Deceit, Lies and Embezzlement: How I Stole $350,000

Course Details

Date

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

9:00am – 11:00am (Registration: 4:00pm)

Location

Online

Field of Study

Accounting & Audit

CPE Credit

2 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Advanced

Vendor

CPA Crossings

Prerequisites

None

Description

Embezzler Amy Wilson demonstrates how she used accounting software to steal $350,000.

Highlights

Convicted bookkeeper Amy Wilson will show you how she went from highly trusted employee to stealing nearly $350,000. Wilson will discuss how her theft started small, grew for nearly 4 years and how she hid it from her boss and outside CPAs.

Wilson will explain:

  • How proper hiring procedures would have prevented my theft.
  • The myths and misconceptions regarding white collar criminals.
  • My red flags of fraud which would have exposed my crime.
  • What motivated me, a trusted employee, to embezzle.
  • How I fooled my boss using the fa‡ade of separation of duties.
  • Step-by-step review of system entries I used to conceal my theft.
  • How I deterred the owners from performing frequent and thorough review of the business' financial health.
  • How unpredictable events led to getting caught.
  • What happened when I accepted responsibility and went to prison.
  • The devastating impact on my family.
  • The owner's reaction to my betrayal of trust and condition of the business today.

Objectives

After listening to Amy Wilson's story, you will understand how a trusted employee exploited flaws in accounting software and created a real life "triangle of fraud".

Click here to watch Amy explain her fraud.

Designed For

Private company owners, CPAs, bankers, executives, internal auditors, regulators, controllers, CFOs, attorneys, compliance officers, risk managers

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Course Pricing

WYOCPA Member Fee
$79.00

Non-Member Fee
$79.00

Your Price
$79.00

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