CFO fraud
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The CFO Who Stole for 5 Years and the Single Text Message That Exposed Him

Every CFO fraud case I’ve investigated has the same basic architecture: trusted position, unchecked access, and a window of time that closed far later than it should have. But this one had something that made it different from the start. After five years of methodical theft carefully structured, well concealed, successfully sustained through two external […]
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invoice fraud
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The $40 Million Fraud I Caught Because of One Wrong Date on an Invoice

Fraud at this scale doesn’t announce itself. It doesn’t come with flashing red lights or an obvious break in the numbers. It hides inside ordinary transactions, processed by trusted people, approved through normal channels, filed and forgotten. What breaks it open is almost always small. In this case, it was a date. One invoice. One […]
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small medical practice billing fraud
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How a Small Medical Practice Can Protect Itself From Billing Fraud

Healthcare fraud enforcement has never been more aggressive and small medical practices are caught in the crossfire whether they’re perpetrators or victims. In June 2025, the DOJ executed the largest healthcare fraud enforcement operation in U.S. history, charging 324 defendants across 50 federal districts for schemes involving more than $14.6 billion in fraudulent claims. For […]
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dual control policy
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Dual Control Policies: The Simple Rule That Stops Most Internal Theft

If you could implement a single internal control that would block the majority of employee fraud schemes in your organization one that requires no software, no specialist, and no significant budget would you do it? Most businesses haven’t. That control is a dual control policy: the requirement that two separate, independent people must be involved […]
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business ownership transition fraud

How to Protect Your Business During an Ownership Transition From Fraud

There is a window in the life of every business during which fraud risk reaches its peak. It’s not when the business is struggling. It’s not when controls are obviously absent. It’s during an ownership transition—a sale, a succession, a merger, a generational handoff—when attention is pulled toward deal logistics, legal documentation, and emotional complexity, […]
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family business internal fraud
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Why Family Businesses Are the Most Vulnerable to Internal Fraud

Family businesses are the backbone of the American economy 32 million strong, contributing $7.7 trillion annually to U.S. GDP and employing more than 83 million workers. They’re built on loyalty, shared values, and decades of trust. And that trust, precisely, is what makes family business internal fraud so common, so damaging, and so hard to […]
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catch embezzlement early
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How to Catch Embezzlement Early Using Your Own Accounting Software

Most businesses already own a powerful fraud detection tool. They just aren’t using it. Your accounting software whether it’s QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, or any comparable platform contains built in features designed to log every transaction, flag anomalies, and reveal unauthorized changes. The businesses that catch embezzlement early are often the ones that simply learned to […]
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Industries Targeted by Embezzlement
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The Most Common Industries Targeted by Embezzlement (And Why)

Embezzlement doesn’t discriminate but it does have preferences. Some industries get hit far more often than others, and the reasons why aren’t random. They come down to predictable structural factors: the volume of transactions, the quality of oversight, the level of trust placed in key employees, and the maturity of internal controls. Understanding which industries […]
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