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We’re Not a Bank in Kansas Anymore
Episode 64
Legend has it that when asked why he robbed banks, the infamous 20th century bank robber Willie Sutton said, “Because that’s where the money is.” In …
1 year, 9 months ago
Meet the Cybersecurity Scholar: Riana Pfefferkorn of Stanford University
Episode 63
As a co-teacher of Stanford University’s Introduction to Cybersecurity course, Riana Pfefferkorn regularly had to guide enterprising students away fr…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Jacksonville Jaguars Employee Who Went All In on Fraud
Episode 62
Gambling is often a factor when a person perpetrates a fraud, sometimes to a shocking degree. Caleb and Greg discuss one such case involving a financ…
1 year, 10 months ago
More Pandemic Pillagers Got What They Had Coming
Episode 61
More than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, stories of regular people and their ill-fated schemes to exploit pandemic aid programs contin…
1 year, 11 months ago
We’re All Somebody’s Fool | Dan Simons & Chris Chabris
Episode 60
Think you’re too smart to be taken in by a fraudster? If so, that may make you an even bigger mark. In this episode, Caleb and Greg speak with psycho…
1 year, 11 months ago
You’ve Got Fail | The British Post Office Scandal
Episode 59
The US Postal Service has long been the butt of jokes for poor service, but nothing that comes close to this. In this transatlantic episode, Caleb an…
1 year, 11 months ago
The 2024 ACFE Report to the Nations, Annotated with Wisecracks
Episode 58
In many episodes, Greg cites statistics from “A Report to the Nations,” the biennial report on occupational fraud, from the Association of Certified …
2 years ago
Next Stop, Fraud | The Case of Frederick Darren Berg
Episode 57
We all have childhood dreams. Not all of us get to make them come true. In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss the story of Frederick Darren Berg, w…
2 years ago
Meet the Whistleblower Who Took on Halliburton
Episode 56
Whistleblowers are essential to discovering fraud. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, more than 40 percent of frauds are disc…
2 years, 1 month ago
A Lotto Fraud
Episode 55
Everyone dreams of winning the lottery. Some may even fantasize about trying to game the system. But only a very small few actually have the opportun…
2 years, 1 month ago