Weston Smith began his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young, specializing in audit and healthcare consulting. He was hired by Healthsouth during it’s infancy, and ultimately became CFO of the company with over 2,000 locations in all 50 states and five countries. However, underneath Healthsouth’s persona of success, Mr. Smith was a participant in a financial statement fraud that ran for over 15 years, with an earnings overstatement of nearly Three Billion dollars. Weston eventually voluntarily exposed the fraud, and accepted the consequences of his former actions. Today, in addition to working as an accountant for small businesses, Mr. Smith is a guest lecturer with an emphasis on fraud prevention and ethical conduct. He has been published in Issues in Accounting Education, and has spoken at universities and professional groups across the country and internationally. He has also appeared on CNBC, Fox Business Network, and other media outlets.