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Last week, prosecutors charged a trusted in-house accountant with stealing nearly $2 mill. from her employer over the last 7 years. Vedeyah Badal, 56, who had worked for Titan Industrial Services Inc, the Maspeth, Queens interior demolition company for 22 years, was accused of embezzlement, grand larceny and money laundering in a long-running scheme. Prosecutors…

Errol Andam, a former Nike marketing employee, was charged with embezzling $1.5 million from Nike over a two-year period before Nike’s internal investigators caught on to his scheme. Andam managed the operations and design of pop-up retail venues, which were located at sports competitions and many other events across the United States. Mr. Andam enlisted…

Tracii Show-Hutsona, 52, of Phoenix, Arizona allegedly used her position as Joumana Kidd’s personal assistant to funnel money from Kidd’s personal financial accounts, including her children’s college savings accounts, into her own to fund a lavish lifestyle, according to a criminal complaint filed with the Southern District of New York. The criminal complaint says that…

This week, in part 2, of An Embezzler and a Forensic Accountant, Sarah shares what 23 years of forensic accounting experience has taught her about people like Barry, the commonalties of complex financial schemes, tips on how to spot the warning signs of fraud and some simple techniques to minimize fraud risks. But perhaps most…

Andrew Charles Gemberling, a former assistant manager at Country Cupboard Inn Best Western, was charged with making $56,000 worth of fraudulent transactions using a company credit card to buy goods, then return the items for cash. He also admitted to helping himself to approximately $30,000 from the cash register. The scheme went on from August…

This week, Sarah Nasir, CEO and managing partner of the forensic accounting firm, Integrity One Solutions, joins the Investigation Insiders podcast as they bring you the first of a two-part series that takes the listener on a journey inside the world of embezzlement. Hear first-hand how Barry Webne, a two-time convicted felon, stole over $2…