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Larry C. Adams, CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Fraud Examiner
Business Consulting
Fraud Control Planning
Litigation Support
Fraud Seminars
Phoenix, Arizona USA
Phone (602) 995-8008
E-mail
fraudwritr@aol.com
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Noteworthy News
Archive
2006 April - June
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June 13, 2006, Tuesday
"Financial Institutions and Financial Enterprises:
State Licensing, Regulating, and Consumer Affairs"
 Guest
speaker: Felecia A. Rotellini, Superintendent, State of
Arizona, Department of Financial Institutions (http://azdfi.gov/index.html).
She will be speaking about the department structure and issues dealing
with financial institutions. The department also is responsible for
financial enterprises like mortgage brokers, collection agencies, money
transmitters, motor vehicle dealers, funeral trusts, and deferred
presentment companies that offer payday loans. Previously, Rotellini was
an Assistant Attorney General in Arizona for 13 years and prosecuted
financial fraud cases. Monthly meeting of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Arizona Chapter (www.cfe-arizona.org).
Arizona Industrial Commission Building,
5th Floor Conference Room, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Sign-in and
networking
11:30 am – 12:00 pm. Seminar 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.
1 hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE). Members:
Free. Guests and college students: Free. Please use the free parking on the top
level of the garage. Handicapped parking is at the north entrance of
the building.
More details
about the topic and speaker.
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May 15, 2006
Fraudulent ACH debits were used to make
withdrawals
from the bank accounts of 45% of large organizations
and 28% of smaller organizations in 2004.
 Read the Fraud In Other Words article for
May 2006 by Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA. The topics are
Lock the Barn Door After the Horse Is Stolen, Debit Block, Blow and Go,
Dot Con Artist, Starburst, RECOL, Relator, Rolling Revenue, and Blue
Snarfing. This article on fraud terminology is featured in Fraud
Magazine, the Journal of
the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
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May 13, 2006
Some people pretend not to see an illegal
activity.
Archive addition: Read the Fraud In Other Words article for
June 1994 Part 1 by Larry C.
Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA. The topics are
Squib, Hornbook Law,
 Abstract,
Black Letter Law, Slip Law, Private Laws, Holding, Telereprographics,
Project ELF, Walk On Eggs, Truth Will Out, Gweep, and Turn a Blind Eye.
This article on fraud terminology is featured in the Arizona Fraud Line,
the newsletter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Arizona
Chapter.
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May 13, 2006
Generally, a paralegal may not offer
legal advice to clients.
 Archive
addition: Read the Fraud In Other Words article for
June 1994 Part 2 by Larry C.
Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA. The topics are Blue Sky Laws, Prudent Man
Rule, Red Herring, Palm Off, Buy a Pig in a Poke, Fiddler, Enigma,
Xenophobia, Paralegal, Fall On Deaf Ears, and Nip in the Bud. This article
on fraud terminology is featured in the Arizona Fraud Line, the newsletter
of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Arizona Chapter.
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May 10, 2006, Wednesday
"The Role of Computer Forensics in Conventional Litigation and High Tech
Crime," guest speaker,
Joan Ross, Moss Adams LLP, www.mossadams.com.
"Computer Forensics," the laws, the real life cases, and a
demonstration of forensic tools, guest speaker, Scott Greene, CEO of Great
Scott Enterprises, Inc. in Tucson, www.great-scott.com.
"Forensics: The Basics of What You Need to Know," guest speaker,
Debbie Christofferson, www.Sapphire-Security.com.
Quarterly meeting of the
Sonoran Desert Security Users Group (SDSUG).
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Word of Grace Family Life Center, 655 East
University Drive, Mesa, Arizona. Reservations required. E-mail hauguelj@wellsfargo.com with the
subject line "Attending May 10 SDSUG Meeting."
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May 9, 2006, Tuesday
"Corruption in the Public Sector"
Guest speaker: Lindsey Perry, CPA, CFE, Special
Investigations Unit
(SIU), State of Arizona, Office of the Auditor General, www.auditorgen.state.az.us.
Monthly meeting of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Arizona Chapter (www.cfe-arizona.org).
Arizona Industrial Commission Building,
5th Floor Conference Room, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Sign-in and
networking
11:30 am – 12:00 pm. Seminar 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.
1 hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE). Members:
Free. Guests and college students: Free. Please use the free parking on the top
level of the garage. Handicapped parking is at the north entrance of
the building.
More details
about the topic and speaker.
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April 28, 2006, Friday
Ethics Case Competition
Six teams of students face off in three
elimination rounds. Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA, is on the
panel of judges. This competition is part of Ethics Week at Arizona State University hosted by
the W. P. Carey Board of Honor and Integrity. Tempe, Arizona. 9:00 am - 5:00
pm.
Ethics Week events canceled by ASU.
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April 26, 2006, Wednesday
Recent Ponzi Schemes in the Arizona Court System
A half day seminar presented by the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners, Arizona Chapter (www.cfe-arizona.org). Case discussions
will cover Stevens Financial Group, American National Mortgage Partners (ANMP),
and Castle Megastores, Inc. Guest speakers: Renee Jenkins, CFE, CPA; Vern
Schweigert, CPA, Bankruptcy Trustee; C. Taylor Ashworth, Partner,
Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP; and James C. Sell, CPA, CFE,
Bankruptcy Receiver.
Arizona Industrial Commission Building, 1st
floor auditorium, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Park on the top
level of the garage. Time:
8:00 a.m. to noon. The building has security screening at the doors, so
please arrive early. 4 hours of Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) or 3 hours of Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST).
Registration fees: Members $40. Nonmembers $50. Limited seating.
More details
about the topic and speakers and reservations.
Shredded Photo Puzzle
Who is this famous person? Move the pieces of this interactive puzzle to
find out. Shredded
Photo Puzzle
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April 25, 2006, Tuesday
Business Ethics
and Fraud:
There's No Sense In Tempting Honest People
Guest speaker: Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE,
CIA, CISA.
Fraud schemes and ethical problems have been around from the traveling
merchant days of
Marco Polo to the Roaring Twenties of Carlo Ponzi and today's wireless
world and corporate
 scandals of Arthur Andersen and Bernie Ebbers. Find
out how gullible you are and how honest the people are around you. Learn
who commits fraud and why. Discover how anti-fraud programs and good
ethics programs can protect your global organization's bottom line. This
seminar is part of Ethics Week at Arizona State University hosted by the W. P. Carey
Board of Honor and Integrity. Tempe, Arizona. 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Business
Administration Building Wing C (BAC).
Ethics Week events canceled by ASU.
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April 24, 2006, Monday
 From Mule Trading to E-Trading:
GAO Employees Can Help Stop Fraud
Guest speaker: Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE,
CIA, CISA. A seminar for employees of the State of Arizona General
Accounting Office and Chief Financial Officers of other state agencies.
Topics include fraud trends, warning signs, wireless security, data theft,
ACH transaction scams, cash receipts scams, and employee
fraud training. 100 North 15th Avenue, Suite 302, Phoenix, Arizona. 1:30 -
3:30 p.m.
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April 11, 2006, Tuesday
Unique Frauds: Three Ongoing Arizona Stories
Guest speaker: J. Robert Eckley, Attorney, Eckley & Associates
(http://eckleyandassociates.com). Story 1 - The Hard Money Sting -
Alive and Well 40 Years Later. Story 2 - Reverse Fraudulent Conveyance and
Reverse Money Laundering for loans, credit cards, and project management.
Story 3 - Unlicensed Property Management, Unlicensed Construction, and
Trade Disinformation.
Monthly meeting of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Arizona Chapter (www.cfe-arizona.org).
Arizona Industrial Commission Building,
5th Floor Conference Room, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Sign-in and
networking
11:30 am – 12:00 pm. Seminar 12:00 pm - 1:00pm.
1 hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE). Members:
Free. Guests and college students: Free. Please use the free parking on the top
level of the garage.
More details
about the topic and speaker.
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April 5, 2006, Wednesday
What Can Students Do To Prevent Fraud?
 Guest
speaker: Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA. A discussion with the
accounting students and teachers at Carl Hayden Community High
School in Phoenix, Arizona. Topics include fraud prevention careers, trends in dishonesty, seven
elements of fraud, calculating the additional sales a business needs to
make to recover from a fraud loss, wi-fi computer
security, identity
theft, and credit reports.
8:15 - 9:10 am. Go Falcons!
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