John E. Little, CFE, CPA
Letters from prison tell the story of a $1.65 million insurance fraud
Fictitious insurance claims filed by Joshua Miller, owner of a Syracuse hearing-aid dispenser, cost the New York state insurance fund $1.65 million. Learn how he, and others, edged the system to commit the crime.
Written By: John E. Little, CFE, CPA, Megan E. Sutton
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Pamela Johnson, a low-level accounts assistant, had a hidden gambling problem and the trust of the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit. Here’s how she exploited her employer’s confidence and how the external auditors actually discovered the devastating three-year fraud.
Written By: John E. Little, CFE, CPA, Jason H. Grossman
Out of the frying pan and into the fire
Crime, of course, doesn’t pay. And committing another crime in an attempt to resolve the financial consequences from the first will only dig the perpetrator into a deeper hole. In Dixon’s case, she narrowly avoided jail time for her initial fraud at Classen, but she’s now serving time for the Tompkins County probation violation and could serve even more from the drug charge in Nebraska.
Written By: John E. Little, CFE, CPA
Misplaced trust
The financial problems of church council members John Osborn and Mary Meyers motivated them to steal the church’s endowment funds. Here’s how the couple exploited their position of trust within the congregation to commit this devastating fraud.
Written By: John E. Little, CFE, CPA, Gabrielle M. Schiffmiller
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