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“I also learned that the most dangerous frauds are often the true believers. The ones for whom the ends justify the means. Cops call it noble cause corruption,” said award-winning producer and director Alex Gibney Tuesday afternoon at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MorePast ACFE Global Fraud Conference Fraud Museum giveaways featured artifacts, memorabilia, documents and other pieces of fraud history collected by ACFE founder and Chairman Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA. But this year we’re doing something a little different and featuring some of the most infamous frauds in country music to honor our host city, Nashville, home of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that fraudsters have few, if any, scruples. They are willing to lie to, swindle and cheat anyone who can give them money. As much as we would like to think that certain segments of society should be considered “off-limits” to bad actors, the opposite is normally true. No situation makes this quite as clear as the multitude of scams that target the aging population.
In her session, “Protecting the Aging and Vulnerable Population from Fraud in Uncertain Times,” at the 31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Nadia Wright, CFE, taught attendees about a number of the fraud schemes that target the aging. Wright, senior fraud investigator for LPL Financial, said most scams fall into one of two categories: the long game or the quick hit.
Read More“Welcome to campus, for those of you attending this session,” said Justin Breidenbach, CFE, CPA, Associate Professor of Accounting at Ohio Wesleyan University during his Wednesday morning session. Breidenbach streamed his presentation from his office on the empty Ohio campus on the last day of the virtual 31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Also an accounting consultant with his own firm, Breidenbach Consulting Services LLC, he wasn’t tasked to actually speak about accounting. “So, how does a CFE, CPA, full-time professor get into something like this?” The “this” he was referring to is marijuana fraud. “There’s a lot of stigma and curiosity about this topic,” he said.
Read MoreMost likely, you’ve heard the phrase “leaving a carbon footprint.” We know that traveling, consuming food and even breathing are all activities that release trace amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. The same idea is applicable to a person’s digital footprint. Your digital footprint is the virtual impression of activities you are involved in. Liking your friend’s post on Facebook, purchasing a pair of shoes online, tweeting about how much you loved this year’s #fraudconf — all of these activities are tracked and logged, and combined they are your digital footprint. This is what the GDPR is concerned with: protecting that data.
Read MoreACFE President and CEO Bruce Dorris, J.D., CFE, CPA, opened the 29th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference on Monday and highlighted three trends anti-fraud professionals can expect to see over the next few years: the increased usage of blockchain technology, the necessity of using data analytics and the importance of collaboration.
Read More"Bryan Fogel and Clare Rewcastle Brown risked their lives to conduct their investigations and both brought them to successful conclusions. That was an extremely strong message to send to all of us fraud fighters." — Dr. Paul Milata, CFE, Managing Partner, Milata KG
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