It wasn't all fun and gaming for the 54 construction firms at the Construction Contractors Alliance "Pitfalls and Profits"
meeting in Las Vegas. In fact, after guest speakers at the March 1-3 meeting enlightened the PHCC peer group on
employee fraud and embezzlement, many of the large construction contractors were wishing they were home auditing
their businesses - several members were ready to make emergency cellular calls to their accountants.
"You think it's a full-time job making your money, it's a full-time job watching your money," said featured speaker Joel
Moscowitz of Clark County Nevada's Major Fraud Unit. "There's always someone out there who doesn't want to work half
as hard as you, but wants as much money as you."
The meeting at the Bellagio resort and casino was also the debut of the Kohler-PHCC Educational Foundation
Seminar Series. Guest speakers such as Moscowitz, Tom Miller, a former special agent of the FBI, and Joseph Kotwicki,
CPA, were invited to speak at length about the painful realities of protecting businesses from employee fraud and
embezzlement.