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Present Value of Damages

In this video, Tracy explains damage calculations, and how sometimes we have to calculate the present value of those damages. What is present value? And

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Failure Rates in MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) – Fraud Files Blog

More than 99% of people lose money in multi-level marketing (MLM). In Chapter 7 of Dr. Jon Taylor’s book, The Case (For and) Against Multi-Level

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Who Broke the Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Story? – Fraud Files Blog

You may have heard the news the New York Attorney General Letitia James has been referred to the DOJ for possible prosecution for mortgage fraud.

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Using AI to Detect Fraud – Fraud Files Blog

In some ways, it seems like fraud has gotten easier in the age of the internet. People can hack into databases and get access to

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Analyzing Business Tax Returns in Divorce Cases – Fraud Files Blog

Tax returns can be one of the most important pieces of information a forensic accountant evaluates in a divorce case. Of course, there are other

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Starting a Financial Investigation

How do you start a financial investigation? What would you look at first when analyzing a business? Tracy Coenen talks about some of the important

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Making Mistakes With Expert Witnesses – Fraud Files Blog

There is little doubt that litigation can be stressful for clients and attorneys alike. With filings, briefs, and deadlines, the litigator has little time to

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Creating an MLM in Ten Easy Steps – Fraud Files Blog

Hundreds of thousands of Americans get sucked into Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) companies each year. From Mary Kay to Amway to Herbalife to PrePaid Legal, the

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How to Use a Lifestyle Analysis in Divorce

How is a lifestyle analysis used in a divorce case? Attorney Miles Mason discusses how he uses the report, more specifically the numbers that he

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Reconstructing Books and Records For a Tax Audit – Fraud Files Blog

You are being audited. These are some of the most dreaded words an individual or business will ever hear from a state or federal tax