The US Postal Service has long been the butt of jokes for poor service, but nothing that comes close to this. In this transatlantic episode, Caleb and Greg unpack the story of hundreds of British subpostmasters whose lives were turned upside down when they were falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office.

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Sources:

Post Office scandal explained: What the Horizon saga is all about — BBC

Secret papers reveal Post Office knew its court defence was false — BBC

British Post Office scandal — Wikipedia

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know — Computer Weekly

Post Office scandal: from suicides to jail time with child killers — the heartbreaking stories of the postmasters — The Standard

A Brief History of the United States Postal Service - The Smithsonian

The History of the Post Office — Automatic Access Limited Blog

Royal Mail - Wikipedia

A short history of the Post Office — The History Press

Post office numbers — House of Commons Library

Subpostmasters get raw deal in Post Office pay structure - Apex Insights

How independent retailers can make money from Post Offices — The Grocer

How to start a post office — PDQ Funding

In many episodes, Greg cites statistics from “A Report to the Nations,” the biennial report on occupational fraud, from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. As luck would have it, the most recent edition dropped in 2024, and so naturally, Caleb and Greg took the opportunity to discuss it.

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Sources:

Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report To The Nations [ACFE]

We all have childhood dreams. Not all of us get to make them come true. In this episode, Caleb and Greg discuss the story of Frederick Darren Berg, who as a boy, developed a fascination with buses, and made them central to multiple ventures in his career.

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In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate.

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Greg Kyte, CPA
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Caleb Newquist
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/

Email us at ohmyfraud@earmarkcpe.com

Sources:

• Darren Berg on the Run: Inside the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in Washington State History [Seattle Met]
• Financial empire, luxurious lifestyle were built on a mirage [Seattle Times]
• After spending spree, a reckoning for man behind state’s biggest Ponzi scheme [SeattlePI]
• Berg often portrayed himself as a lawyer [Seattle Times]
• Mercer Island Man Arrested for Ponzi Scheme and Bankruptcy Fraud Darren Berg Defrauded Investors and Allegedly Tried to Hide Assets During Bankruptcy [FBI]
• Mercer Island Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme and Bankruptcy Fraud [FBI]
• American Greed: ‘Seattle Roasted’ [American Greed]
• Inmate who defrauded investors more than $100 million escapes Atwater prison [Merced Sun-Star]
• Prison escape of Darren Berg, Washington’s ‘Mini Madoff,’ is like ‘Shawshank Redemption,’ official says [Seattle Times]
• Washington man who escaped prison following $100M Ponzi scheme possibly went to Brazil [AP]
• Darren Berg: A Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Escapes: Part 1 [The Perfect Scam]
• Darren Berg: A Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Escapes: Part 2 [The Perfect Scam]