Embezzlement Case Study
This course presents a real-life case study of a long-term embezzlement scheme that lasted over a decade—far beyond the typical two-year detection window for white-collar crimes. At the time of discovery, it was the largest fraud ever uncovered by Indiana state auditors. Participants will explore how the perpetrator executed and concealed nearly daily thefts for years without detection, offering valuable insights into internal control failures and red flags missed along the way.
The case study follows the embezzler’s journey from early life through the fraud, its accidental discovery, her time in prison, and eventual release. Shockingly, after serving her sentence, she was found employed in a sensitive role within Indiana University’s purchasing department. This story serves as a cautionary tale about the risks of poor oversight and the importance of thorough background checks and robust financial controls.
Financial & Fraud Investigator
Greg Wright has leveraged his experience in financial services and corporate finance to help him investigate fraud, conduct background research, and recover financial judgments. He has conducted hundreds of interviews of witnesses and fraud suspects. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter, and Chartered Financial Consultant. He received his MBA degree from Butler University.
Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.
Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.
