With Great Check Writing Power Comes Great Responsibility
Would you tell your significant other if you were stealing money? What excuse would you use for all your extra cash? The one Nathan Mueller came up with directly led to him getting caught. Hear how Nathan's $8 million check-fraud scheme came crashing down
Oh My Fraud · Caleb Newquist
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REFERENCES
Lessons from an $8 million fraud — Journal of Accountancy
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2014/aug/fraud-20149862.html
Report to the Nations 2020 — ACFE
https://www.acfe.com/report-to-the-nations/2020/
Nathan Mueller’s LinkedIn profile — LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mueller-b87111b4/
The 2013 Marquet Report on Embezzlement — Chris Marquet
http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/vpr/files/The_2013_Marquet_Report_On_Embezzlement.pdf
Mueller gets 8 years for $8.5 million ING fraud [MST]
https://www.startribune.com/mueller-gets-8-years-for-8-5-million-ing-fraud/37479859/
Eden Prairie Man Sentenced to 97 Months for Defrauding His Employer [FBI]
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/minneapolis/press-releases/2009/mp_011309a.htm
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HOW TO EARN FREE CPE
In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz and get your CPE certificate.
Download the app:
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app
Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].
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