Fraud Incident Response Planning | Atlanta, GA CFE The Fraudster Always Rings Twice In the movie, “The Postman Always Rings Twice”, I’m not sure a postman even made an appearance. For the fraudster, it can be a much different story. As Certified Fraud Examiners, we at times attend lectures given by convicted fraudsters. Their tales Read more »

Fraud Prevention & the Small Business | Fraud Detection Below is a transcript of an interview conducted by business advisor John Ray. The interview emphasizes the importance of a strong fraud prevention and fraud detection program. Start a conversation with us. Fraud and the Small Business: An Interview with Zane Kinney, CFE, Astinel Security & Read more »

Fraud Risk Assessment | Atlanta CFE | Asset Protection Not at My Company – Revisited Our one year anniversary is upon us. I’m still all too happy to spread the message that our mission is to protect assets and mitigate risk. We do this by responding to the crisis in your business regarding security and Read more »

Small Business Embezzlement | Atlanta Certified Fraud Examiner As a solo business owner, Sam enjoyed looking at numbers, but didn’t quite understand the accounting world. He used a CPA firm and saw the value of their service. His landscape company grew from Sam hauling around equipment on a trailer cutting residential lawns, to establishing contracts Read more »

Embezzlement and the CPA | Atlanta Certified Fraud Examiner The evidence is overwhelming. You’ve been embezzled. A number of emotions and questions will begin to reel through your mind and some of them may be, “Wait a minute, we have a CPA.” “Why didn’t the CPA find the embezzlement?” “What are we paying them for?” Read more »