The Interview A Interview With Ryan Scobey - 1169 Words

Summary: On January 09, 2017 at approximately 1500 hours, I (Art Lindsay) conducted an interview with Ryan Scobey. The purpose of the interview was to learn if Scobey conspired with former employee William Beckstein in a fraudulent disbursement scheme. During the interview Scobey admitted to participating in the scheme. The interview was witnessed by Elise Ben-Yair, BuzzFeed VP People. Narrative/Investigation: Scobey was interview in conjunction an ongoing investigation, into fraudulent disbursement schemes conducted by Will Beckstein a former BuzzFeed employee. The purpose of the interview was to learn if Scobey was a witness, victim or co-conspirator. During the initial investigation emails and unauthorized charges on Scobey s†¦show more content†¦He said yes. I asked if he received any training when came to BuzzFeed as to how to process purchase he made for productions. He told me he wrote the manual on how to process purchases for BuzzFeed. I then shift my questions towards my investigation and asked him to explain the process for using his company credit card. He corrected me and said he does not have a company credit card but a CASHnet card. I asked how that worked. Ryan outlined the process as follows. BuzzFeed loads an amount of money on the card. Ryan said his weekly limit is 50K He makes purchases for various needs for BuzzFeed connected to a production He submits via BuzzFeed’s billing system the expenditures, and must assign every purchase to a project code Last he submits the receipts for each expenditure with a project code to his supervisor The purpose of having Scobey explain the process was to lock him into how expenditures are handled, and to see if he understood the process as I had read it. The next portion of the interview I did most of the talking. There was an explanation on who I am and what I do at BuzzFeed. I explained how losses occur, how losses are investigated and then I proved Scobey with reasons why people make mistakes. I made what is call a soft accusation. I asked How many times have you used company card for personal use? His response was â€Å"I do not think I have.† I went on to explain that aShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesin Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric Sandweiss, St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape