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Phantom Figurines

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Written by: John E. Ouellet, CFE
Date: March 1, 2011
Read Time: 19 mins

Roland Granger was an experienced antiques salesman with an apparent clean record. Then he discovered eBay. He auctioned rare figurines, collected more than $300,000, did not deliver the goods and skipped town. Learn from this CFE as he investigates the fraud, interviews witnesses and eventually discovers the evidence that gave Roland a six-year prison sentence. 

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She was a widow with three grown sons. Her late husband left her with a tidy inheritance that would have been sufficient for most women, but not for Eleanor Wallace; she was far too motivated and independent. At a mere 63 years old, she wanted more from life than idle contentment.

Roland Granger was unhappily married and living on the western side of Michigan, some 200 miles from Eleanor. Like Eleanor, Roland was not one to let life pass by without noticing him. He was two years younger than her, with a head for business and an eye for women.

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