Fraud Fighter Podcast

In this short episode, there are a few updates on what is happening recently. My new book, Criminal Tax Secrets, is published on Amazon. Please get a copy for that special someone who needs to know how IRS-CI evaluates criminal tax investigations. The book is a reference guide, so a paperback will serve you better than a Kindle; or just get both.
A sister podcast (Criminal Tax Files) was created, which is all about criminal tax investigation and prosecutions. I also created an author website at www.robertnordlander.com. The normal podcast episodes will start next week.
If you are interested in how IRS-CI evaluates its investigations, my recent book Criminal Tax Secrets is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon.
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J.P. Davis is a federal public defender for the Western Judicial District of North Carolina. The federal public defender's office represents indigent clients in federal criminal court. At times, those attorneys need experts, especially in white-collar crimes.
https://ncw.fd.org/

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The purpose of the federal public defender's office
2. Why the public defender's office needs experts
3. How forensic accountants can market themselves
4. The role of technology in reviewing large volumes of data.

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Tod McDonald was a CPA investigating a bankruptcy case, when he uncovered the largest Ponzi scheme in the history of the Northwest United States. Seeing the need for forensic accounting software, he co-founded Valid8, a forensic accounting software company.

https://www.valid8financial.com/
In this episode, we discuss:

1. How he uncovered the largest Ponzi scheme in the Northwest US.
2. The need for forensic accounting software.
3. Why Valid8 was created to investigators quickly follow the money.
4. His observations in the financial and technology field.

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Don Fort was a former Chief of IRS-Criminal Investigation and is currently the Director of Investigations with the law firm Kostelanetz & Fink.
https://kflaw.com/profile/don-fort/

In this episode, we discuss:

1. His journey to becoming an IRS special agent
2. The theory to seize assets from Russian Oligarchs
3. The importance of mentors in this career
4. Having a positive attitude when you don’t get selected.

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Alton Sizemore has over 25 years of experience with the FBI as a special agent specializing in forensic accounting. He is a CPA and CFE. He also teaches courses for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. At the FBI, he rose to the rank of Assistant Special Agent in Charge which he oversaw many areas of the FBI office in Birmingham, Alabama, before retiring to continue practicing as a forensic accountant.
In this episode, we discuss:

1. Why he joined the FBI as a special agent.
2. Why being a lifelong learner is key to a career in forensic accounting
3. The lessons he learned on the witness stand during trials
4. How continuing education is important in forensic accounting.
5. What is what like to transition from a 25-year career to the private sector
6. The difference between a good investigator and a great investigator is knowing both sides of the litigation
7. His biggest regret at the FBI, which came to haunt him a few years later when he saw the national news.
8. The ability to communicate with various people is the key to a good interview.

Sizemore continues to practice as a self-employed forensic accountant. He is currently a reserve deputy sheriff assigned to the cold case squad in his local county.
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