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Oh My Fraud

Oh My Fraud

Caleb Newquist

"Oh My Fraud" is a podcast where the true crime is shocking, gruesome, heinous, but with way fewer dead bodies. Hosted by Caleb Newquist, each episode explores fraud cases from petty swindles to corporate conspiracies, examining the people involved, their motives, methods, and how they spent the loot before it all came to a spectacular, inevitable end.
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REFERENCES

https://www.ft.com/content/bd138302-9ea6-11e0-9469-00144feabdc0
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117461651648146411

https://pcaob-assets.azureedge.net/pcaob-dev/docs/default-source/news/events/documents/11152012_sagmeeting/2012_11_15_-sag_bp_-fraud.pdf?sfvrsn=e979a5fb_0

https://thedig.substack.com/p/busting-the-myth-about-auditors-and

https://twitter.com/retheauditors

If you’ve spent any time in the last 15 years employed by a Big 4 audit firm, you’ve almost certainly read Francine McKenna’s writing. In the late 2000s, her blog, Re: The Auditors, relentlessly chronicled the blunders and, in some cases, malfeasance of the largest global audit firms. Francine was the transparency reporter for MarketWatch from 2015 to 2019. Her journalism has appeared in Forbes, American Banker, the Financial Times, and elsewhere.

Enjoy this freewheeling episode of Oh My Fraud, where Caleb and Greg talk to Francine about many topics, including auditing in a pandemic, Big 4 impunity, and why we’re in the Golden Age of Fraud.

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HOW TO EARN FREE CPE
In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

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REFERENCES

Lessons from an $8 million fraud — Journal of Accountancy
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2014/aug/fraud-20149862.html

Report to the Nations 2020 — ACFE
https://www.acfe.com/report-to-the-nations/2020/

Nathan Mueller’s LinkedIn profile — LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-mueller-b87111b4/

The 2013 Marquet Report on Embezzlement — Chris Marquet
http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/vpr/files/The_2013_Marquet_Report_On_Embezzlement.pdf

Mueller gets 8 years for $8.5 million ING fraud [MST]
https://www.startribune.com/mueller-gets-8-years-for-8-5-million-ing-fraud/37479859/

Eden Prairie Man Sentenced to 97 Months for Defrauding His Employer [FBI]
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/minneapolis/press-releases/2009/mp_011309a.htm

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR

Thank you to our sponsor, Avalara. Avalara’s award-winning tax automation solutions help accounting practitioners and businesses of all sizes simplify sales tax compliance and with real-time rates, automated returns filing, and more.

In October 2021 IDC MarketScape named Avalara a Leader in tax automation in three categories (small and midsize business, enterprise, and VAT). If you’re considering tax automation, check out the independent IDC evaluations at http://OMF.show/avalara

Learn more about Avalara for Accountants and you’ll get a free gift: meet with an expert to explore how Avalara can help your accounting practice grow, and you’ll receive a $50 gift card. Contact Avalara at [email protected], and mention the code “Fraud”

HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz and get your CPE certificate.

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Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].

CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

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Oh My Fraud - NFTs...WTF?

NFTs...WTF?

Oh My Fraud

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03/23/22 • 59 min

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HOW TO EARN FREE CPE
In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

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REFERENCES

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR

Thank you to our sponsor, Avalara. Avalara’s award-winning tax automation solutions help accounting practitioners and businesses of all sizes simplify sales tax compliance and with real-time rates, automated returns filing, and more.

In October 2021 IDC MarketScape named Avalara a Leader in tax automation in three categories (small and midsize business, enterprise, and VAT). If you’re considering tax automation, check out the independent IDC evaluations at http://OMF.show/avalara

Learn more about Avalara for Accountants and you’ll get a free gift: meet with an expert to explore how Avalara can help your accounting practice grow, and you’ll receive a $50 gift card. Contact Avalara at [email protected], and mention the code “Fraud”

HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Download the app:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].

CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA

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HOW TO EARN FREE CPE
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Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.

Download the app:

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Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].

REFERENCES

All the Queen’s Horses Documentary — Kelly Richmond Pope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1T3IwOQSs

Lessons learned from shocking municipal fraud cases — CPA Insider

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/newsletters/2018/oct/lessons-learned-municipal-fraud-cases.html

FBI press release — indictment

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/chicago/press-releases/2012/federal-indictment-charges-former-dixon-comptroller-rita-crundwell-with-engaging-in-53-million-fraud-since-1990

Dixon’s quiet hero — Fraud Magazine

https://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295003585

DOJ sentencing press release

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/former-dixon-comptroller-rita-crundwell-sentenced-nearly-20-years-federal-prison-537

Rita Crundwell and the Dixon Embezzlement - Chicago Magazine

https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2012/Rita-Crundwell-and-the-Dixon-Embezzlement/

Rita Crundwell stole $54 million then returned to the scene of the crime - WGN

https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/rita-crundwell-stole-54-million-then-returned-to-the-scene-of-the-crime/

How one of the biggest swindlers in American history built a horse breeding empire - LA Times

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-horse-swindler-crundwell-20151030-story.html

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR

Thank you to our sponsor, Avalara. Avalara’s award-winning tax automation solutions help accounting practitioners and businesses of all sizes simplify sales tax compliance and with real-time rates, automated returns filing, and more.

In October 2021 IDC MarketScape named Avalara a Leader in tax automation in three categories (small and midsize business, enterprise, and VAT). If you’re considering tax automation, check out the independent IDC evaluations at http://OMF.show/avalara

Learn more about Avalara for Accountants and you’ll get a free gift: meet with an expert to explore how Avalara can help your accounting practice grow, and you’ll receive a $50 gift card. Contact Avalara at [email protected], and mention the code “Fraud”

HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Download the app:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].

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Oh My Fraud - This…is American EIDL Fraud!
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08/02/23 • 69 min

In previous episodes Caleb and Greg have discussed the rampant fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). But in this episode, the guys discuss a much less talked about program that was also subject to a lot of pandemic relief fraud: Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).

Sponsors
South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) - https://ohmyfraud.promo/scacpa


HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

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Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].
CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Email us at [email protected]

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What do you get when you mix a polygamous cult, biofuel, and federal tax credits? Sure, maybe the worst orgy you’ve ever been to, but also: a gigantic fraud. Caleb and Greg discuss all of this and more in this episode.

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South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) - https://ohmyfraud.promo/scacpa


HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Download the app:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app

Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].
CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Email us at [email protected]

Sources:

Leader of $1 Billion Polygamist Fraud Gets 40 Years in Prison - Bloomberg

A multimillion-dollar biofuel fraud began with a cowboy hat and a slew of seafood, Jacob Kingston testifies - Salt Lake Tribune

Jacob Kingston testifies about his polygamous sect and the birth of a multimillion-dollar tax scam - Salt Lake Tribune

Girls in polygamous Kingston Group continue to marry as young as 15, records show, sometimes leaving Utah to marry cousins - Salt Lake Tribune

Fallout from Washakie fraud could cost polygamous Kingston Group members their businesses and homes - Salt Lake Tribune

Polygamous Kingston Group may have swiped ‘millions’ in student aid, lawsuit says - Salt Lake Tribune

Feds move to seize homes and businesses from polygamous Kingston Group as fraud defendants plead guilty - Salt Lake Tribune

Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-Dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme - DOJ

Inside “the Order,” One Mormon Cult’s Secret Empire - Rolling Stone

What Religion are the Stars of Sister Wives? - In Touch Weekly

The Latter Day Church of Christ - Wikipedia

Blood Cult - Southern Poverty Law Center

Washakie Renewable Energy - About.Me

Diesel Vehicles Using Biodiesel - Alternative Fuels Data Center

Biodiesel Fuel Basics - Alternative Fuels Data Center

Biodiesel Production and Distribution - Alternative Fuels Data Center

Kingston clan: Unlikely whistleblower helps uncover ...

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Oh My Fraud - There’s No Fraud like Show Business Fraud
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09/23/22 • 67 min

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HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.

Download the app:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
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Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].
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CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

EMAIL : [email protected]
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Sources:

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Oh My Fraud - High-End Wine Collectors Get Screwed
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09/27/23 • 53 min

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Caleb and Greg discuss a beloved oenophile who was shaking up the stuffy world of high-end wine collectors by buying and selling large quantities of sought after bottles.

HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Download the app:

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728
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Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].
CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Email us at [email protected]

Sources:

The great wine fraud - The Guardian

Southern District of New York | Wine Dealer Rudy Kurniawan Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Creating And Selling Millions Of Dollars Of Counterfeit Wine | United States Department of Justice - DOJ

Southern District of New York | Prominent Wine Dealer Rudy Kurniawan Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 10 Years In Prison For Selling Millions Of Dollars Of Counterfeit Wine - DOJ

Manhattan U.S. Attorney And FBI Assistant Director-In-Charge Announce Charges Against Wine Dealer For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes - DOJ

Sour Grapes - Documentary Film currently available on Peacock

How Long Can A Wine Be Stored And When Is It Ready To Drink? - rarewineinvest.com

History Of The Wine Investment Market - BiBO

How Rudy Kurniawan Fooled the Wine World - Wine Enthusiast

The F.B.I. Has an Art Crime Team. And These Days, It’s Busy - NYT

Billionaire Koch brother's crusade against counterfeit wine - CBS News

In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire - Book by Peter Hellman

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Oh My Fraud - PEO Fraud Is Bigger In Texas
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10/21/22 • 68 min

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*Caleb here: Neither Greg and I are from Texas and clearly neither of us looked at a map of Texas before we recorded this podcast. Then you look at a map, and San Antonio isn’t really in west Texas. It’s more like south-central Texas. Apologies to west Texas. Or maybe to San Antonio? Either way, no one there is paying state income tax.

HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.

Download the app:

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Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].

CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

EMAIL : [email protected]

Sources :

Local employment firms accused in $66 million tax fraud [MySA]

Patrick Mire, 1/24/2011

Guilty plea in $70 million fraud case in S.A. [MySA]

Patrick Mire, 11/3/2011

Former executive indicted in $110 million tax fraud [MySA]

John Bean, 8/20/2012

Pircher guilty plea [DOJ]

11/21/2013

Kimes guilty plea [DOJ]

1/16/2014

Sentences for Bean, Mire, Solis, and Walker [DOJ]

2/21/2014

San Antonio Businessmen Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud and Tax Scheme Involving More Than $130 Million in Real-Dollar Losses [FBI] Pircher and Kimes sentencing, 4/15/2014

Ringleaders of $133M fraud headed to prison [SAEN]

Professional Employer Organization: Wikipedia.org

Ringleader guilty in S.A.’s largest ever fraud case: MYSA

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Oh My Fraud - Meet the Fraud Investigator: Chris Marquet
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09/13/23 • 69 min

Caleb and Greg talk to one of their fraud podcasting forebears, investigator Chris Marquet. Chris hosted the Fraud Talk podcast in 2014 and 2015, basing the show on discussions of fraud topics with various experts and decades of his professional experience.

Sponsors
South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) - https://ohmyfraud.promo/scacpa

HOW TO EARN FREE CPE

In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

Download the app:

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Questions? Need help? Email [email protected].

Connect With Chris

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-marquet-4262533
Fraud Talk Podcast: https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2349/fraudtalk
Connect With The Hosts

Greg Kyte, CPA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/

Caleb Newquist
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Email us at [email protected]

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Oh My Fraud currently has 87 episodes available.

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The podcast is about True Crime, Accounting, Comedy, Podcasts, Cpa and Fraud.

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The episode title 'NFTs...WTF?' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Oh My Fraud is 64 minutes.

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