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Game 321
2-3-4 Condo Rule
2014 Condo / HOA Crime Log
2015 AICPA (Accountants) Disciplinary Actions
2015 Condo / HOA Crime Log
Accounting / Audit Fraud Log
Attorney Misconduct
Audits
“Escaping Detection: Why Auditors Do Not Find Fraud”
Association for Certified Fraud Examiners
Audit Forgery
AUDITS – “Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit”
Largest Pittsburgh Accounting Firms
Bidding – Sample Policy
Code of Ethics
“Sample Ethics Policy” – Davis-Stirling
“CODE OF ETHICS FOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS”
“Ethics Pledge” – Davis-Stirling Condo Law
Commingling Con
CommunityAssociations.net
Condo Assoc. Attorneys
“May I Have a Word With You About your Attorney and Management Company?” – Meisner Law Group
“Whom does the condo or HOA attorney really represent?” – Sun Sentinel
Condo Audits
“Myth: Audits Uncover Fraud”
“Forensic Audit vs. Financial Audit”
“Protect Yourself Against Homeowners’ Association Fraud”
“What Are Financial & Compliance Audits in Condominiums?” – SF Gate
Condo Boards: “Fiduciary Duty”
Condo Fraud News
Community Associations Network: Embezzlement Stories
“Fraud and Embezzlement News Stories”
“Condo Associations & HOAs Losing Millions Nationwide”
“Hampstead accountant pleads guilty to fraud Condo associations lost over $100,000”
“Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Elect Condo Board Members Favoring Construction Lawsuits”
“Man gets 3 years for defrauding condo associations “
Condo Fraud Prevention
“Fraud Detection for Co-ops and Condos”
“Fraud Squad” – Association Management Magazine
“Common Fraud and Theft Activities in Community Associations”
“Protecting Association Assets”
“Steps to protect condo funds from embezzlement” – Chicago Tribune
“Top 6 Tips for Mitigating Condominium Fraud . . . “
Condo Reserves
Association of Professional Reserve Analysts
CAI Credentials – Reserve Specialist
CAI National Reserve Study Standards
Reserve Advisors
Condo Watch Pennsylvania
Conflicts of Interests / Self-Dealing
“Prevent Private Foundation Self-Dealing”
“Dealing with conflicts of interest in condo management” – LA Times
FBI Cases
Insurance
“Condominium Insurance Made Simple” – Allstate
Fidelity Insurance
Kick Backs / Bid-Rigging
“No place for kick backs in association governance” – Sun Sentinel
Lenox Oval, Fraud St PA
On the Commons Weekly Podcast
Pittsburgh Area Condo Nightmare
Podcast: On the Commons
Theft By Deception – PA Title 18
Unlicensed / Unregistered Contractors
PA Home Improvement Contractor Search (Registered/Licensed Contractors)
“How unlicensed contractors can cost you”
“Unlicensed Contractors Will Rip You Off” – ABC News
US DOJ OPR
MUST READ NEWS STORIES
Community Associations Network: Embezzlement Stories
BEYOND THE 25: More Condo Crime Stories
“Alleged fraud hits condos: $530,000 missing from two Westport communities”
“Community leader convicted of theft from Severn condo association”
“Condo association manager accused of grand theft”
“Condo association manager accused of grand theft”
“Former Clearwater condo association president sentenced on theft, fraud charges”
“Former Hallandale (FL) condo manager gets 10-year sentence in kickback scheme”
“Grand jury indicts woman for $300,000 theft from condominium association” – KY3
“Manager Pleads Guilty To Bilking Montco Condo Owners of $600K’
“Milford Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Condo Funds”
“Milford Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Condo Funds”
“Plymouth Meeting condo manager charged in wide fraud”
“Police: Dover Twp. man stole $60K from homeowners assocation”
“Prosecutor’s filing indicates women may plead guilty to stealing a combined $1.6M” – Cincinnati.com 2011
“Woman accused of embezzling more than $100K from condo associations” 2013
BUILDING INSPECTIONS / ENGINEERS
BE Structural (Pittsburgh, PA)
Guardian Home Inspections
Keystone Building Inpections (PA)
Three Rivers Inspection (Pittsburgh, PA)
CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY
“CO & smoke alarm Buying Guide”
FRAUD CONFERENCES – Fraud Magazine
FROZEN PIPES
Frozen Pipes Checklist
REDBOX PROMO
July 2015 Promo
REDBOX AUG 2014 PROMOTION
RESOURCES
“What’s your fraud IQ?” – J of Accountancy
Association for Certified Fraud Examiners
CA Dept of Consumer Affairs: Condo Consumers
Center for Association Leadership
Condo & HOA News
Habitat Magazine
Homeowner’s Association Handbook
Management Directory
National Center on Elder Abuse
National Council on Aging
South Florida Cooperator
StopFraud.gov
The Cooperator
Whistleblowing.org
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ATTORNEY RESOURCES
PA Code “CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” “”Rule 1.7. Conflict of Interest: Current Clients.”
PA Code “CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” “4.1. Truthfulness in Statements to Others”
PA Code “CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” “Rule 4.2. Communication with Person Represented by Counsel”
PA Supreme Court Disciplinary Board
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SENIOR FRAUD
Senate Special Committee on Aging
STATE CONDO LAWS
“Summary of State Reserve Fund Laws (September 2013)” – CAI
CA Dept of Consumer Affairs: Condo Consumers
PA Title 68 – Uniform Condominium Act
“Amendments to Pennsylvania’s Uniform Condominium Act and Uniform Planned Communities Act”
PA Title 68 – “Proceeds from property insurance”
PA Title 68 Link
“Notice” of “Meetings” – PA Title 68
State by State Condo Laws
Uniform Condo Act by State
FRAUD FILES: Beyond Condos
“‘Huge’ Number of Lawyers Accused In Civil and Criminal Mortgage-Related Fraud Cases”
“An elderly couple scammed, and refuse to believe they were scammed”
“Did we get duped by Facebook click fraud?”
“Former California city manager sentenced to 12 years for corruption”
“Why are older people vulnerable to scams?”
“Why Do Elderly Parents Fall For Scams That Seem So Obvious To Us?”
“Why So Many Seniors Get Swindled”
“Woman out $400K to ‘Nigerian scam’ con artists”
REPORTING FRAUD, CRIME & ABUSE
FBI Pittsburgh
Financial Crimes Task Force of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Report Fraud – StopFraud.gov
Senate Special Committee on Aging
USDOJ – Civil Rights Division “Conduct of Law Enforcement Agencies”
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE Code of Ethics / Complaint Form
ATTORNEY COMPLAINT FORM – Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of PA
PA Code “CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” “4.1. Truthfulness in Statements to Others”
PA Code “CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” “Rule 1.7. Conflict of Interest: Current Clients.”
PA Code “CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT” “Rule 4.2. Communication with Person Represented by Counsel”
CCI: Canadian Condominium Institute Videos
CONTACT
South Florida Cooperator
http://sflcooperator.com/
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