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This week on Fraudish I spoke with Professor Emeritus and Ethics Sage, Dr. Steve Mintz. We discussed all things accounting, ethics,  whistleblowing and retaliation. Show Notes: Steve Mintz Linkedin  Steve Mintz Website Mintz Linkedin Update Steve Mintz Twitter Steve Mintz Book Giving Voice to Values The Ethics Expert Youtube The Ethics Expert Podcast

This week on Fraudish I speak to Lisa Verdon, an Economist who specializes in auto finance fraud. Lisa has extensive theoretical and practical experience in the fields of statistics, econometrics, and financial analysis. Lisa works at PointPredictive.  PointPredictive  powers trust in lending utilizing powerful and unique Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Human Intelligence. Show Notes...

This week on Fraudish I allowed a lawyer on the show to chat all things trust. Imagine that! Dr. Yoram Solomon is THE Trust Expert and we discussed trust, gut instinct, ethical bars, relative trust, and much more.  Dr. Yoram Solomon is an Author of The Book of TRUST and host of The TRUST Show podcast. He has published a total of 16 books, 9 patents, and was one of the creators of Wi-Fi and USB 3.0...

This week on Fraudish Lena Sisco and I discuss all things spies!  Lena is a TV expert in deceptive analysis and interrogation, author of “Honest Answers” and “You’re Lying,” keynote speaker, trainer specializing in human behavior, truth and deceptive analysis, enhanced communication, elicitation, counter-elicitation and questioning techniques.  Sign up for my newsletter Breaking Fraud, here!  Show...

This week on Fraudish Dr Jay Albanese and I chat about the difference between male and female embezzlers, gambling, how smart people do stupid things, and much more!  Dr. Jay Albanese is a Professor & Criminologist in the Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He was the first Ph. D. graduate from the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice.   Dr...

Eric Vento is a  board certified Certified Protection Professional through ASIS International and is globally known as a senior security leader who thrives on stakeholder engagement, vision casting, and empathetic leadership. Eric is a passionate people manager who loves to develop, mentor, coach, and lead others. 60+ Linkedin recommendations attest to his leadership success and track record of de...

Author of Private Eye Confidential: Stories from a Real PI .  Mike became an investigator after a career in journalism. His stories are engaging, informative and fun to hear.   Over the years, Mike has performed these many high level PI services for clients including surveillance, witness interviews, photography and video documentation, and records and document research. Don't miss out on the...

This week on Fraudish I spoke with Daniel Porter, mechanic turned investigator. We discussed his journey from the fixing cars to investigating cases, the value of untraditional backgrounds in the field, and much much more!  Sign up for my newsletter here! Show Notes: Daniel's Linkedin

Tracy  finds you the money! She practices exclusively in the area of forensic accounting. Her work falls into three categories: 1. Fraud investigation - Cases of embezzlement, financial statement fraud, investment fraud, insurance fraud, white collar criminal defense. 2. Family law and divorce - Lifestyle analysis to quantify the need for support or find hidden income or assets. 3. Litigation - Ex...

This week on Fraudish I speak with Pamela Barnum, The Trust Agent, Former Undercover Police Officer & Federal Prosecutor,  Nonverbal Communication Expert  Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live as a different person with a different name, identity, and background for months. That's precisely what Pamela did for almost nine years as an undercover police officer in the Dr...

Avi Klein is a licensed private investigator who focuses on supporting litigators (civil and criminal), in-house counsel and investors. He specializes in asset searches, background investigations, locating and interviewing key witnesses, identifying anonymous online fraudsters, surveillance and challenging service of process.  Sign up for my Breaking Fraud newsletter here! Show Notes: Avi's L...

This week on Fraudish I talk with Dee Studler about insurance claims, fraud, and much more! What happens when a business gets embezzled?  Hopefully they have a fidelity policy. That is when Dee gets hired around the world to investigate. She has over 30 years of experience and her stories are amazing. Sign up for my Breaking Fraud newsletter here! Show Notes: SDCCPA Dee Studler Linkedin Dee's...

This week on Fraudish, James D. Ruotolo and I discuss his work helping organizations manage their fraud risk. James’ career has progressed from SIU to tech to consulting all while in the fraud fighting industry. Sign up for my new Breaking Fraud newsletter here! Show Notes: James D. Ruotolo Linkedin James Twitter Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Twitter Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Four Face...

All things email with Katie Intrater and Phil Davis, AtData How important is email in your life?  Do you use email for intelligence, fraud prevention, marketing?  This episode is all about emails.  You will learn just how important your email address is and how companies can and do use it for so much information. Sign up for my new Breaking Fraud newsletter here! Show Notes: Katie Intrater Linkedi...

This week on Fraudish I met Dr. Elisabeth Carter, a Criminologist and Forensic Linguist with special interest in  the language of romance fraud, investment fraud and Whatsapp scams. Dr. Carter studies the uses of language at the points where language and the law intersect; specifically the ways in which language is used by fraudsters/scammers in fraudulent communications. She uses her research to...

This week on Fraudish we have Frank Perri, a Red Collar Crime Expert, Author, Attorney, CPA, and CFE.  Frank shared about the behavioral aspects of white collar offenders, predatory offenders, organizational misconduct and violent fraud offenders known as Red Collar Crime. Show Notes:  Frank's Linkedin Frank's Youtube Red Collar Crime definition Frank's articles OJP Article Research...

This week on Fraudish we hear from Nigel Ramoutar, an ORC Investigator,  Open-Source Investigator,  Fraud Analyst/Investigator, and Crime Analyst. We discussed all things organized crime, shoplifting, counterfeits.   Show Notes https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelram/ https://es-ii.ca/ https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/retail-theft-ring-worth-7-5-million-busted-by-federal-officials/2965918/ https...

Greg Kyte is the de facto world’s greatest accounting cartoonist. Greg is the co-host of Oh My Fraud.  Be sure to check out Drunk Ethics!  Dan Ariely is also one of Greg’s go-to’s like me.   Show Notes: Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/gregkyte Oh My Fraud!:  https://ohmyfraud.com/ Drunk Ethics:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drunk-ethics/id164...

Terry Rich is a successful CEO and President. He led the team that busted the largest lottery fraud in U.S. history, was a guest on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show”, ran a zoo, and gave away $1 Billion. During his appointment by three Governors, his leadership increased lottery sales and profits by 50%. He also led the Blank Park Zoo to profitability from a $600,000 deficit while positioning it as t...

Cynthia Navarro aka West Coast Cynthia is our guest. Cynthia is an OSMOSIS Association President, OSINT Analyst, and Private Investigator. We discuss Cynthia's cases and strategies, open source intelligence, and why horses are a pink flag.  Show Notes: Cynthia's Linkedin Finnegan's Way Twitter Osmosis   OSINT Cocktail Podcast

Staci Dresher defies the belief that most Investigators hold about Attorney-Investigators. Staci and Kelly discuss the importance of storytelling in investigations, open source intelligence, favorite workplace investigations, and much more on todays episode of Fraudish. Show Notes: Staci's Linkedin Association of Workplace Investigators

Edward Ajaeb, of Nighthawk Strategies , a professional investigation firm that uses modern technology and effective strategies to deliver fast, reliable and accurate intelligence. Show Notes : Linkedin Tweet Beaver Tweet Topic Explorer Kitty Haley PI Perspectives Podcast PI's Declassified Podcast Heist Documentary Fear City 

Marta is the co-founder of NOFRAUD.   NOFRAUD uses AI, data analytics and a library of over 90k terms related to the Fraud Triangle.  This is a fascinating area of work to proactively risk score.  It is a tool for fraud professionals to utilize in their work.  

This week on Fraudish, we get to learn from and about the most VIP guest of all: Kelly Paxton. Recent Fraudish guest, and interviewer extraordinaire, Jen Hoar, makes a cameo as host of the show, asking Kelly about what cases still bother her, why she considers herself a "fraud therapist" and how a perennial dissatisfaction with things that don't make sense inspire her to dig and dig...

Great Women in Fraud is now Fraudish! Want to help us shape 2023? Let me know. Diann Cattani was an up and coming young professional. What started as a mistake, billing a personal trip on the company card (not by Diann but the travel agency) turned into a $450,000 embezzlement.  Diann provides her back story as an All American good girl and how the embezzlement changed her and her family and victi...