<p class=\'au_today_p\'>As a senior manager within MCI’s finance division in 1996\, Walt Pavlo\, Jr.\, and two associates began a scheme to defraud customers out of $6 million. Five years later\, Pavlo pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering and was sentenced to two years in federal prison. Today\, Pavlo is a respected speaker and author who has lectured at more than 100 campuses nationwide\, not only sharing his story – but providing more insight into the world of white collar crime. Presented by Harbert College’s Business of Diversity Initiatives and the School of Accountancy\, Pavlo will speak in Lowder Room 113 on “Diversity and Inclusion: Their Role in Helping Companies Overcome the Professional Skepticism Problem.”</p>