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 »

Atlanta Fraud Prevention | Fraud Risk Assessment | CFE Keep Fraud Alive When conducting investigations, it never ceases to amaze me how many witnesses, vendors and business owners, who could really be helpful, respond as if a drill bit was just screwed into an open nerve. Just a few responses include: “I don’t want to Read more »

Dental Office Embezzlement Investigations | Atlanta, GA Dental Fraud & Stupidity We’ve talked previously about fraud relying on your busy schedule and other factors for not responding. Add the perception of embarrassment and perceived stupidity to the list. When a dentist realizes they have been defrauded by a trusted employee, they inevitably ask, “You probably Read more »

Georgia Private Investigators | Fraud Examiners | Astinel Security & Forensics – Atlanta, GA Reacting to Fraud – Let the Party Begin So you’ve discovered fraud, now what? For the small business owner, most first call their attorney, CPA, a business associate or perhaps the police. The advice you get can vary. The action taken Read more »