

Fraudish
Kelly Paxton
Fraudish is a podcast to help those working in fraud. Hosted by Kelly Paxton, Certified Fraud Examiner, Ex-Private Investigator, and Pink Collar Crime Expert. Kelly is a former special agent turned investigator specializing in embezzlement and workplace dishonesty cases. Fraudish interviews outstanding fraud professionals so you can continue to move forward in your career. Origin stories, tips, resources are just some of the amazing fraud content you will hear each Tuesday.
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Dec 6, 2022 • 50min
Episode 98 Greg Kyte, Accounting Comedian & Drunk Ethicist
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/gregkyteOh My Fraud!: https://ohmyfraud.com/Drunk Ethics: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drunk-ethics/id1640305820Why Drunk Ethics?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_wwDxRJ8y0

Nov 29, 2022 • 38min
Episode 97 Terry Rich, Hot Lotto Scandal
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 the second largest attended attraction in the state.Show Notes:Terry SpeaksTerry's LinkedinHot Lotto Fraud ScandalEddie Tipton ParolEddie Tipton ReleasedTerry on end of Hot Lotto Scandal

Nov 22, 2022 • 49min
Episode 96 Cynthia Navarro
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 LinkedinFinnegan's Way TwitterOsmosis OSINT Cocktail Podcast

Nov 15, 2022 • 49min
Episode 95 Staci Dresher, Workplace Attorney-Investigator
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

Nov 8, 2022 • 43min
Episode 94 Edward Ajaeb, Nighthawk Strategies
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 : LinkedinTweet BeaverTweet Topic ExplorerKitty Haley PI Perspectives PodcastPI's Declassified PodcastHeist DocumentaryFear City

Nov 1, 2022 • 41min
Episode 93 Marta Cadavid, Fraud Fighter
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.

Oct 26, 2022 • 44min
Episode 92 Kelly Paxton
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 until they do. Don't miss this dialogue between two limitlessly curious investigators and conversationalists!Show Notes:Yoga to the People FraudPortrait of an Unknown WomanJen Hoar LinkedinDan McCrum Linkedin

Oct 18, 2022 • 38min
Diann Cattani
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 victim’s lives. There’s Dr. Phil, company culture, personal and professional relationships (#trustisnotaninternalcontrol). Also, don’t have your employees walk your dogs! Show notes:https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117770695484085199 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117770695484085199)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvQEwT5_uFw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvQEwT5_uFw)https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianncattani/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianncattani/)https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/30/smallbusiness/con_artist/index.htm (https://money.cnn.com/2011/11/30/smallbusiness/con_artist/index.htm)https://www.deseret.com/2011/3/6/20177489/greed-is-no-respecter-of-persons-y-grad-convicted-felon-shares-her-cautionary-tale (https://www.deseret.com/2011/3/6/20177489/greed-is-no-respecter-of-persons-y-grad-convicted-felon-shares-her-cautionary-tale)Kelly Paxton is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Private Investigator, and Professional Speaker. In 2020 she published Embezzlement: How to Prevent, Detect and Investigate Pink-Collar Crime.Connect with her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypaxton/ (Linkedin) or https://twitter.com/pdxcfe (Twitter)

Oct 11, 2022 • 56min
Francine McKenna
Great Women in Fraud is now Fraudish! Want to help us shape 2023? Let me know.Francine's latest venture is Accounting Lecturer full-time https://twitter.com/Wharton (@Wharton). I can't imagine how lucky her students are. We first met via Twitter and I have fan girl'd her ever since. This interview is full of all things fraud. You must listen to her story. She really has seen so much and used that to bring attention to what matters. Be sure to follow her on Twitter. Writer, speaker, CPA. Using tools instead of tools using me. https://twitter.com/marketwatch (@marketwatch)Philadelphia, MXDF, Chicagohttps://t.co/rfN5ahkgGW (thedig.substack.com)Key resources- https://twitter.com/retheauditors (https://twitter.com/retheauditors)https://thedig.substack.com/ (https://thedig.substack.com/)https://www.linkedin.com/in/francinemckenna/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francinemckenna/)Kelly Paxton is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Private Investigator, and Professional Speaker. In 2020 she published Embezzlement: How to Prevent, Detect and Investigate Pink-Collar Crime.Connect with her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypaxton/ (Linkedin) or https://twitter.com/pdxcfe (Twitter)

Oct 4, 2022 • 32min
Hailey Windham - Certified Financial Crime Specialist
Great Women in Fraud is now Fraudish! Want to help us shape 2023? Let me know.Hailey Windham, Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS)Hailey has 8+ years of experience at financial institutions. She has developed enterprise-wide comprehensive financial crimes risk management programs. Hailey sees the benefits in assessing fraud risk at financial services.She is leading the way at her employer by providing mitigation suggestions to prevent customer impact and financial loss. She has expertise in leading large-scale fraud prevention initiatives through effective employee and customer training and prevention awareness. She even started an internal podcast because she is such a fan of Fraudish.Kelly Paxton is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Private Investigator, and Professional Speaker. In 2020 she published Embezzlement: How to Prevent, Detect and Investigate Pink-Collar Crime.Connect with her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypaxton/ (Linkedin) or https://twitter.com/pdxcfe (Twitter)


