Richard B. Lanza, CFE, CPA, CGMA

Blazing a trail for the Benford's Law of words, part 2

• May 1, 2016

In part 2, the author applies his unique letter analytic techniques to a variety of examples, including keyword searches and predictive analysis using benchmark data. The aim? Finding fraud in the words.

Written By: Richard B. Lanza, CFE, CPA, CGMA

• • Data Analytics

Blazing a trail for the Benford's Law of words, part 1

• March 1, 2016

Fraud examiners have used Benford’s Law for years to detect anomalies and possible fraud in organizations’ ledgers and journals. Now the author is researching a method to analyze letters of the alphabet in business documents — “Letter Analytics” — to find fraud patterns. His new approach could expedite fraud examinations.

Written By: Richard B. Lanza, CFE, CPA, CGMA

• • Fraud Investigation and Examination