acct 6383: fraud presentation
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Fraud case presentation for classTRANSCRIPT
“Fun While It Lasted”
-- Bruce McNall
Presented by Dariel Dato-on
Who is Bruce McNall?
Numismatist
Race Horse
Owner
Film Producer
LA Kings Owner
Perceived Opportunity How it started
McNall Hunt
List of 300 coins
$20 M in silver
Coins on Consignment
AuditorsDeliver to
Hunt
Perceived Pressure
• Greed• Lavish lifestyle• Cover up
Other crimes:• Smuggled coins• Falsified financial statements• Booked fake sales• Structured transactions
Rationalization
“We always talked about the big score thatwould let us pay back all the banks… that goaljustified the means.”
-- Fun While It Lasted (Bruce McNall)
After the fun…
• Pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy and fraud
• Stole $236 million out of six banks over a ten-year period
• Sentenced to 70 months in prison• Paying back creditors for the rest of his life