Featured Article from Our Experts
Lessons Learned From Real Forensic Investigations

Our forensic projects always lead us into new areas, many unexpected, which offer opportunities for us to suggest changes companies can make to capitalize on lessons learned. The sad reality is that the lessons we often learn arise because of losses sustained by other companies as a consequence of fraudulent activity perpetrated against them. In this article, I will review the details and lessons learned from fraudulent activity related to corporate credit cards and reward programs and online payment processors.

Filing Charges Against a Fraudster
After occupational fraud has been discovered, the case might proceed to civil litigation, criminal prosecution, both or neither. This article discusses the options victim-organizations face when fraud strikes and how in-house personnel and external forensic accounting experts can work together to help ensure that law enforcement receives the support it needs to prosecute a white-collar criminal.
Ten Internal Controls to Reduce the Potential for Payroll Fraud
Your payroll clerk must be one of your most trusted employees. After all, they are the one with the most responsibility for all of your company’s bank accounts. Your payroll clerk also has access to your employees’ personal information, such as bank account specifics, Social Security numbers and compensation. Unfortunately, these “trusted” employees are usually the ones who are involved in an embezzlement. In this article, we will review the internal controls that companies can implement to reduce the occurrences of payroll fraud. 
Protect Your Company From Cyberattacks by Adopting Zero Trust
Some organizations struggle to prevent cyberattacks because they rely on cybersecurity tools and techniques that protect only their perimeter. Perpetrators who make it past a single line of defense (such as with a username and password) can gain unfettered access to the company’s network. This article reviews the three key principles of zero trust security and how it can address the shortcomings of a single perimeter defense. 
Register for our Annual Fraud Prevention Conference on September 15, 2021!
Join us for our Annual Fraud Prevention Conference. This complimentary conference is designed to examine the most likely and anticipated fraud schemes to occur in the business environment and to deliver best practices that will help you prevent and detect fraud risk.



About Dannible & McKee, LLP

Dannible & McKee, LLP has been providing audit, tax, accounting and financial management consulting services to clients nationwide since 1978. We provide all types of clients with a powerful ally in the ongoing resistance to accounting-related fraud. We understand the complexities and ever-growing challenges associated with this issue and have built a team of experts to help you. We specialize, not just in exposing fraudulent activities that may have already occurred, but also in effectively preventing them from happening in the first place.

To learn more about Dannible & McKee, visit us at: www.dmcpas.com