Real fraud cases, read the way an auditor reads them.
Commentary on control failures making the news — and what they’d flag in an actual internal audit.
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The Vault Supervisor Who Was the Only One With the Combination — And Walked Off With $70,790 in Six Months
A Vermont ski resort’s cash vault went unreconciled for six months while its sole supervisor allegedly…
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The Nike Marketing Executive Who Picked His Own Vendors — And Allegedly Kicked $500,000 Back to Himself Through a Shell Company
A Nike marketing executive who controlled which music vendors got hired allegedly used a captive consultancy…
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The Office Manager Who Was the Only Person Watching the Checkbook — And Paid Her Boyfriend for a Job He Never Held
A Florida office manager allegedly ran payroll, vendor payments, and bank withdrawals alone for years —…
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The Nursing Home Billing Clerk Who Turned Resident Refunds Into a $154,000 Kickback Loop
A Rochester nursing home employee allegedly funneled over $150,000 in resident refund checks to a florist,…
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The Census Manager Who Backdated a Contract to Bury $790,000 in Kickbacks — And Was Turned In by Her Own Co-Conspirator
A federal program manager steered a multimillion-dollar contract to her relative’s company, took $790,000 in kickbacks,…
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The Operations Manager Who Embezzled $345,000 From His Employer — And Spent $142,000 of It on Porn
A five-year embezzlement scheme at a small New Hampshire company shows what happens when one employee…
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The Comptroller Who Bypassed Accounts Payable for Seven Years — And Paid Her Coworkers to Stay Quiet
A Florida bookkeeper allegedly moved nearly $7 million out of her employer over seven years by…
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The Shelter Operators Who Allegedly Pocketed $1.3 Million From a No-Bid Contract — And Kept Getting Paid After the Indictment
A $243 million no-bid migrant shelter contract went unaudited for over two years while insiders allegedly…
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The Chief Transformation Officer Who Found $18 Million in Fake Capex — And Was Pushed Out in Two Weeks
A former Alignment Healthcare executive alleges the insurer disguised up to $18 million in routine software…