3 Ways to Reduce a Nonprofit’s Fraud Risk

3 Ways to Reduce a Nonprofit’s Fraud Risk

This classic case of embezzlement is one of many case studies of nonprofit fraud schemes presented by Rollie Dimos, CFE, CIA, CISA, during the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. Dimos, director of Internal Audit and the Center for Leadership and Stewardship Excellence at the Assemblies of God national office, said Ameer’s scheme illustrates the convergence of the three elements of the Fraud Triangle: pressure, opportunity and rationalization.

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Can a Ghost be Revived? The Case Study of a Missing Nonprofit 

Can a Ghost be Revived? The Case Study of a Missing Nonprofit 

At the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference Michael Booher, CFE, CPA at the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury scared his audience with a fraud ghost story during his session “Ghost Story: A Case Study of a Nonprofit That Disappeared.” The subject company of the investigation, Phases, Inc., was a nonprofit dedicated to helping women with substance abuse issues in Tennessee. Phases, Inc. was a recipient of a grant from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS), when MHSAS noticed a red flag and a tip was reported to the Comptroller of the Treasury.  

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