Apr 2017 News – Red Flags for Landowners

Due to a recent experience, I seem to have landowners on my mind lately. I got a call from a landowner describing a thief who was harvesting trees without permission on his property and he wanted evidence so he could prosecute this guy! This led to a few days in the area trying to catch … Continue reading Apr 2017 News – Red Flags for Landowners →

March News – Selling Trees

When thinking about fraud in the timber industry we tend to focus on the actual timber sales process but tend to forget the theft to the landowners themselves. This is especially a problem when the landowners are elderly and/or are not practiced in business contracting and prefer to work with a promise and a handshake. … Continue reading March News – Selling Trees →

Feb 2017 News – Fraud Lessons

On a recent flight, I was settled into my seat ready to catch up on some reading. Frequent flyers recognize the opening question that tells you the stranger sitting next to you wants to talk, “So…..what do you do?” She said she was a dentist and I answered that I was a forestry consultant. I … Continue reading Feb 2017 News – Fraud Lessons →

Jan 2017 News – Gravel Invoicing Fraud

This month Rex Woodson is bringing us details about a case he worked on involving gravel invoicing fraud. Although not as costly as timber fraud, theft by stealing materials, equipment, or by not providing the goods and services we’ve paid for is still theft. In this case, he is detailing how an alert forester noticed … Continue reading Jan 2017 News – Gravel Invoicing Fraud →