
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Episode 46
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56:45
045 - Homeland Security Investigations - Derek Benner
Derek 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 other...
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Episode 45
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55:26
044 - From Forensic Accounting to Writing Financial Fiction Thrillers - Tom Golden
Tom 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...
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Episode 44
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51:11
043 - From Classroom to Courtroom Expert - Dr. Rich Brody of University of New Mexico
Dr. 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 Ac...
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Episode 43
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39:42
042 - Fruitcake Fraud - Nick Bunch at Haynes and Boone
Nick 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...
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Episode 42
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53:48
041 - United States Attorney - Ryan Patrick
Ryan 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....
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Episode 41
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49:00
040 - Teaching Forensic Accountants About Lawyers - Michelle Schwerin
Michelle 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 ac...
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Episode 40
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