About this episode

Michael Blevins discusses fraud red flags and shares insights from his career in fraud prevention and mortgage banking.

She knew she would get caught one day but kept stealing… Every day at work: "Is this the day?" and when FBI showed up with her boss, she knew immediately. This is Michael's choice for any fraudster to interview: Sue Sachdeva (Koss Corporation). Michael Blevins, a fraud prevention consultant based in Palm Springs, California, about his 35+ year career in mortgage banking and fraud prevention. We discuss Sue Sachdeva's shopping addiction embezzlement case, the evolution from consumer frau...

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Paxton

Guest: Michael Blevins

Topics covered

• fraud prevention
• embezzlement
• mortgage banking
• shopping addiction
• case study

Keywords

• fraud
• embezzlement
• Sue Sachdeva
• Koss Corporation
• mortgage banking
• fraud prevention
• shopping addiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Koss Corporation

Places: Palm Springs, California

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