• Women of Influence: Where Are They Now?

    An Update of Our Women of Influence Alumni Today the winners of the 2007 Women of Influence Awards, given by The Business Journal, were honored at an awards luncheon. Today’s publication included some past winners of the award.

  • Capitalizing on Finding Fraud

    Forensic accounting firm sees growth as a result of business scandals The Business Journal of Milwaukee By Jennifer Batog Tracy Coenen always pictured herself working in the criminal justice field, perhaps as a prison warden. Then, in her sophomore year […]

  • Thou Shall Not Steal – Except in Accounting Class

    Marquette students learn to detect fraud by thinking like crooks The Business Journal of Milwaukee By Jennifer Batog In a nondescript room on the third floor of Marquette University’s Straz Hall, a dozen students are learning how to steal. They’re […]

  • Starting a Business — And Not a Legal Battle

    How to quit your job, compete with your old boss, and not get sued Entrepreneur.com By Geoff Williams Some bridges are merely burned. Others are scorched. Elaine Browne and her business partners, Federico Lupo and Dario Arias, knew the latter […]

  • Young Pros Investigate Fraud As a Career Option

    On Balance – The Magazine for Wisconsin CPAs January/February 2007 Ever since the big corporate scandals at Enron, WorldCom and Tyco, there has been an intense focus on fraud. This has made the field of forensic accounting the next hot […]

  • Vanishing Profession

    The shortage of accounting faculty is a hot topic in academia and professional circles. Some call it a crisis. INSIGHT – The Magazine of the Illinois CPA Society – January/February 2007 By Sheryl Nance-Nash Over the next three years, US […]

  • A Look at Fraud Facts and Figures

    One of the most comprehensive fraud studies undertaken every two years is done by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). The Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse was originally released in 1996, and there have been […]

  • Accounting + Criminology = Forensic Accounting

    Tracy Coenen: Energetic force behind local firm Sequence Inc. Accounting Magazine – Marquette University By Dan Love A typical workday for Tracy Coenen may start in the early morning hours, or perhaps at 5:00 in the evening, and she may […]

  • The Fraud’s In the Figures: Finding Clues in Financial Documents

    SIU Today By Daniel W. Draz, MS, CFE Many types of insurance policies require that insureds submit financial documentation in support of insurance underwriting applications and claims submitted for payment. While the financial documentation submitted may be totally legitimate, it’s […]

  • Women of Influence: Where Are They Now?

    The Business Journal of Milwaukee TRACY COENEN, 2002 Women of Influence Awards Tracy Coenen continues to expand the reach of Sequence Inc. through consulting, writing, and speaking. In addition to running a successful forensic accounting practice, she regularly authors fraud-fighting […]