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Webinar

The Bookkeeper Goes to Prison

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
3-5 p.m. Central
2 CPE (2 non-technical)  |  2 Ethics

Course code: 25WX-0042
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Online registration has closed. Please call 952-831-2707 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Central to register.


This course profiles Brenda, a financial executive from the state of Washington. Despite earning her college degree, Brenda did not find employment in her area of study. Instead, she landed a series of dead-end jobs. Business reversals frequently led to the loss of employment. When a company that she knew to be unethical offered her an executive position that included bookkeeping tasks, including overseeing all finances, she accepted. While on the job, Brenda saw owners of the company misappropriating funds. Rather than reporting the fraud, she created an elaborate scheme to benefit herself - without the owner's knowledge. Her bad decisions led to a guilty plea for wire fraud, after authorities accused her of absconding with more than $600,000 in corporate funds. A prison term of 20 months followed. Listen and learn from Brenda's experience. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Major subjects

  • Career choices
  • Ethical dilemmas
  • Judicial proceedings
  • Mitigation strategies
  • Creating tools to help make better decisions
  • Atonement and reconciliation

Learning objectives

  • Recognize how poor judgment on the job can lead to a prison term
  • Recall how government investigations begin
  • Recognize that illegal behavior by one group does not justify illegal behavior by another group
  • Indicate how loss amounts influence sentence lengths
  • Recall the aftermath of a criminal charge

Who should take this program?

  • People who want to explore how personal pressures can cloud their judgment.

Pricing

Standard Member Fee $89.00
checkmark Standard Nonmember Fee $89.00
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Online registration has closed. Please call 952-831-2707 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Central to register.

More program information

Instructor Justin Paperny
Location Online
Area
of study
Ethics
Field(s)
of study
Behavioral Ethics - Non-Technical (2.0)
Level Basic
Format Group Internet Based
Sponsor CPA Crossings, LLC
NASBA ID#: 108744
Prerequisites Prereq. None
Advance
prep
None
Cancellation
policy
Receive a full refund if you cancel at least four business days before the event start date.
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