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At the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, keynote speakers from around the world will bring those perspectives together, offering you insights into the challenges, innovations and human stories shaping the anti-fraud profession today.
Here’s a preview of the keynote conversations awaiting in Boston and virtually this July.
Read MoreAhead of the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, we looked at a few lessons from one of America’s oldest cities and why they still resonate with people who spend their days following evidence, testing assumptions and searching for answers.
Whether you’re joining this year’s conference in Boston or virtually, the city offers a surprising number of lessons for professionals whose work often begins with a single, simple question.
Read MoreUnited by a shared mission to combat fraud, ACFE chapters worldwide contributed $107,883 in 2025 to support the ACFE Foundation and its work in providing scholarships to aspiring professionals and resources for research initiatives that advance the anti-fraud profession.
The ACFE is honored to celebrate several chapters for their contributions.
Read MoreThe Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is honored to recognize Her Excellency Dato’ Seri Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi as the recipient of the 2026 Cressey Award, a prestigious honor recognizing lifetime achievement in the detection and deterrence of fraud. As the 20th Auditor General of Malaysia, she brings more than 30 years of strategic leadership in public sector governance and elevating auditing standards and practices.
Read MoreEstablished in 2003 and first presented to Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) Sentinel Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary courage by exposing fraud, corruption or misconduct in business or government. The ACFE is proud to present the 2026 Sentinel Award to Noelle Webb, an award-winning pharmaceutical representative who blew the whistle on illegal pain medication marketing during the height of the opioid epidemic. Her courage to come forward and expose these practices came at a significant professional and personal cost.
Read MoreEvery year, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) bestows the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) of the Year Award to a CFE who demonstrates outstanding achievement in fraud examination the previous year. The ACFE is proud to present the 2026 award to Ken Dieffenbach, CFE.
Read MoreThe Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) recognizes exceptional individuals each year for their contributions to the fight against fraud and their commitment to educating the next generation of anti-fraud professionals. Established in 2002, the Educator of the Year Award is presented to an ACFE member who has made outstanding contributions to anti-fraud education within their college or university.
Lynda H. Schwartz, a professor of practice and director of the Forensic Accounting and Data Analytics Curriculum at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management, is the recipient of the 2026 Educator of the Year Award.
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