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Fraud on film: Lessons from real-life stories

Hosted by Neil Amato

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2019. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function.

Opportunities to commit fraud are common for all of us, but not everyone does it. What keeps some people honest and turns others into criminals? It’s a fine line, explored by Kelly Richmond Pope, CPA, CGMA, Ph.D., in several film projects over the years.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

  • Why Pope wants to tell the stories of convicted fraudsters (1:26).
  • Why “trust is not an internal control” (3:15).
  • How Pope got started making documentary films (6:09).
  • A sneak peek of her latest project, a short film with an interactive element (9:34).
  • A review of the municipal fraud case in the Illinois town of Dixon (12:53).
  • An explanation of the “fraud triangle” (16:15).

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