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Asset Misappropriation

Asset misappropriation is a fraud scheme in which an employee steals or misuses the employing organization’s resources (e.g., theft of company cash, false billing schemes, or inflated expense reports).

Payroll Fraud
Asset Misappropriation

Payroll Fraud: Easy Ways to Steal

Payroll fraud is quite common. Sometimes the theft occurs as a payroll department employee secretly inflates payments to family…

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Stealing While Dying
Asset Misappropriation

Stealing While Dying: A Motive for Fraud

Some fraudsters steal while dying. What’s their motive? Possibly to avoid leaving their family with medical bills. Whatever the…

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Inflated invoices
Asset Misappropriation

Inflated Invoices: An Easy Way to Steal

Fraudsters can steal with inflated invoices. In the story below, you’ll see that a school maintenance director was able…

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double pay a vendor
Asset Misappropriation

How to Steal by Double Paying a Vendor

The Theft Fraudsters can steal by double paying a vendor. In this article, I show you how duplicate payments…

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Fraudsters Writing Checks to Themselves
Asset Misappropriation

Fraudsters Writing Checks to Themselves: How to Understand It and Prevent It

The Theft Fraudsters do write company checks to themselves. Today I tell you how they do so and how…

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Converting company checks to cash
Asset Misappropriation

Converting Company Checks to Cash

The Theft: Converting Company Checks to Cash In a recent post, we saw that John opens the mail and…

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Theft of Capital assets
Asset Misappropriation

Theft of Capital Assets in Local Governments

Theft of Capital Assets In businesses, nonprofits, and governments, the theft of capital assets happens often. Today I explain…

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Check for Cash Fraud
Asset Misappropriation

Check-for-Cash Fraud: Easy Theft

The Theft: Check-for-Cash The check-for-cash fraud scheme is a simple yet effective way for employees to steal. Today I…

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ghost employee fraud
Asset Misappropriation

Ghost Employee Fraud: Payroll Theft

In this article I explain ghost employee fraud and what you can do to prevent it. The Theft: Ghost…

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Charles Hall

Charles Hall

I am a practicing CPA. I have primarily audited governments, nonprofits, and small businesses for the last forty years.

My sweet spot is governmental and nonprofit fraud prevention. I am the author of (1) Journal Entries Made Easy,  (2) The Little Book of Local Government Fraud Prevention, (3) Preparation of Financial Statements & Compilation Engagements, (4) The Why and How of Auditing, and (5) Audit Risk Assessment Made Easy. I frequently speak at continuing education events.

I consult with CPA firms, assisting them with auditing and accounting issues. Contact Charles

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