This program will examine in depth the case histories of accountants and auditors who failed to discover financial fraud, embezzlement, and Ponzi Schemes. A fact-based analysis will be used to explore the foundations of accountant liability for these undetected events.

Presenter, Gary H. Barnes, has practiced law over the past 35 years, Gary has been responsible for defending over 300 cases of accountant malpractice, and now his practice is focused on counseling accountants on how to avoid legal problems.

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Who Should Attend

• Accountants and auditors engaged in public accounting and interested in learning from the omissions and/or mistakes of colleagues
• Owners, Board Members, CEO's, and CFO's interested in learning about the warning signs for fraud
• Investment advisors interested in learning how to avoid the next Ponzi scheme

What You Learn

• The three steps every embezzler must undertake to be a successful thief.
• Common mistakes made by auditors in failing to discover frauds
• How an elegantly simple Ponzi Scheme operates

Program Level: Basic

Prerequisite: None

Advanced Preparation: None

This is a group Internet-based offering. The instructional method is lecture with active group participation and visual aids.