Kelly Richmond Pope

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Sunday Book Review: April 21, 2024 Books on Bribery Edition

Apr 21, 2024 | compliancepodcastnetwork.net | Kelly Richmond Pope |David Montero |Nicole LaPorte |Austin Frerick

In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest me. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, we look at some of the top books on compliance you should read in 2024.
Fraud abounds - meet the three kinds of people stealing your money - Big Think

Dec 1, 2023 | bigthink.com | Kelly Richmond Pope

KELLY RICHMOND POPE: Fraud does not happen in a vacuum- it happens in a village. If there are people, there could be fraud. about $5 trillion today, with that number increasingly rising. So it affects everybody, every industry, every country. And so I think what attracted me originally to the subject is how universal it was. There's some research that talks about So if there's more distance between you and what you are stealing, then you sometimes think it's victimless.
We need whistleblowers. Here are 9 ways workplaces can make it safe to speak up

Sep 29, 2023 | qz.com | Kelly Richmond Pope

Why a tightening of credit conditions could lead to a weak economyWhistleblowing is vital to prevent and uncover corporate misconduct, including fraud, waste, discrimination, toxic work environments, and other wrongdoing. Still, becoming a whistleblower is uniquely challenging, even under the best circumstances. Retaliation against those who report wrongdoing in the workplace remains all too common. Rather than being commended, whistleblowers are attacked and vilified.
Opinion: FTX whistleblower was unusual. Most witnesses are too afraid to speak up.

Sep 18, 2023 | marketwatch.com | Kelly Richmond Pope

Your browser does not support the audio tag. This feature is powered by text-to-speech technology. Want to see it on more articles? Give your feedback below or email [email protected]. “ Organizations bear the responsibility to foster an environment of transparency for their whistleblower programs to succeed.
More accountants are leaving the field than joining. What’s going on?

Sep 15, 2023 | bigthink.com | Kelly Richmond Pope

KELLY RICHMOND POPE: What would the world without accountants look like? I think, it would be the Wild, Wild West in business. When you think about what an accountant does, a CPA does, what an auditor does: They're the ones that are telling you, "You can trust me, you can invest with me, you can lend to me."An auditor gives me assurance. If they go away, who can you trust?
How “ethical” are you really?

Aug 11, 2023 | bigthink.com | Kelly Richmond Pope

KELLY RICHMOND POPE: I think we are not always as honest with ourselves as we may need to be. Because if we think that we're not gonna get caught, a lot of us rationalize what we do. "Everybody's ethical!" Right, everybody's ethical. You're not as ethical as you think. For example, a lot of us plan parties during work hours. A lot of us take work supplies home. A lot of us use our work computers for personal. So it's interesting how we rationalize what we do.
Why fraud still thrives on Wall Street

Jul 26, 2023 | bigthink.com | Kelly Richmond Pope

KELLY RICHMOND POPE: If you ever look at your phone, there's a ticker tape at the bottom that's showing you how stocks are trading every day, all day. Those numbers are coming from accounting transactions: investors, creditors, lenders, potential investors rely on this information. Auditors and accounting firms have a really tough position because they're trying to manage client expectations.
In an Overpayment Scam, Your Bank Could Be a Thief’s Best Friend

Apr 21, 2023 | inkl.com | Anaït Miridzhanian |Carien Du Plessis |Kelly Richmond Pope

If Southern California-based family nurse practitioner Joe Torres had read Fool Me Once by Kelly Richmond Pope, he and I would never have spoken. He also would not have lost thousands of dollars in an “overpayment” scam that began when his laptop screen froze while he was working with a patient.
New Releases | March 21, 2023

Mar 21, 2023 | porchlightbooks.com | Kelly Richmond Pope |Dean King |Sarah Pinsker |Matthew Desmond

Looking for your next great read? We're here to help! Each week, our marketing team—Dylan Schleicher (DJJS), Gabbi Cisneros (GMC), Emily Porter (EPP), and Jasmine Gonzalez (JAG)—highlights four newly released books we are most excited about. Book descriptions are provided by the publisher unless otherwise noted.
Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry

Mar 21, 2023 | nyjournalofbooks.com | Kelly Richmond Pope

“Pope’s apparent objectives—to illuminate fraud and celebrate whistleblowers—are well supported by her evidence and arguments.”Forensic accounting professor Kelly Richmond Pope wants to demystify fraud. In Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry, Pope classifies fraudsters by category: intentional, accidental, and righteous. The latter two, she argues, deserve our understanding, if not our full sympathy.