Today I will be discussing two case studies of occupational fraud in vendor payments, both which were reported in the news in November and they could not be more different – One was a government entity, the other was a for-profit entity.  One perpetrated by a woman, the other by a man.  One where the payments were made by check and the other where the payments were made by ACH.  One stole thousands, the other stole millions.  

Follow along as I review what internal controls and best practices could have prevented or reduced losses.  I will also compare these two case studies to see how they stack up against the Association of Fraud Examiners (ACFE) 2018 Report to the Nation’s infographic metrics on occupational fraud.  

Links mentioned in the podcast: 

• Blog Post: “Segregation of Duties in Accounts Payable for SMBs ” http://bit.ly/2BMcqpb
• Case Study #1:  First Coast News: “St. Johns sheriff’s finance director jailed after $600,000-plus in false payments uncovered.” November 21, 2018. https://fcnews.tv/2BL2Hj0
• Case Study #2:  USA Today: “Former Tesla employee indicted for alleged $9.3-million embezzlement scheme.”  November 9, 2018.  http://bit.ly/2BM7NvC
• Association for Certified Fraud Examiners 2018 Report to the Nations Infographic:  
• Tulsa Gift Card Scam:   “Tulsa police investigating after two local businesses are scammed” http://bit.ly/2BMjLoN
• Need Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process eGuide and Online Courses at www.debrarrichardson.com/training
• Accounts Payable Gifts: www.debrarrichardson.com/shop 

Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com