Fraud Fighter Podcast

Tom Golden retired as a partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers.  At the end of his forensic accounting career, he started writing financial fiction thrillers inspired by real events he experienced.  His first book "Sunday Night Fears" is about his first public company audit as a new auditor where he discovered a large financial fraud.  His second book "One Honest Soul" is about his travels to a foreign country uncovering public corruption.

www.tomgoldenbooks.com
https://www.acfe.com/default.aspx
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
https://www.blinkist.com
https://www.authormedia.com/novel-marketing/

In this episode, we discuss:

1. How Tom’s first public company audit started his forensic accounting career.
2. How his people skills created his successful career
3. What he would recommend to new fraud examiners
4. How he transitioned from CPA to author of financial fiction thrillers
5. The best way to become a fiction writer

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Dr. Rich Brody is an accounting professor and department chair at the University of New Mexico.  Almost 20 years ago, he started his forensic accounting career while as an academic.  With his CFE credentials, CPA license and PhD in Accounting, he shares his insight as an expert witness and published author in forensic accounting.  

https://www.mgt.unm.edu/faculty/facultyDetails.asp?id=10050
Email: [email protected]

In this episode, we discuss:

1. How he got started in forensic accounting examinations
2. What skills and credentials are needed to be an expert witness
3. Why technical skills are not enough
4. The best way to get published in forensic accounting

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Nick Bunch is a former Assistant United States Attorney and currently a partner with the law firm Haynes and Boone in Dallas, Texas.  One of his prosecutions was on a $17 million embezzlement from Collin Street Bakery, a Texas company that is world famous for its fruitcake.

https://www.haynesboone.com/people/bunch-nick

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The decisions a prosecutor must make in every investigation.
2. Most common misconception of federal prosecutors.
3. The $17 million embezzlement from the Collin Street Bakery.
4. The importance of telling the story with the numbers.

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Ryan Patrick is a former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas.  He also has experience as a state prosecutor and state judge.  He currently is a partner with the law firm Haynes and Boone in Houston, Texas.

https://www.haynesboone.com/people/patrick-ryan

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The difference between a good investigator and a great investigator
2. The biggest learning curve as a state court judge
3. How an expert witness can damage their credibility
4. The process to become an United States Attorney

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Michelle Schwerin is a tax litigator and white collar criminal defense attorney with the law firm Capes Sokol.  She teaches forensic accounting at Webster University, where she uses her talents as both a CPA and lawyer to train forensic accountants on how to deal with lawyers.

https://www.capessokol.com/people/michelle-f-schwerin

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The benefits of attending conferences
2. How mock court exercises increases confidence
3. The characteristics of a great forensic accountant
4. The value of mentors

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Frank McKenna has over 30 years in the anti-fraud industry.  He is the Chief Fraud Strategist for Point Predictive and the author of blog: FrankonFraud.

pointpredictive.com
frankonfraud.com

In this episode, we discuss:

1. How fraud technology is changing the landscape in finding fraud
2. Why the passion for chasing fraud is key to hiring
3. How preventing fraud requires creative thinking.

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Terry Rich is  an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and former director of a state lottery.  When a $16 million lottery ticket was suspiciously redeemed, an investigation started and led directly to Eddie Tipton, an computer programmer working for the lottery.  This story is how hot dogs, Bigfoot, and a lottery ticket combined into the uncovering of a multi-state lottery fraud.

https://terryspeaks.com/

In this episode, we discuss:

1. How various lotteries work.
2. The investigation into a multi-million dollar lottery fraud
3. How the lottery fraud was uncovered
4. The importance of checks and balances

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Tom Waldrep is a former bankruptcy judge and the managing partner of the bankruptcy law firm, Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  In bankruptcy, fraud examinations are vital to ensure that the bankruptcy process is fair and honest.

https://www.waldrepwall.com/team/tom-waldrep

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The role of a bankruptcy judge
2. The characteristics of a good fraud examiner
3. The future of forensic accounting in bankruptcy matters
4. And why he believes in the team approach for law firms.

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Stephen Griffin is an author, former CPA, and private equity investor.  As an investor, he had a front row seat in the forensic accounting investigation that led to uncovering a multi-million dollar financial statement fraud scheme of Legacy Global Sports.

https://stephengriffinauthor.com/

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The growing industry of sub-collegiate sports
2. How a forensic accounting investigation uncovered a multi-million dollar financial statement fraud scheme
3. The key takeaways from the collapse and bankruptcy of Legacy Global Sports

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Wow!  The Fraud Fighter Podcast is one year old already.  The podcast continues to grow in downloads, with the total downloads currently over 1,600 cities in over 100 countries.  The podcast is going to published bi-weekly for the near future.

As a celebration of the one year anniversary, I am reposting the top downloaded episode in the last 12 months - Jeffrey Robinson, a best selling author.  I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for your continuing support of the podcast.  As a listener, you make this podcast worth every minute.

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