The (Im)material Podcast

In this Use of a Specialist Episode, we share an episode of the Fraud Talk Podcast from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). On this February 2026 episode, ACFE Communications Director John Duffley interviews Chris Ekimoff, CFE, CPA on career development, personal branding, and professional visibility in the anti-fraud field. The conversation draws on his experience as a practition...

In this Record of Consultation episode, Chris is joined by John Mulcahy of Nixon Peabody and Jonathan Schnatz, CPA of WithumSmith+Brown PC share their experience as law enforcement professionals in the federal tax environment, and their take on the current landscape of tax policy and investigation structure at the federal and international level. See John's and Jonathan's backgrounds at the link b...

In this Use of a Specialist episode, we share an episode of the Presumption of Innocence Podcast from the White-Collar Criminal Defense and Regulatory Defense practice of Fox Rothschild LLP. On episode 76, Matt Adams interviews our own Chris Ekimoff on the evolving role of technology in the forensic accounting expert witness space, as well as how his career arc has morphed along with the digital a...

In this Record of Consultation episode, Chris is joined by Robin Andrews, partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP, who recently departed the SEC after a 20 year career in Enforcement, most recently as Senior Trial Counsel in the San Francisco Regional Office. We discuss Robin's transition to private practice, current developments at the leadership level at the SEC and the Division of Enforcement, and his...

Chris is joined on this Analytical Procedures episode by Mason Wilder, CFE and Research Director at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Mason and his team recently published the Anti-Fraud Blueprint, a framework for the consideration of fraud risk management across organizations. Mason and Chris explore its evolution, pillars, maturity model, risk appetite, and the role of investi...

Join Chris for this Tickmark episode, a quick hit on current events and happenings in the forensic accounting world, as he reports live from the 2026 American Bar Association White Collar Crime Institute in San Diego, CA. #WCCI26 #ABACJS The (Im)material Podcast is brought to you by (Im)material Productions LLC. Any opinions or discussions on the (Im)material Podcast are provided by the host and g...

Join Chris on this Analytical Procedures episode, covering timely developments in the accounting and legal space, as he discusses the recently proposed changes to the quarterly financial reporting framework for US publicly-traded companies. Chris is joined by Tiffany Rowe, Counsel at Parker Poe and fellow 10-K and 10-Q aficionado, to explore the proposed semiannual reporting regime, its use outsid...

In our first Record of Consultation episode, Chris is joined by Trini Ross, Partner at Harter, Secrest & Emery in Buffalo NY to discuss what actually is fraud? Trini served as the US Attorney for the Western District of NY from 2021 thorugh 2025, the first black woman to hold that position. We discuss her career as a public servant, some major cases she brought as US Attorney, and how fraud is...

Chris Ekimoff, CPA/CFF, CFE, kicks off the (IM)material Podcast as a spiritual successor to the inSecurities Podcast from the Practising Law Institute. Join Chris as he discusses the focus of the podcast, what episode formats are coming down the road, and a teaser for the next episode, discussing what Fraud actually is, with a career US Attorney. The (Im)material Podcast is brought to you by (Im)m...