An embezzlement scheme involving Bank of America and fake charities was also a family affair: a Georgia woman was recently charged with tax fraud for using fraudulent charities to funnel money back to family members who had embezzled the funds from Bank of America, where one was a Senior VP. The bank VP authorized the donations, and then she and her husband would intimidate the donee into returning a portion of the funds directly to them. She also authorized donations to fraudulent charities, which then kicked back some of the funds to her and her husband. The Georgia woman ran several of these charities that received the embezzled funds; she returned 25% to her family members and spent the rest on personal items. (https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/owner-fake-georgia-charitable-organizations-pleads-guilty-tax-fraud)
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