Embezzling

One accurate, one false; rotten fruit; security alert; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

An accountant working at a Georgia-based wealth management firm pleaded guilty to embezzling $800,000 from an elderly client suffering from dementia.

That’s a lot of dimes; divided she fell; mom made me do it; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Suppose there was an embezzlement at a large client? What would you wish you had done to stop it?

UnReliable; Terminated; the wire tap; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In Touch and in jail; end of the ride; took a powder; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

RAP sheet; shipping out; Pelicon; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Three accountants share their experiences unearthing fraud.

Nathan Wheeler, a 43-year-old CPA in Portland, Oregon, who also owns a marijuana business, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for wire fraud and tax evasion after embezzling nearly $1 million from an Olympic snowboarding medalist.

Payroll processors are anticipating closer scrutiny after a high-profile scandal.