Fun Fact from the Files

When Family + Fraud = Forensic Accounting 101 

The very first forensic case I ever worked? A man walked into my office and said, “I think I’m being embezzled.” 

Turns out—he was right. His cousin was running the business, and the wife (a banker, no less) was keeping the books. Sounds like the start of a bad sitcom, but it got serious fast. 

She had set up a separate QuickBooks file for every bank account, making transfers nearly impossible to trace or reconcile. No audit trail. No visibility. Just intentional chaos dressed up like bookkeeping. 

We investigated, documented everything, and followed the money trail. 
The case went to court—and yes, a judgment was made against them. 

Lesson: If your books are built to hide, the truth eventually shows up with receipts.