fraudfileshttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/making-mistakes-with-expert-witnesses/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/making-mistakes-with-expert-witnesses/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:50 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequence-inc.com/fraudfiles/2007/01/25/making-mistakes-with-expert-witnesses/ There is little doubt that litigation can be stressful for clients and attorneys alike. With filings, briefs, and deadlines, the litigator has little time to worry about whether her or his expert witness is getting the job done. The attorney usually has one shot for the expert to get the case right. If the expert [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/making-mistakes-with-expert-witnesses/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/criminal-defense-of-financial-cases/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/criminal-defense-of-financial-cases/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:28:00 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8671 The most interesting cases I work are criminal cases for defendants accused of financial crimes such as money laundering, tax fraud, bribery and corruption, embezzlement, and investment fraud. I do my best work as a forensic accountant and fraud investigator in cases in which a trail of money must be followed through a complex web [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/criminal-defense-of-financial-cases/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/wicpa-on-balance-putting-the-expert-in-witness/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/wicpa-on-balance-putting-the-expert-in-witness/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:17:34 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8601 This article was originally printed in the January/February 2012 issue of the magazine of the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs, On Balance. Lawyers are constantly on the lookout for financial experts who can help them win cases. Virtually all civil suits involve issues about money, and a certified public accountant is one of the best resources [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/wicpa-on-balance-putting-the-expert-in-witness/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/finding-hidden-income-and-assets/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/finding-hidden-income-and-assets/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:33 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8649 From my thought leadership series at Securities Docket: Cases of financial fraud often focus on the core issue of where the money went. Successfully carrying out a fraud scheme involves not only taking the money, but covering up the fraud and hiding the money trail. Recent headlines have consumers wondering how someone like John Corzine [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/finding-hidden-income-and-assets/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/using-public-records-in-financial-investigations/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/using-public-records-in-financial-investigations/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:36:12 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8654 The internet is an important source of information in financial investigations. It has become so important, that I wonder what I ever did without access to all of this information! Even though my work is focused on digging into the details of financial records – - and many of those are private and not available [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/02/using-public-records-in-financial-investigations/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/audit-malpractice-defense-four-key-issues/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/audit-malpractice-defense-four-key-issues/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:17:16 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8587 When a major fraud is discovered in a company, one of the key targets of litigation is usually the independent auditors. Two well-publicized cases in which management or shareholders suing the auditors after fraud was uncovered involve Koss Corp. (auditors Grant Thornton) and Navistar International Corp. (Deloitte & Touche). Plaintiffs look to the auditors for [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/audit-malpractice-defense-four-key-issues/feed/ 2 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/ponzi-scheme-investment-fraud-red-flags/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/ponzi-scheme-investment-fraud-red-flags/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:35:12 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8560 How do you know if you’re considering investing in a Ponzi scheme? The promoters will never come out and tell you they are running a pyramid scheme, so the investors have to be smart enough to recognize them on their own. The good news is it is easy to spot a Ponzi scheme. Now I [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/ponzi-scheme-investment-fraud-red-flags/feed/ 3 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/auditor-malpractice-how-to-sue-an-auditing-firm-and-win/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/auditor-malpractice-how-to-sue-an-auditing-firm-and-win/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:14 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8541 Last week, Reuters printed an interesting and enlightening interview with Steven Thomas, the managing partner of Thomas, Alexander & Forrester … an attorney known for suing large auditing firms for malpractice… and winning! Recent big wins include $520 million and $130 million judgments against BDP Seidman, on behalf of Espirito Santo and Batchelor Foundation, respectively. [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/auditor-malpractice-how-to-sue-an-auditing-firm-and-win/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/divorce-financials-lifestyle-analysis-in-family-law-cases/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/divorce-financials-lifestyle-analysis-in-family-law-cases/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:26 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8227 This article was originally printed in the ABA Section of Family Law eNewsletter, November 2011. One of the chief concerns in a divorce or child custody case is identifying the true income of one or both of the parties. It is not unusual for such a case to include allegations of hidden income or assets. [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/divorce-financials-lifestyle-analysis-in-family-law-cases/feed/ 2 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/unraveling-a-ponzi-scheme-forensic-accountant-needed/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/unraveling-a-ponzi-scheme-forensic-accountant-needed/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:40:08 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8220 It has become commonplace to hear news stories of Ponzi schemes being uncovered. Investment scams and Ponzi schemes are all too common. Investors are lured in with promises of high returns. People in or nearing retirement find these investments enticing, especially as their retirement funds in the stock market have taken many hits in the [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/unraveling-a-ponzi-scheme-forensic-accountant-needed/feed/ 0