When I obtained my m.s. PhD (Primped home Diva) I learned that even though she had opened the door for equal opportunities for women fraudsters, not in a good way, people realized that woman could commit a crime.
The Nation watched as she was in court, what she wore, how she spent her time, and once that was done, she returned to her life before, ok I will agree, she makes for witty jokes on Saturday Night Live. For all of us that have committed “white collar crimes” it was just another way to show that if you have the fame and funds, you can do what you want with little to no real consequences.
Funny her crime was White collar, same as mine, but since hers was for SEC Violations, mine were not as lucrative, they were not as forgiving in my case, I paid all the money back to satisfy my restitution, but I didn’t have any TV, Radio, or book deals, & dang I make a fantastic Diva in my own right.
Putting it simple, I had a life before my crime; I had been an advocate for children, as well as single parents. I owned my own Family Daycare, had worked in numerous businesses, as well as having owned other businesses. All the accomplishments I had achieved prior to my crime were wiped away, I was no longer trusted. I didn’t return to a life of ease, I had made a long hard road to travel.
I have gained experience since my crime, I know that there are more than a few things that a business can do to help safeguard their businesses from fraud, from internal and external sources, my certifications along with my business knowledge is the key to education for helping businesses prevent fraud before it happens, unfortunatly most businesses will wait until they are in need of life support before they look at what can be done to prevent fraud, don't wait for fraud to hit you, call and we can look at ways to prevent this from happening to you.
* Author of “It Takes 2 for Kids”, manual for helping co-parent in a single parent society, helping with child support, visitation, and all manner of things dealing with parenting.
* Victim of Mistaken Identity since 1972, with a fourth cousin that has nearly the same name.
* Victim of Identity Theft in 1992, former sister in law
