“It took an absence on her part to make it unravel”
Many times a thief can cover her tracks by working without taking time off. This appears to be dedication, but is actually covering her tracks. Mandatory vacations are a good policy for any employee...
View ArticleWhy Bother Reconciling Bank Accounts?
To prevent the theft of $300,000+ over seven years. Ms. Bitterman of Montana was posting the payment to the proper accounts, but depositing the money into her pocket instead of the bank. This would...
View Article“Even periodic spot checking could have prevented the theft years ago”
When is it acceptable to give your charismatic town treasurer unlimited access to the town’s money with no financial oversight? Never. In this case, a town of less than 5,000 people lost $500,000 to...
View ArticleAny Ghosts on Your Payroll?
Collecting the paychecks of fake employees and using the company’s credit cards for personal purchases only went on for six years, and now she faces many more years than that in federal prison. From...
View Article$93K Theft Discovered After Firing
The article doesn’t give the reason for her firing, but supposedly this woman’s theft could have gone undiscovered for years. Now the engineering firm has to spend time, money and effort in recovering...
View Article“Our blind spot was our deep trust” = Church Loss of $712,000
The title says it all : “blind trust” led to the loss of $712,000 for a church in California. Trust should exist in every organization. It’s essential to working with other human beings toward a...
View Article$30,000 Embezzled In Four Months From NY Non-Profit
I am impressed that they caught this woman in only four months. Writing large checks to your accomplices only takes that long to figure out. Or maybe it was the PayPal theft that tipped them off. In...
View ArticleEmployee Background Check Could Have Prevented Theft
This doctor in Greenville, North Carolina could have saved himself some money if he had done a $10 background check before he hired his bookkeeper. Turns out she had a long history of theft, and it...
View ArticleSerial Thefts From Dental Offices
Another case of a serial thief, this one in Boston, Massachusetts. This woman seems to have found her niche, and no one seems to have been checking references, doing background checks, or prosecuting...
View ArticleUnbalanced Books? Could be an Indication of Theft.
If you wanted to hide the fact that you were taking money from a company, would you keep the books in perfect order, with everything balanced and accounted for? Probably not? Neither did Cheril Jean...
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