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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2019 · 37 MIN

Going deep on the MyPayrollHR fraud with Wendy Slavkin of Cachet Financial Services

from The Accounting Podcast · host Blake Oliver & David Leary

SponsorPodchaser: https://cloudacctpod.link/reviewsShow Notes01:41 – General Counsel Slavkin describes Cachet Financial Services as a sort of third-party vendor for payroll processing companies.  05:59 – Every ACH provider has their own patented process for payroll 06:45 – How MyPayrollHR’s owner, Michael Mann, did the deed, in technical detail  09:03 – Slavkin claims the  assorted employee banks are to blame for the whole payment reversal fiasco 10:32 – According to Slavkin, banks have 60 days to either accept or reject reversal files 11:29 – Cachet eventually decided to return all funds to the affected employees, using their own funds 12:10 – Though Cachet covered the payroll, some employees have yet to receive their funds back 13:32 – Slavkin notes that employee banks are waiving overdraft and other fees related to this incident 14:18 – NACHA’s statement re payroll-deposit reversals | Personnel Today  14:38 – Slavkin doesn't agree with NACHA's claim about reversing payroll deposits.  16:21 – Lesson learned: ABC - Always Be Cautious ... Before the MyPayrollHR event, Cachet never had controls in place to detect fraudulent activity from the client side. Now, after the fact, they do.  18:56 – According to Slavkin, Pioneer Bank is holding at least some of their money "in trust" ... They just have to find a way to get it. 23:18 – Timeline of the aftermath – from discovery through contacting FBI and more 24:38 – Wall Street Journal reports that Mann is cooperating with the U.S. Attorney and FBI ... | The Wall Street Journal  25:02 – Where in the world is Michael Mann? Either nobody knows, or they're not saying26:30 – Blood and turnips - Slavkin was unable to accomplish much of anything when she contacted the FBI for help 31:50 – Pioneer Bank – another victim? | Times Union  33:30 – Was this a crime of desperation, or a crime of greed? Connect with Cachet Financial ServicesThe Cachet Crisis Hotline number is 877-579-8557Connect with Our Guest, Wendy Slavkin, General Counsel for Cachet Financial Serviceshttp://slavkinlaw.comhttps://twitter.com/slavkinLawGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus. SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

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SPECIAL BREAKING NEWS EPISODE: Wendy Slavkin, General Counsel for Cachet Financial Services, joins Blake and David to discuss the MyPayrollHR fraud story. Wendy, who possibly is the last person to have spoken with MyPayrollHR CEO Michael Mann before he and $35 million went missing, gives us the entire story of what happened, when it happened, and how it happened.

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