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On January 17, 2017, Steve spoke at the 2017 Winter Extravaganza, an charity event sponsored by the New England Claim Executives Association (NECEA), the Hartford Association of Insurance Professionals, the CT Insurance Marketing Association, and the Hartford Pond of the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose International. Steve addressed the topic of employee theft and embezzlement and how pervasive it …
A few years back (maybe dating myself) Memorex ran an ad campaign whereby they proclaimed their recordings were so realistic it was hard to tell if it was live or recorded. Funny how successful advertising lines can stick with you for life. As newer technology has become available, more information has shifted into the digital world, including video, audio or …
I use Google alerts with the key word “embezzlement.” Google send me emails throughout the day with links to any News stories that appear regarding embezzlement. I receive anywhere from six to twelve emails, every day, with anywhere from one to five story links within each email. Many of the stories involve someone being arrested or charged with embezzlement, and …
In monitoring embezzlement stories received via Google Alerts each day, I have noticed a constant stream of new embezzlement cases involving schools, school groups, PTO groups within schools, and other related victims. While thefts from these groups are not unusual, the amount of stories related to these groups in the last two weeks is alarming. “LAKE OSWEGO — A woman …
Lately we have been inundated with calls for new matters involving thefts and other financial matters. Just having finished writing up another embezzlement investigation, there remains one for me to document and two in progress waiting on the last pieces of information. Two more are waiting to be started. We just completed 8 to 9 cases of theft or embezzlement, …