Posts tagged as:

Corporate

Embezzlement – Part I

October 12, 2009

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, embezzlement is defined as an act to appropriate (as property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use. Every day, the local, national and even international news is filled with astounding reports of embezzlement.

While the likes of Bernard Madoff get well-deserved wide ranging media attention, it seems like embezzlement takes place on every level of today business environment. Wherever property is entrusted to one or more individuals, persons seem to treat that property as their own. This act triggers a series of far ranging financial, emotional and criminal events.
[click to continue…]

{ 0 comments }

White-collar crime has to be proven

January 3, 2009

We at Nickels investigations see many different types of investigations, but one we tend to see a lot is that of white-collar crimes. These type of crimes are non violent in nature, and usually committed by a government official or a business executive type. This type of person does not commit a crime using guns [...]

Read the full article →

Insurance fraud investigations Cost Us Money

November 7, 2008

Insurance fraud is a very common and a very destructive crime that happens every day. This is the second most common white collar crime, only to be surpassed by tax evasion. Insurance fraud investigations cost the nation millions of dollars a year, and still many fraud cases are not even investigated. This type of fraud [...]

Read the full article →