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.

Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who made his name as a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury in California on three dozen charges, including a new claim that he stole millions of dollars from a paraplegic client’s settlement.

The Texas accountant transferred funds from his employer to himself.

Too many credits; marriage, investing and taxes; South Carolina and Amazon; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

An accounting manager who allegedly stole more than $1.5 million from her employer has admitted to wire fraud.

Gone Postal; five down in fraud; ‘saves me a lot of taxes’; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former executives at iPayment, a Westlake Village, California-based credit card processing company, with overseeing a scheme to steal millions of dollars via bogus expense reimbursements, inflated invoices and various accounting maneuvers.