Dale Whitaker, an accountant and author of "The Gold Grift," worked for Augusta Precious Metals, which offers gold-backed IRAs, for approximately three and a half to four years.

Augusta Precious Metals described Dale Whitaker's claims as false and stated he was terminated due to incompetence, having not worked for them for nearly 10 years.

The CEO of Augusta Precious Metals specifically instructed Dale Whitaker to increase the spread, thereby decreasing the amount of money paid to a client selling coins back to the company.