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Fraud Investigation: Best Practices

FRAUD INVESTIGATION: BEST PRACTICES

Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.0 hour

Recorded DateFebruary 16, 2021
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Subject AreaAuditing
Course LevelBasic
Course Description

In this session, Jeff George from Baker Tilly and Tod McDonald from Valid8 will provide the best practice procedures used in high-profile fraud investigations. Jeff and Tod will use examples from cases they've both worked on in the past to highlight tools and procedures that help professionals avoid pitfalls, accelerate the next steps, deliver superior analysis, and develop compelling case narratives.

Learning Objectives:


  • Recognize the steps for developing a transaction database of evidence

  • Determine ways to identify fraudulent transfers and preference payments

  • Identify methods for tracing funds through accounts and legal entities

  • Recall techniques for finding undisclosed assets

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Bakertilly

Jeff George appreciates finding and telling the story behind the numbers in complex claims and cases.

 An accomplished forensic accountant and expert witness, Jeff specializes in forensic investigations and calculating economic damages in commercial litigation. He has testified and been retained in various cases, including Partnership Disputes, Breach of Contract, Theft of Trade Secrets, Los Profits and Business interruption, personal injury, and wrongful termination and employment matters.

Jeff has investigated various cases involving fraud, including employee dishonesty, embezzlement, Ponzi schemes, EB5, and other fidelity matters. In some of his engagements, he has worked with federal equity receivers, the SEC, and the FTC.

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As a lead financial investigator for a $140 million Ponzi scheme, Tod has spent decades working to clean up and turn around complex accounting and economic situations. The original idea behind VALID8 is based on his personal experience and pain associated with unwinding these complex projects.

Tod has 22 years of finance and accounting experience focused on bankruptcy, restructuring, and forensic accounting. He has deep accounting system experience and perspective from numerous clients’ implementations from small to enterprise in various industries. Professional certifications include CPA. Roles include CFO for Koru, Tully's Coffee, Auditor for Ernst & Young, Finance at Microsoft, Concur

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Valid8
Financial investigations and audits need to be fast, accurate, and comprehensive. Valid8 extracts and reconciles banking transactions from multiple sources creating a database of financial evidence for professionals. Transfers and matches are identified to automate data prep, substantive testing procedures, and tracing the flow of funds. Interactive data visualization simplifies asset discovery and finding fraudulent transfers.