A respected leader of an Australian national search and rescue operation isn’t who he claims to be. Sponsors Routable - http://ohmyfraud.promo/routable Rightworks Rightnow 2025 - https://ohmyfraud.promo/rightnow2025 (use code OMF15 for 15% OFF) (00:00) - - Introduction to Richard Flanagan and John Friedrich (01:30) - - Welcome to Oh My Fraud (07:00) - - John Friedrich and the National Safety Council of Australia (10:00) - - The Ash Wednesday Bushfires and NSC's Expansion (16:42) - - Discovery of Financial Irregularities and Friedrich's Disappearance (22:29) - - Friedrich's True Identity and Arrival in Australia (25:59) - - Analysis Using the Fraud Triangle Framework (30:59) - - Friedrich's Arrest, Legal Proceedings and Eventual Death (35:29) - - Lessons Learned From the Friedrich Case and Wrap Up HOW TO EARN FREE CPE In less than 10 minutes, you can earn 1 hour of NASBA-approved accounting CPE after listening to this episode. Download our mobile app, sign up, and look for the Oh My Fraud channel. Register for the course, complete a short quiz, and get your CPE certificate. https://www.earmark.app/ Download the app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app Join Caleb and Greg live in New Jersey NJCPA Convention & Expo [NJCPA] CONNECT WITH CALEB Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnewquist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebnewquist/ Email us at
[email protected] Sources: Common seadragon [Wikipedia] List of impostors [Wikipedia] Fictional impostors [Wikipedia] National Safety Council of Australia [Wikipedia] Ash Wednesday bushfires [Wikipedia] John Friedrich (fraudster) [Wikipedia] The Story of John Friedrich: The Great Imposter [Australian Crime Stories / True Crime TV] Mr John FRIEDRICH Medal of the Order of Australia [Australian Government, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet] Friedrich and Flanagan: the con-man and his ghostwriter [Conversations / ABC] Richard Flanagan on lies, literature, and Australia’s greatest conman [The Guardian]
