Fraud Accountants a Growing Field in Declining Economy

When Ron Forster conducts interviews, he watches his subjects as much as he listens to them. He monitors their eyes. He watches their arms. He notes where they place their hands.

Even a seemingly innocuous gesture -- an interviewee moving his hand away from his face right before answering a sensitive question -- could be a sign that a subject is lying.

And you thought accounting was boring.

Mr. Forster is a forensic accountant -- a growing subset of the accounting field focusing on uncovering financial fraud.

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Fraud Scene Investigator

People don’t normally try to kill you for doing their taxes, but forensic accounting is a whole different ball game.

One morning a few years ago, forensic accountant Al Vondra was driving to work on Cleveland's Interstate 77 as he always did. But this day was different. As he was driving, all four tires on his Buick LeSabre suddenly exploded. The gas tank hit the ground at 65 miles per hour, and the car came to a grinding halt. Fortunately, nothing exploded, and Vondra was able to get to the side of the road and wait for the police.