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Fraud Report
Posted Monday, January 24, at 8:33 PM
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is the world's leading anti-fraud organization. Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) are trained to help businesses prevent, detect and control occupational fraud. Fraud investigators use a variety of tools from various disciplines during a fraud investigation...

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FBI Top Frauds of the Week
Posted Friday, October 22, at 5:23 PM

Miami: Two Miami corporations and four individuals indicted for health care fraud schemes involving approximately $200 million in Medicare billing -- read more. Los Angeles: Burbank woman sentenced to five years for Ponzi scheme that caused more than $6.1 million in losses -- read more...

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Get Out of Debt Frauds
Posted Thursday, September 23, at 8:30 AM

Are your in debt? Do you owe more then $10,000 on credit cards? Are you behind on your taxes and owe the IRS? Then call us because we can help eliminate or reduce your debt and monthly payments. Does the above sound familiar? It should, you cannot turn on the television without seeing an ad for such a service. ...

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Frauds of the Week
Posted Saturday, September 11, at 8:30 AM

New Jersey doctor Arrested, charged with four others in $1.8 million Medicaid fraud involving fake physicians. Yousuf Masood, 46 of Warren, NJ charged Medicaid for services provided by other non-licensed individuals posing as physicians. Some of the billing covered periods when Masood was traveling outside of the United States. Masood also prescribed over $9 million worth of drugs to Medicaid patients making him the top prescriber in New Jersey. Read more...

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Counterfeit Cancer Drugs
Posted Wednesday, September 8, at 2:51 PM

According to the FBI, Hazim Gaber (a Canadian) was sentenced to 33 months in prison for selling counterfeit cancer drugs on the internet. These drugs were sold in the United States and several other countries. He was also ordered to pay a $75,000 fine and pay $53,724 in restitution along with three years supervised release following his prison term...

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Botox Fraud
Posted Thursday, September 2, at 5:17 PM

OK, call me naive but I find it difficult to comprehend why a reputable pharmaceutical company would promote the use of a drug for non-FDA approved purposes and believe that they would not be caught. I could see some fly-by-night operation selling drugs on the internet but not Allergan...

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Housing Down – Fraud Up
Posted Wednesday, August 25, at 5:26 PM

Existing home sales continue to plummet for the third month in a row. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing home sales were down 27.2 percent in July and that is more than double the decline forecast by most economists. A portion of this decline is attributable to the expiration of the homebuyers tax credit in May. ...

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Nothing is Sacred
Posted Friday, August 13, at 4:59 PM

Nothing is sacred to some fraudsters. It appears that fraud follows you from the cradle to the grave. The Missouri Attorney General's office issued a consumer alert regarding purchasing prepaid funeral plans through National Prearranged Services (NPS). To see a copy of the alert follow the link below:...

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Bank Liability for Forged Checks
Posted Friday, August 6, at 7:16 PM

The Southeast Missourian reported that Linda Davis has been charged with felony stealing and forgery accused of taking over $71,000 from an elderly couple's bank account. Linda was a caretaker for the couple. A question that jumps to mind is what if any liability does a bank have for honoring forged checks? Can this elderly couple make a claim against the bank to recover stolen funds?...

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Insurance Fraud
Posted Tuesday, July 27, at 4:31 PM

Insurance fraud can be perpetrated by the insurance company and/or their agents, third parties, and the beneficiary. In this article, I will focus on insurance fraud perpetrated by the agents. First I want to state that the vast majority of insurance agents are honest individuals committed to helping their clients assess risks and minimize losses. ...

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Alan Kridelbaugh, CPA, CFE
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Alan is a CPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with the firm Begley, Young, Unterreiner & White, LLC located in Cape Girardeau. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Alan obtained his MBA from Southeast Missouri State University, and is also a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor who provides support to clients on the use of QuickBooks. Alan's firm works with a variety of small businesses and not-for-profit organizations providing accounting and payroll services, compilations, reviews and audits, estate and tax planning and tax preparation. Alan can be reached at 334-2845 (office) and 275-9055 (cell) or you can email him at alan@begleycpa.com.
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