Tracy Coenen Media Information

Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF is an expert on fraud and financial crimes who works as a forensic accountant for her firm, Sequence Inc. She conducts financial investigations for private and public companies, reports her findings to executives and boards of directors, and testifies in court as an expert witness.

Her commentary has been featured on CNBC's On the Money and on FOX news, ABC news, and NBC news. Tracy has been quoted on fraud, consumer scams, and entrepreneurship in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Business Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Compliance Week, and Small Business Times, among others.

Tracy is the author of Essentials of Corporate Fraud, the ultimate fraud detection and prevention guide for managers, executives, and consultants. She's sharing the intelligence gathered during her real world fraud investigations with professionals in this easy-to-read handbook.

Her second book, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide, is directed at professionals interested in learning and developing fraud investigation skills. It is a practical book which moves beyond the theoretical and into the actual procedures used to investigate financial fraud.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has tapped Tracy's expertise for The CPA's Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime Prevention. She is the lead author, updating and enhancing the book each year for the benefit of Certified Public Accountants around the country.

Tracy is an avid blogger on her own site, as well as AOL's  finance site, DailyFinance. She has written over 100 articles on fraud and financial investigations for publications and websites like Fraud Magazine, Andrews Litigation Reporter, BusinessWeek, CBS News, and The Washington Post. Tracy is the 2007 winner of the Hubbard Award, presented by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for the best article from the prior year's issues of Fraud Magazine.