Fraud Examination 5th Edition by Steve Albrecht,Chad Albrecht,Conan Albrecht, Mark Zimbelman

Exercise 52

Bill James is being investigated for embezzling over $700,000 from ABC Capital Management, for whom Bill has worked for nearly 10 years. When co-workers noticed the new "toys" Bill was buying, they jokingly asked him to tell them his stock picks as they wanted in too! Bill told them that they better adopt some rich relatives. "My Uncle Eddie didn't have any kids, so he left a chunk of his money to each of his nephews."
Explain how you might go about checking the validity of Bill's claim to a recent inheritance. Include in your discussion the relevant information you need about Uncle Eddie and where you could find that information.