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Dec 2023
33m 18s

Fraud in Your Backyard: Fraud in Homeown...

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
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Belinda Kitos, CFE, CICA and president of SCF Inc., was elected as treasurer of her homeowners association, but when she opened the books she discovered a $1.2 million fraud in her own backyard. In this month's episode of Fraud Talk, Kitos and Jason Zirkle, training director of the ACFE, explore their own experiences investigating HOA fraud and the red flags of these schemes.

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