Thursday, October 27, 2022 Large balances in Escrow Trust and IOLTA accounts are an inviting target for thieves inside and outside the law firm. If these funds disappear, do you have insurance coverage for this event? A “trusted” law firm employee manages the funds, balances the accounts, deposits funds, and writes checks. READ MORE >>
Monday, September 14, 2020Everyone talks about cybercrime, but employee theft continues to be a major threat to law firms. Sarah Gaulin was the bookkeeper for the Rhode Island law firm of Hamel, Wexler, Allen & Collins with offices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She was charged with embezzling the law firm where she worked. READ MORE >>
Friday, August 2, 2019Fraudulent wire transfers can be a significant exposure to Law Firms and Title Agencies. Even with proper controls in place a firm could be faced with a 6 or 7 figure loss. Now just by hitting a button you can send millions of dollars out of your Trust Account. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, November 27, 2018Are You Covered for Employee Theft? Law Firms, Accounting Firms, Title Agencies and other small organizations spend a large amount of resources to combat the theft of funds from cyber criminals and other con artists. These outside thefts are well publicized by the media. READ MORE >>
Friday, October 12, 2018There are frequent stories about employees embezzling funds from their employers. Government entities, businesses, and non-profits have all been victims. What many attorneys do not realize is that law firms are frequent victims of embezzlement. Both large and small law firms have been victims of embezzlement. READ MORE >>
Monday, October 8, 2018The exposure to law firms threatening their very existence from Cyber Crime has never been greater. A recent article by CNN detailed that North Korea hackers tried to seal over $1 Billion. And they are not the only state actor. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, August 29, 2018Many Law Firms carry large balances in Escrow Trust and IOLTA accounts. What would happen if those funds disappear? Law firms may rely on a “trusted” employee to manage the funds, balance the accounts, deposit funds and write checks. Unfortunately this “trusted” employee is a leading cause of loss. READ MORE >>
Friday, August 24, 2018The former finance administrator for the ABA’s Information Services department, Karen M Healy, was recently arrested for stealing nearing $1.3 million of cellphones and IPads that she ordered in the name of the ABA. READ MORE >>
Monday, October 30, 2017From a Law Firm Trust/IOLTA accounts, to business checking accounts, and to fraudulent payments to vendors an embezzler is every business nightmare. Nothing can destroy a business quicker that having an embezzler working for you. A recent article from Property Casualty 360 discusses the 5 warning signs on an embezzler: READ MORE >>
Tuesday, August 8, 2017Some people may be surprised how the courts interrupt what is a computer crime. In a recent case American Tooling Center Inc (ATC) v Travelers Casualty Insurance (Travelers) in US District court the Judge ruled that even though the manufacturer lost over $800,000 via the use of fraudulent e-mails the Travelers Cyber policy did not provide coverage for this exposure. READ MORE >>
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