April 10, 2023

Webinar

2 CPE

Webinar (CPA Crossings): Fraud & Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches

April 10, 2023
Webinar
2 CPE

Webinar (CPA Crossings): Fraud & Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches

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    Instructor

    Allison
    McLeod

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    Allison McLeod

    Bio

    Professor McLeod, LL.M., JD, CPA, is currently a full-time Senior Lecturer at the University of North Texas, where she has taught classes in Corporate Income Taxes, Multi-jurisdictional Taxes, Individual Taxes, Tax Research, Ethics and Financial Accounting. She has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas College of Law.

    Prior to Professor McLeod going into academia, she worked for 18 years in industry and in a Big Four accounting firm. Professor McLeod earned a law degree from Baylor School of Law, and an LL.M. degree in Taxation from Southern Methodist School of Law. She has been a licensed CPA since 1993 and has been licensed to practice law since 1992. Professor McLeod has enjoyed teaching live ethics course to CPAs since 2011 and is the owner of  www.cpaethicsonline.com, which offers on-line self-study courses to CPAs. She currently serves on the Professional Ethics Committee of the Texas Society of CPAs.which offers on-line self-study courses to CPAs. She served on the Professional Ethics Committee of the Texas Society of CPAs and the AICPA CPA Exam Committee (REG).

Governmental entities are the second largest victims of embezzlement. This seminar examines recent events involving theft of public money and circumstances that allowed the fraud to occur. Case studies we examine include the 2012 $54 million embezzlement from the City of Dixon by Rita Crundwell. The events that impacted the small Illinois town of 16,000 residents was the largest governmental fraud case to date, and spanned an astonishing 20 years. This remarkable story inspired an award-winning documentary, “All the Queen’s Horses.” We will also examine factors that led to scandals involving the Baptist Foundation of Arizona, World Com, Collin Street Bakery and the Ohio American Cancer Society, among others. This course is ideal for CPAs, government finance personnel, all Internal Auditors, lawyers, governance professionals, accountants and human resource personnel.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, the participant will be able to…

  • Understand the factors that create an environment for fraud to easily occur.
  • Identify areas where there could be an inadvertent failure to separate duties.
  • Ascertain the proper role of an external auditor and identify areas where independence can be compromised.

Major Topics

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • How organizations can find themselves defrauded due to lax oversight and weak internal controls.
  • How the existence of the “trusted advisor” creates situations where CPAs can drop their professional skepticism.
  • Illustrations of the issues companies should look for in preventing fraud and embezzlement.

CPE Credits Available

2 CPE
2
Regulatory Ethics

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Basic

Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

This webinar is produced by CPA Crossings. You will receive your login link/instructions and Certificate of Attendance directly from this third-party vendor. It is important that you review your COCPA confirmation for details on receiving your login instructions and COA from said vendor.

Intended Audience

CPAs, government finance personnel, all Internal Auditors, lawyers, governance professionals, accountants and human resource personnel.

Provider

CPA Crossings, LLC

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