Accounting January 8, 2026
2026 CES Top Techs and Gadgets
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off this week showcasing the latest technologies, trends, and gadgets coming to your home and your office.
Auditing December 19, 2025
CPA Barred, Audit Firm Fined by PCAOB for Quality Control Issues
Jennifer Crofoot, a former audit partner at Fruci & Associates II, was barred for three years and the firm was docked $50,000 for failing to follow U.S. auditing rules and standards in connection with the audits of four public companies.
Accounting December 17, 2025
Connecticut Accountant Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for $2.3M PPP Fraud Scheme
Yasir G. Hamed, 60, of Woodbridge, CT, who was convicted of defrauding a COVID-19 pandemic relief program of more than $2.3 million, was sentenced Dec. 15 to two years and eight months in prison.
Accounting December 4, 2025
Kansas Accountant, Who Created Fictitious ‘Middle Finger Ranch’ for Fraud Scheme, Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail
Quintin Flanagin, 45, of Colby, KS, was sentenced to 48 months in prison on Dec. 3 after admitting this past summer to defrauding clients, who were his family members, and using part of the money to build a home.
Accounting November 26, 2025
Missouri Accountant Who Embezzled School District Money to Buy Chiefs Tickets Sentenced
Anthony Moon, 44, of Savannah, MO, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison Monday after he embezzled money from a local school district to purchase Kansas City Chiefs tickets and other personal expenses.
Accounting November 21, 2025
Connecticut Accountant Admits to Evading More Than $400,000 in Taxes
Edward Sodlosky, 71, of Middlebury, CT, failed to report almost $1.4 million in additional income, resulting in a tax loss to the government of more than $400,000, authorities said.
Accounting November 21, 2025
Colorado Springs Accountant Gets 30-Month Jail Sentence for $8 Million Tax Fraud
Rodney Ermel, 71, was sentenced in October for tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and ordered to pay $8,087,385 in restitution to the IRS.
Accounting November 17, 2025
South Carolina Accountant Guilty in Theft of $300K from Lawsuit-Hit Restaurants
A jury in federal court on Nov. 5 convicted Melodie Turner—the bookkeeper for All In Restaurant Group, which owns the restaurants Boku and Publico—of one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.
General News October 24, 2025
Georgia Accountant Arrested After Allegedly Tearing Down Trump Sign, Shooting at North Carolina Man’s House
Benjamin Michael Campbell, 38, an accountant from Atlanta, is accused of tearing down a Trump 2024 sign and firing several shots at the homeowner's property in an outburst caught on video.
Accounting October 2, 2025
D.C.-Area Accountant Gets 3 Years in Prison for $24 Million Fraud
Harold Dotson, 54, of Gaithersburg, MD, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release, including six months of home confinement, and ordered to pay $24.8 million in restitution for submitting fraudulent CARES Act loan applications.
Accounting September 12, 2025
Accountant Embezzler in New York Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison
Dejan Karlovic admitted to stealing nearly $585,000 from Jericho Road Community Health Center in Buffalo while working as a senior grants accountant for the nonprofit organization.
Accounting September 4, 2025
James Brown Wanted to Leave Millions to Charity, But an Accountant Got to the Money First
James Brown’s longtime accountant, David Cannon, admitted to embezzling $8.6 million from the entertainer, who died with next to no cash after decades of fame.