Oh My Fraud

Three tales of pardons granted to white-collar criminals who just happened to be on President Donald Trump’s good side. SponsorsRelay - https://ohmyfraud.promo/relayBill - https://ohmyfraud.promo/billVeltrix - https://ohmyfraud.promo/veltrix Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email [email protected] WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/Sources:Cold Open: Paul WalczakOwner of Florida Health Care Companies Sentenced for Employment Tax Crimes [DOJ]Trump Uses Pardon Power to Reward an Ally Whose Son Was Convicted of Tax Crimes [NYT]Trump pardons former nursing home CEO convicted of tax crimes [Becker's Hospital Review]Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025–Present) [DOJ]Intro:Clemency Favors White Collar Offenders, New Study Shows [Law360]Lawyer Oyer Pardon Tracker [Substack]Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump [NYT]Act I:FBI arrests Wanda Vazquez-Garced, former governor of Puerto Rico, for bribery [CBS]Trump pardons Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez [CBS]Executive Grant of Clemency [DOJ]Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump's ballroom [Washington Post]Trump Pardons Venezuelan Banker, Ex-Puerto Rico Governor [Bloomberg Law]Seeking Pardon, Foreign Billionaire Allegedly Funneled Millions to Trump Super PAC [Campaign Legal Center]A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. [NYT]Judge Fines Trump Lawyers in Clinton Conspiracy Suit Tossed in September [NYT]Act II:Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time [NYT]Eleven Defendants Charged in Nationwide Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Counterfeit 5-Hour ENERGY Drink [DOJ]Eight Defendants Convicted for Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Counterfeit 5-Hour Energy Drink [DOJ]Counterfeiters Sentenced for Convictions in Nationwide Conspiracy to Distribute Fake 5-Hour Energy Drink [DOJ]Federal Jury Convicts Siblings of Fraud; Defendants Made Tens of Millions of Dollars from Lying to Manufacturers in Years-Long Scheme [DOJ]Executive Grant of Clemency — Adriana and Andres Camberos, January 15, 2026 [DOJ]Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025–Present) [DOJ]

A review of the 2026 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Report to the Nations on occupational fraud.  Sponsors Bill.com  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/billVeltrix  - http://ohmyfraud.promo/veltrix Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email [email protected] WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/SourcesOccupational Fraud 2026: A Report to the Nations [ACFE]SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin: No. 99 – Materiality [SEC]

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When confronted with irregularities in his employer’s books, an accountant goes into hiding.SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email [email protected] WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/Sources:·  End of the Trail: Fugitive Comptroller [ACFE Fraud Magazine]·  Fugitive Spent Years Hiding on the Appalachian Trail [FBI]·  FBI Announces Arrest of Fugitive Suspect James T. Hammes [FBI]·  Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $8.7 Million from Employer [DOJ]·  Former Fugitive Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison [DOJ]·  Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator [BOP]·  A Long Walk's End [SB Nation]·  A Killer Hiding on the Appalachian Trail? [The Daily Beast]·  Accountant who hid on Appalachian Trail jailed for embezzling millions from Pepsi bottler [Accounting Today]·  Man facing $8.7M embezzlement case hid on Appalachian Trail [Associated Press]·  Trail hiker pleads guilty to wire fraud in embezzling case [Associated Press]·  Judge sentences trail-hiking fugitive to 8 years in prison [Associated Press]·  Kentucky accountant who fled embezzlement case to appeal [Associated Press]·  Man admits embezzling millions from Cincinnati employer [WLWT]·  Lawyers: Appalachian Trail was client's 'road to redemption' [WLWT]·  Man who hid on Appalachian Trail sentenced in $8.7M embezzlement case [WLWT]·  Feds seek 7-year term for Milwaukee-native fugitive [Wisconsin Law Journal]·  FBI Arrests Fugitive James Hammes at Trail Days [AppalachianTrail.com]·  AT Thru-Hiker Bismarck Arrested at Trail Days on Embezzling Charges [The Trek]·  James Hammes caught after hiding on the Appalachian Trail [TheJournal.ie]·  American Greed: The Fugitives — "Deceitful Dad and the Missing Millions" [CNBC]·  America's Most Wanted — Season 26, Episode 37 [America's Most Wanted].  A Long Walk's End [SB Nation]

A veteran television producer becomes the star of her own financial crime drama.SponsorsKick.co - https://ohmyfraud.promo/kick Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CEDownload the app:Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appQuestions? Need help? Email [email protected] WITH CALEBTwitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquistLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/