

Oh My Fraud
Caleb Newquist
"Oh My Fraud" is a podcast where the true crime is shocking, gruesome, heinous, but with way fewer dead bodies.
Hosted by Caleb Newquist, each episode explores fraud cases from petty swindles to corporate conspiracies, examining the people involved, their motives, methods, and how they spent the loot before it all came to a spectacular, inevitable end.
Hosted by Caleb Newquist, each episode explores fraud cases from petty swindles to corporate conspiracies, examining the people involved, their motives, methods, and how they spent the loot before it all came to a spectacular, inevitable end.
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Feb 23, 2022 • 1h 16min
With Great Check Writing Power Comes Great Responsibility
SPONSORSAvalara https://ohmyfraud.promo/avalaraHOW 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.REFERENCESLessons from an $8 million fraud — Journal of Accountancyhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2014/aug/fraud-20149862.htmlReport to the Nations 2020 — ACFEhttps://www.acfe.com/report-to-the-nations/2020/Nathan Mueller’s LinkedIn profile — LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mueller-b87111b4/The 2013 Marquet Report on Embezzlement — Chris Marquethttp://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/vpr/files/The_2013_Marquet_Report_On_Embezzlement.pdfMueller gets 8 years for $8.5 million ING fraud [MST]https://www.startribune.com/mueller-gets-8-years-for-8-5-million-ing-fraud/37479859/Eden Prairie Man Sentenced to 97 Months for Defrauding His Employer [FBI]https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/minneapolis/press-releases/2009/mp_011309a.htmA WORD FROM OUR SPONSORThank you to our sponsor, Avalara. Avalara’s award-winning tax automation solutions help accounting practitioners and businesses of all sizes simplify sales tax compliance and with real-time rates, automated returns filing, and more.In October 2021 IDC MarketScape named Avalara a Leader in tax automation in three categories (small and midsize business, enterprise, and VAT). If you’re considering tax automation, check out the independent IDC evaluations at http://OMF.show/avalaraLearn more about Avalara for Accountants and you’ll get a free gift: meet with an expert to explore how Avalara can help your accounting practice grow, and you’ll receive a $50 gift card. Contact Avalara at Accountants@Avalara.com, and mention the code “Fraud”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.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/

Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 20min
Don't Look a Fraud Horse in the Mouth | The Case of Dixon, Illinois
SPONSORSAvalara https://ohmyfraud.promo/avalaraHOW 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.REFERENCESAll the Queen’s Horses Documentary — Kelly Richmond Pope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1T3IwOQSsLessons learned from shocking municipal fraud cases — CPA Insiderhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/newsletters/2018/oct/lessons-learned-municipal-fraud-cases.htmlFBI press release — indictmenthttps://archives.fbi.gov/archives/chicago/press-releases/2012/federal-indictment-charges-former-dixon-comptroller-rita-crundwell-with-engaging-in-53-million-fraud-since-1990Dixon’s quiet hero — Fraud Magazinehttps://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295003585DOJ sentencing press releasehttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/former-dixon-comptroller-rita-crundwell-sentenced-nearly-20-years-federal-prison-537Rita Crundwell and the Dixon Embezzlement - Chicago Magazinehttps://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2012/Rita-Crundwell-and-the-Dixon-Embezzlement/Rita Crundwell stole $54 million then returned to the scene of the crime - WGNhttps://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/rita-crundwell-stole-54-million-then-returned-to-the-scene-of-the-crime/How one of the biggest swindlers in American history built a horse breeding empire - LA Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-horse-swindler-crundwell-20151030-story.htmlA WORD FROM OUR SPONSORThank you to our sponsor, Avalara. Avalara’s award-winning tax automation solutions help accounting practitioners and businesses of all sizes simplify sales tax compliance and with real-time rates, automated returns filing, and more.In October 2021 IDC MarketScape named Avalara a Leader in tax automation in three categories (small and midsize business, enterprise, and VAT). If you’re considering tax automation, check out the independent IDC evaluations at http://OMF.show/avalaraLearn more about Avalara for Accountants and you’ll get a free gift: meet with an expert to explore how Avalara can help your accounting practice grow, and you’ll receive a $50 gift card. Contact Avalara at Accountants@Avalara.com, and mention the code “Fraud”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.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/

Jan 25, 2022 • 1h 2min
Friends With Mutual Benefits | The Mother of All Florida Ponzi Schemes
SPONSORSAvalara https://ohmyfraud.promo/avalaraHOW 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.REFERENCESCNBC’s American Greed Episode: “Friends Without Benefits” https://www.cnbc.com/video/2015/10/19/american-greed-friends-without-benefits.html MBC’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Benefits_Corporation Viatical Settlements: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viatical_settlement U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 18698 / May 6, 2004https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18698.htm 2020 ACFE Report to the Nations: https://www.acfe.com/report-to-the-nations/2020/ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDACASE NO. 04-60573-CIV-MORENO/SIMONTON https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/comp19274.pdfSouth Florida Mastermind of $1 billion-plus swindle sentenced … https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1984194.htmlGreat frauds in history: Joel Steinger and the Mutual Benefits Corporationhttps://moneyweek.com/519573/great-frauds-in-history-joel-steinger-and-the-mutual-benefits-corporationFormer Mutual Benefits Corporation Head Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For His Role In $1 Billion MBC Schemehttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/former-mutual-benefits-corporation-head-sentenced-20-years-prison-his-role-1-billionA WORD FROM OUR SPONSORThank you to our sponsor, Avalara. Avalara’s award-winning tax automation solutions help accounting practitioners and businesses of all sizes simplify sales tax compliance and with real-time rates, automated returns filing, and more.In October 2021 IDC MarketScape named Avalara a Leader in tax automation in three categories (small and midsize business, enterprise, and VAT). If you’re considering tax automation, check out the independent IDC evaluations at http://OMF.show/avalaraLearn more about Avalara for Accountants and you’ll get a free gift: meet with an expert to explore how Avalara can help your accounting practice grow, and you’ll receive a $50 gift card. Contact Avalara at Accountants@Avalara.com, and mention the code “Fraud”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.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/

Jan 11, 2022 • 1h 2min
Printer Toner Pirate King
SPONSORS Avalara https://ohmyfraud.promo/avalara 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.REFERENCESA WORD FROM OUR SPONSORThank you to our sponsor, Avalara. Avalara’s award-winning tax automation solutions help accounting practitioners and businesses of all sizes simplify sales tax compliance and with real-time rates, automated returns filing, and more.In October 2021 IDC MarketScape named Avalara a Leader in tax automation in three categories (small and midsize business, enterprise, and VAT). If you’re considering tax automation, check out the independent IDC evaluations at https://ohmyfraud.promo/avalaraLearn more about Avalara for Accountants and you’ll get a free gift: meet with an expert to explore how Avalara can help your accounting practice grow, and you’ll receive a $50 gift card. Contact Avalara at Accountants@Avalara.com, and mention the code “Fraud”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. 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/