fraudfileshttp://feedburner.google.com 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 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/article-at-cfo-com-investigating-a-compliance-failure/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/article-at-cfo-com-investigating-a-compliance-failure/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:10 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8528 How to determine the right mix of expertise for a fraud investigation. By Tracy Coenen, Contributor to CFO.com It’s every CFO’s worst nightmare: despite your best efforts, your company’s compliance program has failed. There are credible reports of fraud and corruption inside the company, and an initial analysis of the situation confirms a problem. An [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/article-at-cfo-com-investigating-a-compliance-failure/feed/ 2 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/groupon-problems-with-customer-loyalty-and-marketing-costs/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/groupon-problems-with-customer-loyalty-and-marketing-costs/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:25:55 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8522 Prior to Groupon’s IPO last year, I wrote a few articles that were critical of the company. In one of my articles, I noted problems with loyalty of customers and merchants: It’s expensive to get new customers. Sure, a large email list is nice. But how much does it cost to get people on it, [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/groupon-problems-with-customer-loyalty-and-marketing-costs/feed/ 6 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/inline-marketing-scam-same-mlm-scam-different-mlm-name/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/inline-marketing-scam-same-mlm-scam-different-mlm-name/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:00:50 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=8435 Through the years, multi-level marketing companies and MLM distributors have played a clever game of changing the wording to hide the truth. MLM activities have been referred to as direct sales, dual marketing, network marketing, multilevel marketing, consumer direct marketing, affiliate marketing, seller assisted marketing scams, home-based business franchising, and referral marketing. (Skeptics refer to [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/01/inline-marketing-scam-same-mlm-scam-different-mlm-name/feed/ 14