July 13, 2026

Turning OSINT Into Smarter Asset Recovery

July 13, 2026/ Sofia Sandrea

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed how fraud examiners gather information, but it has also changed how fraudsters operate. During her session on open-source intelligence (OSINT) and asset recovery at the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Cynthia Hetherington, CFE, founder and CEO of Hetherington Group, asked attendees to rethink how they approach investigations in an era where information is abundant and digital footprints and online activity can reveal emerging risk before fraud occurs.

July 13, 2026

From Retaliation to Reinvention

July 13, 2026/ Jennifer Liebman

Whistleblower, author and advocate Noelle Webb, accompanied by Tully, the first service dog she trained, recounted her experience to thousands of attendees at the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA, chief operating officer of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), interviewed Webb about the emotional and psychological effects of being a whistleblower and the powerful, healing connection between humans and canines.

July 13, 2026

Through the Filmmaker’s Lens: Fraud, Technology and Accountability

July 13, 2026/ Kelsey Copeland

Most audiences that actor, writer and director Alex Winter speaks to need an introduction to the technologies behind his documentaries. At the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, the actor, writer and award-winning director found something different.

July 13, 2026

What “Liar’s Dice” Can Teach Fraud Examiners

July 13, 2026/ Kelsey Copeland

The 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference’s loudest room Monday morning wasn’t a keynote or networking event. It was a session led by Karla Scott, CFE, where hundreds of fraud examiners laughed, negotiated, bluffed and accused one another of lying during a game of “Liar’s Dice.”

July 13, 2026

Fraud Without an Owner

July 13, 2026/ Sofia Sandrea

Ursula Schmidt, Ph.D., CCEP-I, founder of Schmidt Advisory, opened her session at the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference by acknowledging that today’s fraud landscape is increasingly complex. Artificial intelligence, digital finance, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, supply chain disruptions, and a growing reliance on third parties have all created new opportunities for fraud. At the same time, traditional fraud scheme methodologies continue to succeed because organizations fail to recognize or act on familiar warning signs.

July 13, 2026

Spotting the Signs of Auto Insurance Fraud

July 13, 2026/ Crystal Zuzek

Matt Killam, CFE, MBA, examined the scope of auto insurance fraud, common schemes used by perpetrators and the investigative techniques insurers use to identify and prevent fraudulent claims during his session at the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.