Did you know that you could untangle spaghetti for a living?  Ok, well not exactly. But Lorraine Aho is the Chief Spaghetti Untangler of the Fraud world where she untangles the spaghetti of theft and embezzlement.  Lorraine Aho is an Expert Witness, CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner with over 20 years experience as a fraud investigator and forensic accountant. Her practice focuses on financial reconstructions, financial forensic examinations, including fraud, embezzlement, income tracing,...

Whistleblowers are incredibly important for our society and more specifically for fraud professionals so this episode of Fraudish is all about whistleblowing with two experts on the subject. In this episode of Fraudish, Kelly speaks to Sarah Carver and Jennifer Griffith, The Whistleblower Duet of the largest Social Security disability scheme.  Have you seen The Big Conn?  Have you listened to the accompanying podcast?  You must.   Links: Sarah Carver Jennifer Griffith CarverGriffith The Big...

What do you think of when you hear the word fraud? Correct answer: Fun! Just kidding! But our guest this week on Fraudish isn't cause she makes fraud fun! Kelly speaks with the French Detective aka Emmanuelle Welch on all things fraud! In this episode they cover FOIA, characteristics of french embezzlers (think palm trees and fast cars), OSINT, AI and trainings.  Also, dogs leading to their owners is fascinating.  Links:...

This week on Fraudish Kelly speaks to Jim Vogt about Fraud and Pop Culture and guess what?  He teaches a class with an assignment of "At the Movies?"  Make sure to check out the Fraud Leadership Summit to dive deep into the realm of fraud prevention with 12 of the industry's most respected experts. Happening Thursday, March 28th! Book here: Fraud Leadership Summit 2024 Jim Vogt is an adjunct professor teaching graduate courses in Fraud Examination, Forensic Accounting, Fraud Auditing,...

Sophia Carlton, CFE returns to Fraudish! Sophia was one of the OGs in Great Women in Fraud appearing in episode 3.   Are you just getting into the professional area of fraud? Or are you a bit lost in where to go? This is the episode for you! Kelly and Sophia talk all about finding your path and the ways you can find your niche in the fraud space.  Sophia is a seasoned fraud risk management executive with extensive experience in best-in-class fraud risk assessments, fraud operations,...

Have you ever been under a lie detector? Well if you've met this week's guest, then you have been under a Human Lie Detector!  This week on Fraudish Kelly speaks with her friend Nejolla Korris who is an international expert in the field of Linguistic Lie Detection and Cybersecurity - Social Engineering and Social Media Risk. In the episode we get into why our children lie, how we taught them, why introductions matter, how people react to being with a lie detector, and so much more!  Nejolla...

Have you every felt like a big fool after you got taken advantage of? Haven't we all! But don't worry because there are reasons for why we are all fooled and what we can do to prevent it.  This week on Fraudish Kelly speaks with Dan Simons and Chris Chabris who are experts in why and how people are fooled and how to prevent it. Chris and Dan have written Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do About It. This book is a must have in the Fraudish offical library!  Simons is a...

Do you wake up at night in cold sweats worried you are going to be audited? Well our guest this week on Fraudish is here to make sure that auditor is the best they can be.  This week on Fraudish, Kelly is delighted to be joined by her friend Robery Berry aka That Audit Guy.  Robert Berry helps auditors become awesome through kick butt training courses, mentoring programs, publications, live shows and podcasts. His goal is to help bring out the best in auditors so that they can stop checking...

Have you been interviewing for jobs recently and noticed the "Hunger Games Hiring" environment of today? Or have you been out of the job hunt for a long time but you're curious about how its changed in recent history? This Fraudish episode is full of insights on interviews and hiring and lots of fun!  Nora Buns is the Undercover Candidate and she refers to today's environment as "Hunger Games Hiring". Do you agree?  Do you always use a hotel safe? You will after this episode.  And can you...

This week on Fraudish, Kelly speaks with Brian Watson, who has decades of experience in financial crimes. Most recently, he has transitioned into non-profit work in preventing elder financial scams and abuse. If you have an elder loved one, this episode is especially important, as we discuss how to prevent and report financial crimes against the elderly. Especially as these scams are getting more and more sophisticated every day.  Brian spent 28 years in Federal Law Enforcement investigating...

You MUST read this book by this week's guest, Zeke Faux. Number Go Up is a fantastic read for all things crypto.  Zeke takes us through the various parts of crypto from APE parties to Southeast Asia and of course SBF aka Sam Bankman Fried.  I can't believe this is his first book.  Show notes:...

As the year of 2023 is coming to a close I wanted to say thank you to all of my listeners and give you plenty of content and resources to look at as we move into a new year. I look forward to more of Fraudish in 2024! Send me a message with what your favorite episode was this year and let me know any fraud resources you love.  Happy Holidays and a Happy New year! Links to Resources: Frank Perri episode:...

This week Kelly speaks with Christina Lekati,  Social Engineering Security Specialist, Open-Source Intelligence Analyst, BlackHat Trainer, and Keynote Speaker. We zoomed "across the pond" all the way to Germany to speak with Christina about all things OSINT and the real repercussions of fraud on innocent (and not so innocent)...

On this week's episode of Fraudish, Kelly speaks with Austin Harris, CFE and CFCI, who got into the fraud world by accident. Austin, like Kelly, started his career in law enforcement and stumbled into the world of financial crimes and fraud. Austin is passionate about preventing fraud and helping the victims of fraud.  Show notes: Connect with Austin on Linkedin Bad Fraud Advice Newsletter About Fraud Inequality in Embezzlement David Weber Behavioral Accotant Science Proves Kelly Right...

Dr. Emily Homer, ACFE, returns to Fraudish for an update on her career, projects with the ACFE and so much more related to fraud and criminology. Listen to the full episode for some valuable points on legal treatment of white collar criminals, the real impact of financial crime, and how we use pop culture to teach fraud.  Dr. Homer is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Louisville. She is currently a Research Specialist with the Association of Certified...

This week on Fraudish we hear from Kathy Enstron, Director of Investigations-Moore Tax Law Group, on her different career moves in the fraud space. Kathy had a 26 year career as a federal law enforcement officer for IRS-CI.  Take a listen to her amazing career and pivot to the defense side.  She was the first woman to lead the Chicago IRS CI.  Now she has retired from the government and is working with the defense.  But as you know everyone deserves a defense and who better to represent you...

An incredibly important and relevant discussion regarding sex/human trafficking from an expert in sex trafficking.  A 25 year career at the Phoenix Police Department.  Heidi now provides actionable, relevant training for many industries and professionals.  Links: Heidi Chance on Linkedin Chance Consulting Sex Trafficking in America Human Trafficking Conference Sex Trafficking Awareness with Heidi Chance of A Chance For Awareness

This week on Fraudish Kelly chats with Diana Ngo on all things business intelligence, deal intelligence for mergers and acquisitions, and how intelligence is essential for when things in business and deal making goes wrong. We also chat about why Diana is happy she didn't become a lawyer and how cultural differences impact investigations. Enjoy the episode!  Links: Diana on Linkedin Diana on Twitter

This week on Fraudish we hear from Rob Gardner of Robert Gardner and Associates who specialize in public records and helping Forensic Accountants and Consultants find where the paper trail ends. Listen to this episode to learn more about how to find and utilize public records in investigations. Rob is here to help us be better fraud professionals!  Links: Rob's Linkedin Rob's Twitter Manage Risks Big Data Casino

This week on Fraudish Kelly chats with Michael Reddington, a CFI, to discuss how gender, age and culture impact interrogations. Also we touch on the books that have impacted his career. As Michaels says, the best leaders and the best interrogators capitalize on the same two core skills: vision and influence. The cognitive process that leads suspects to commit to saying “I did it”, employees to commit to saying “I’ll do it” and prospects to commit to saying “I’ll buy it” are essentially...

This week on Fraudish, Kelly talks to Linda Miller, Founder & CEO, Audient Group, on how she got into finding and fighting fraud in the government. Linda talks about how she struggled past government bureaucracy to create a study and guide for how agencies should manage fraud risks that led to the writing of the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act that was unanimously passed. She also discusses how she go a front row seat the the absolute perfect storm of fraud that happened during the...

This week on Fraudish Kelly speaks to Peter Taylor aka The Fraud Guy. Peter specializes in  fraud risk and system improvement reviews, audits, training, events, articles, research, and investigation. Peter has wanted to work in fraud since he was 7 years old after watching some crime and fraud related TV shows! He began his career at the Greater Manchester Police and went on to be the Head of Fraud for Major Loss Adjusters. Please enjoy this episode where we talk all things fraud and ethics! 

This week Kelly is joined from all the way across the pond with Claire Maillet, or as you may know her, "The Lord of Fraud." We discuss her stellar branding as a fraud professional and her journey to become the Lord of Fraud. If you are looking for how to improve your Linkedin presence, implement branding in your fraud professional life, and the presence of fraud in the Fintech space, then this is the episode for you! Connect with Claire on Linkedin. 

This week on Fraudish Kelly is joined by Dr. David P. Weber, CFE, who recently defended his dissertation on  the Severity of Embezzlement as Predicted by Demographic Variables, or as I call it, Pink Collar Crime. David and I chat all things about the demographic factors of embezzlement, how in todays world that truth may not be a popular one, and how we share the facts of embezzlement despite resistance. We also get into some places we have seen fraud in pop culture. Enjoy! Check out Dr....

This week on Fraudish we are joined by Frank Perri, author of Red Collar White Collar Crime, we discuss how our perceptions of white collar crime may had been wrong this whole time. Tune in to learn about violent fraud offenders and how it's a myth that white collar criminals are the kinder criminal offenders. Show Notes: Red Collar White Collar Crime by Frank Perri Frank Perri Linkedin Frank Perri Youtube