Our Favorite Government Frauds: An Interview with the Hosts of "Oh My Fraud"

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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/