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"Accounting for My Crime" is an engaging documentary film by Garrick Apollon from CPE Studios. It explores the life of Nathan Mueller, a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA), who got embroiled in significant financial fraud, culminating in the embezzlement of $8.5 million from his employer, ING Insurance. Serving a five-year sentence for his deeds, Nathan's story is a potent warning. It illuminates the alarming ease with which individuals can fall prey to unethical behavior, perpetrate fraud, and justify their actions. A CPE Studios Original Documentary, produced in association with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
The film chronicles Nathan's life from his days as a celebrated high school sports star to his career as an accountant, ultimately leading to his downfall and subsequent incarceration. Through in-depth interviews with Nathan and experts, the documentary offers a comprehensive exploration of the factors that contributed to his transition from a respected professional to a convicted felon.
One of the film's central themes is the insidious nature of white-collar crime, highlighting how seemingly ordinary individuals can be lured into a web of deceit and financial misconduct. By providing a detailed examination of the circumstances that led to Nathan's fraudulent activities, the documentary exposes the vulnerabilities within the accounting profession and the potential for individuals to exploit their positions of trust. "Accounting for My Crime" aims to underscore the importance of ethical decision-making and the consequences that can result from crossing moral boundaries. By delving into Nathan's mindset and thought processes during the commission of his crimes, the film seeks to provoke a thoughtful reflection on the rationalizations that individuals may employ to justify their illicit actions.
Ultimately, the documentary serves as a powerful educational tool for professional ethics, encouraging viewers to consider the broader implications of white-collar crime and the vital role of ethical conduct in professional spheres. Through Nathan's story, audiences are compelled to question their own ethical values, their resilience to temptation, and the importance of fostering a culture of transparency and accountability in the financial sector.
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Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Analyze best practices in risk management to effectively mitigate corporate misconduct and fraud, while promoting professionalism and ethics among legal and business professionals.
- Explore the components of the Fraud Triangle, a theoretical framework used to understand fraudulent behavior.
- Examine the motivations behind employee theft (embezzlement) from their employers, drawing upon theories and research (fraud triangle).
- Describe how fraudsters exploit opportunities to carry out their fraudulent activities, employing tactics and strategies to deceive and misappropriate funds.
- Investigate the psychological processes through which fraudsters rationalize their unethical actions, providing insights into the cognitive mechanisms behind such behavior.
- Recognize changes (red flags) in behavior as a sign of fraud.
Who Will Benefit
CPAs and other professionals looking to gain a deeper understanding of the realities of fraud and enhance their ability to prevent such incidents in their own organizations.
How to Access the Course
This is an online session. This course is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Once registered, you can access the material at any time.
However, you will only have access to the course for 90 days after REGISTRATION.
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Speaker(s)
Nathan Mueller, Fraud and Ethics Speaker, was a key player as CPA in moving the operations of the reinsurance company he worked for to ING's enterprise resource planning system after ING paid $6 billion for it. He began embezzling money to pay off personal debt and fund a passion for gambling. What started as a $1,100 check to a credit card spiralled into an $8.5 million fraud over the next four years. It was only a co-worker’s suspicions that brought the fraud to an end. After being caught, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison. He was released in September of 2014.
John D. Gill, J.D., CFE, Chief Training Officer, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in English. In 1990, he received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law. Prior to working for the ACFE, Mr. Gill was an attorney in the Austin, Texas, office of the law firm of Bragg, Smithers, and Curry, where he was involved with civil fraud, insurance, and deceptive trade practices cases. He was the editor of the DTPA Forms and Practice Guide, written by David Bragg and Michael Curry.
Garrick Apollon, LLB, JD, LLM, LLCM, CFE Lawyer-Filmmaker, is a lawyer-filmmaker and owner of CPE Studios, a company specializing in the production of documentary films for continuing professional development (CPD) for legal and accounting professionals. An alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (Penn Law), Garrick was trained in visual legal advocacy Penn Program on Documentaries & the Law. Garrick has almost 20 years of experience as a corporate lawyer with a focus on training and professional development.
Dr. Aida Sijamic Wahid, Associate Professor of Accounting, Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, joined the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in 2012 after completing her DBA from Harvard Business School. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brandeis University in 2001, and a master’s degree in international economics & Finance from Brandeis University, Brandeis International Business School, in 2002. Aida has held an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in the state of Massachusetts since 2005. Prior to academia, Aida was an Experienced Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Marc Tassé, B.Com., MBA, FCPA, FCA is an investigative and forensic accountant, a seasoned award-winning lecturer at the MBA program at the Telfer School of Management and at the Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law and delivers presentations at the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement. He is a frequent media commentator and conference speaker, has been published extensively in Canada and abroad, quoted in various prestigious publications such as the Wall Street Journal. Member of the Governance Professionals of Canada and considered one of Canada’s leading experts in ethics and governance, Marc has been involved with prominent think tanks on transparency and integrity.