A Word from Our SponsorThank you to our sponsor, LiveFlow : to learn more about LiveFlow and how you can save 20% off your first 3 months go to  https://ohmyfraud.promo/liveflow______________________________________________________HOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.________________________________________-CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSGreg Kyte, CPATwitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/Caleb NewquistTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/EMAIL : ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com___________________________________________________Sources:A rising actor, fake HBO deals and one of Hollywood’s most audacious Ponzi schemes [LAT]SXSW: 1inMM, Alebrije Team to Form One Key Entertainment [Variety]Hollywood grifter: the actor who took Tinseltown for a Ponzi scheme ride [The Guardian]RISE AND SHINE: ZACH AVERY TALKS ABOUT SHOW BUSINESS, FATHERHOOD, AND WHAT IT TAKES TO FOLLOW YOUR PASSION [Swagger]How Actors Zach Avery & Phil Haus, Thrive and Succeed As Celebrity Turned Entrepreneurs [Medium]USA v. Zachary J. Horowitz [Criminal Complaint/PDF]SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze, Charges Actor with Operating a $690 Million Ponzi Scheme [SEC Press Release]SEC v. Zachary Horwitz [SEC Complaint]Beverlywood Man Arrested for Allegedly Bilking Investors by Falsely Claiming to License Latin American Film Rights to Netflix and HBO [DOJ]Beverlywood Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Admitting Massive Ponzi that Falsely Claimed to License Foreign Film Rights [DOJ]L.A. Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for $650 Million Ponzi Scheme that Falsely Claimed to License Foreign Film Rights [DOJ]Zach Avery [IMDB]

A Word from Our SponsorThank you to our sponsor, LiveFlow : to learn more about LiveFlow and how you can save 20% off your first 3 months go to  https://ohmyfraud.promo/liveflow________________________________Connect with Gary Weiss :Twitter : https://twitter.com/gary_weiss Buy Garry's Book : Retail GangsterWebsite : https://www.gary-weiss.com/ ________________________________HOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.________________________________________-CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSGreg Kyte, CPATwitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/Caleb NewquistTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/EMAIL : ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com______________________________________Transcript available upon request 

SPONSORSDark Horse CPA https://ohmyfraud.promo/darkhorsecpaREFERENCESClifton Park payroll company abruptly shuts down, leaves thousands scrambling [Albany Business Review]NY Payroll Company Vanishes With $35 Million [Krebs on Security]Missing Paychecks Leave Small Businesses Scrambling [WSJ]Owner of Payroll Processor Charged With Committing $70 Million Fraud [WSJ]Employers scramble after payroll company allegedly diverts $35 million from employees [CBS News]$26 Million in Missing Paychecks, One Mysterious Swindler Charged [NYT]Michael Mann Charged with Bank Fraud [DOJ]ValueWise CEO Michael Mann Pleads Guilty to $100 Million Fraud [DOJ][Daily Mail]MyPayrollHR debacle: Who is Michael Mann? [Times Union]U.S. v. Michael Mann [Complaint via Krebs on Security]​​MyPayrollHR CEO begins prison sentence [WNYT]Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Michael Mann to Defraud Financing Companies [DOJ]Texas Man Charged with Conspiring with Michael Mann to Defraud Lenders [DOJ]Documents show how MyPayrollHR owner tried to cover up $100M fraud [Times Union]A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORDark Horse CPAs has built a platform-style CPA firm that will transform your practice. It has the technology, resources, staffing, qualified inbound leads, and community that will enable you to spend your time growing your practice, serving clients and doing more of what you love. Learn more at abetterway.cpa________________________________________________________________HOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSGreg Kyte, CPATwitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/Caleb NewquistTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/EMAIL : ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com______________________________________Transcript available upon request 

SPONSORSDark Horse CPA https://ohmyfraud.promo/darkhorsecpaREFERENCESWikipedia: Salad Oil Scandal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_Oil_scandalBest Frauds in History: Tino De Angelis’ salad-oil scam: https://moneyweek.com/investments/investment-strategy/601677/great-frauds-in-history-tino-de-angelis-salad-oil-scandalHow Salad Oil Amost Crashed the U.S. Economy: https://medium.com/@madmedic11671/how-salad-oil-almost-crashed-the-u-s-economy-c3ed3c2cb797The Vanishing Salad Oil: A $100 Million Mystery: https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/06/archives/the-vanishing-salad-oil-a-100-million-mystery.htmlThe Great Vegetable-Oil Mystery; Scandal, Now One Year Old, Remains a Financial Maze: https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/15/archives/the-great-vegetableoil-mystery-scandal-now-one-year-old-remains-a.htmlSalad Oil Swindle! https://nymag.com/news/features/scandals/salad-oil-2012-4/Investopedia: Salad Oil Scandal: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/saladoilscandal.aspHow The Salad Oil Swindle Of 1963 Nearly Crippled the NYSE: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-great-salad-oil-scandal-of-1963-2013-11TIME: The Man Who Fooled Everybody: https://web.archive.org/web/20071015042003/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898315,00.html ACFE 2022 Report to the Nations: https://legacy.acfe.com/report-to-the-nations/2022/ A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORDark Horse CPAs has built a platform-style CPA firm that will transform your practice. It has the technology, resources, staffing, qualified inbound leads, and community that will enable you to spend your time growing your practice, serving clients and doing more of what you love. Learn more at abetterway.cpa________________________________________________________________HOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSGreg Kyte, CPATwitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/Caleb NewquistTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/EMAIL : ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com______________________________________Transcript available upon request 

SPONSORSJirav https://ohmyfraud.promo/jiravREFERENCESComplaint against David T. HinesDOJ press release for charges against David T. Hines. DOJ press release for guilty plea of David T. HinesDOJ press release for sentencing of David T. HinesHow Bad Was Virus Aid Fraud? One Banker Was ‘Frustrated With Humanity’ [NYT]The $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did it Go There? [NBER]Did FinTech Lenders Facilitate PPP Fraud? [via NYT]'Biggest fraud in a generation': The looting of the Covid relief plan known as PPP [NBC]Tarzana Couple flees while under house arrest for PPP fraud — LA TimesThree fugitives captured in Montenegro - NBC NewsHOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSGreg Kyte, CPATwitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/Caleb NewquistTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/______________________________________________________Full transcript available upon request 

SPONSORSDark Horse CPAhttps://ohmyfraud.promo/darkhorsecpaREFERENCESA WORD FROM OUR SPONSORDark Horse CPAs has built a platform-style CPA firm that will transform your practice. It has the technology, resources, staffing, qualified inbound leads, and community that will enable you to spend your time growing your practice, serving clients and doing more of what you love. Learn more at abetterway.cpa________________________________HOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH DAN : Dan's Wharton's Forensics Lab Dan's Twitter : https://twitter.com/profanalyticsCONNECT WITH THE HOSTSGreg Kyte, CPATwitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/Caleb NewquistTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/EMAIL : ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com______________________________________Transcript available upon request 

SPONSORSDark Horse CPA https://ohmyfraud.promo/darkhorsecpa REFERENCES● 10 Practices That Safeguard Your Church Against Embezzlement - Smart Church Management ●  Nun who admitted to stealing more than $835K from Torrance Catholic school gets 1 year in prison - KTLA●  Bakker Is Convicted on All Counts; First Felon Among TV Evangelists - NY Times●  Bakker Sentenced to 45 Years For Fraud in His TV Ministry - NY Times●  Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges - History.com●  The Shady Side of Jim Bakker - Nicki Swift on Youtube A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORDark Horse CPAs has built a platform-style CPA firm that will transform your practice. It has the technology, resources, staffing, qualified inbound leads, and community that will enable you to spend your time growing your practice, serving clients and doing more of what you love. Learn more at abetterway.cpa________________________________HOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.CONNECT WITH THE HOSTSGreg Kyte, CPATwitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyteLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/Caleb NewquistTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/EMAIL : ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com____________________________

SPONSORSThank you to our sponsor, XeroTo learn more go to  http://ohmyfraud.promo/xeroHOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.REFERENCESU.S. INDICTS EIGHT IN SALE OF STOCK IN NURSING HOMES [NYT]YEAR IN JAIL GIVEN FOR STOCK FRAUD [NYT]2 Ex‐Walston Officers Plead Guilty to a Fraud [NYT]$40,000 FINES SET IN 4 SEASONS CASE [NYT]3 Found Not Guilty Of Securities Fraud In 4 Seasons Case [NYT]INVESTMENT: Golden-Age Fraud [TIME]Great frauds in history: Jack Clark’s nursing homes [MoneyWeek]FOUR SEASONS NURSING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. [Case Study]Stocks Of The Fevered Fifty Publicly Traded Nursing Home Companies Soar, Then Crash [SeniorLiving.org]Before Medicare, nursing homes were often just old motels or converted bowling alleys. But after the landmark program became the law of the land, money flooded the industry and along with it, wildcatters looking to strike it rich. One early player, Four Seasons Nursing Centers of America, boomed and busted in spectacular fashion and at the center of it: fraud.

SPONSORSThank you to our sponsor, XeroTo learn more go to  http://ohmyfraud.promo/xeroHOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.REFERENCES  Hawaii accounting firm partner gets 20 years for for stealing $400K from company - Honolulu Star Advertiser   'He is an evil person': Victims of top CPA convicted of fraud urge tough sentence  — Hawaii News Now   State v. Oki — Casemine   Prosecutors reveal details of theft investigation into Patrick Oki — KHON2   2020 ACFE Report to the Nations - ACFE In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss the case of Patrick Oki, the managing partner of PKF Pacific Hawaii, who swiped over $400,000 from his own firm. It’s just another fraud… in paradise. 

SPONSORSThank you to our sponsor, XeroTo learn more go to  http://ohmyfraud.promo/xeroBookstime https://ohmyfraud.promo/bookstimeHOW TO EARN FREE CPEIn less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Download the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email support@earmarkcpe.com.REFERENCESInside the Great Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Heist - thrillist.com The Real Story Behind “Bourbon King” Toby Curtsinger from Netflix’s Heist - menshealth.comHow a Kentucky Dad Pulled Off One of the Biggest Bourbon Burglaries in History - bustle.comNetflix documentary series Heist__________________________________-The bourbon distilling industry in Kentucky is rich with tradition, which includes employees helping themselves to bottles of rare whisky whenever they feel like it. In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss the infamous caper known as Pappygate. Booze, guns, slow pitch softball, and …horrendous inventory controls.____________________________________