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July 30, 2024 59 mins

Greg Kyte and Caleb Newquist of the Oh My Fraud podcast share their favorite government fraud cases they've covered on the Oh My Fraud podcast, including Rita Crundwell's $53 million municipal fraud in Dixon, Illinois, and Claudia Viles' $500,000 tax-collector fraud in Anson, Maine. They also examine the "Fat Leonard" Navy contracting fraud, Eddie Tipton's lottery rigging scheme, and some pandemic-related frauds like PPP and EIDL abuse.

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Chapters
  • (00:52) - Overview of Government Frauds
  • (01:58) - The Case of Rita Crundwell
  • (06:43) - How Rita Crundwell Was Caught
  • (14:36) - The Case of Claudia Viles
  • (32:17) - The Fat Leonard Scandal Unveiled
  • (33:43) - Exorbitant Invoices and Ignored Red Flags
  • (34:45) - Bravo Zulus and Dirty Work
  • (36:13) - Security Measures and Exploiting Tragedies
  • (39:11) - The Crux of the Fraud: Inflated Invoices
  • (41:00) - Lottery Fraud: Eddie Tipton's Scheme
  • (49:20) - Pandemic Fraud: A Rock and a Hard Place
  • (55:52) - Final Thoughts and Takeaways
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Connect with Our Guests:

Greg Kyte, CPA

Website: http://www.comedyCPE.com
X: https://twitter.com/gregkyte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkyte/
 
Caleb Newquist

X: https://twitter.com/cnewquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Learn more about Oh My Fraud

Website: https://ohmyfraud.com/

Connect with Blake Oliver, CPA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaketoliver
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blaketoliver/

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