Nine cases of major embezzlement last year took place in Iowa last year, causing it to be named a state where business owners are most at risk of having more than $100,000 embezzled from their companies. more..

Earlier this month, Capitol Hill publication Roll Call reported that it had obtained documents suggesting presidential hopeful Ron Paul received duplicate payments from taxpayers, nonprofits, and political organizations. more..

A recently released accounts payable audit of the NextGen Aviation Research and Technology Park in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, included seven questioned costs, the Press of Atlantic City reports. more..

The head of the $23 million Berkeley, California, Schools Excellence Program (BSEP) recently stepped down after details came to light regarding an accounts payable audit that revealed numerous financial discrepancies at the nonprofit she used to oversee. more..

Missouri's Monarch Fire Protection District recently had its rating adjusted to "fair" by state auditor Thomas Schweich after an accounts payable audit revealed some financial irregularities, the Eureka-Wildwood Patch reports. more..

Recovery audit contractors (RACs) identified and collected nearly $398 billion in overpayments during the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. more..

Officials are conducting a recovery audit to determine how much a former executive embezzled from an Indiana County, Pennsylvania, gas drilling company, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. more..

The 2011 Marquet Report on Embezzlement, which was released last month, offered insight into misappropriation of funds across the country. more..