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“What’s critical about your organization and reputation,” said former FBI Director Louis Freeh during the Monday Working Lunch, “is the interaction and interconnectivity that you bring between the government and the private anti-fraud community and establishment. That did not exist for many years for the most of the history of the FBI.”
Read MoreThe Academy Award-nominated film “The Wolf of Wall Street” has garnered nearly as much controversy as it has critical acclaim. The film’s depiction of Stratton Oakmont founder Jordan Belfort’s outrageous lifestyle, fueled by sex, drugs and greed, makes for an entertaining – and wild – ride, but noticeably leaves out a key element in his scheme: the victims.
Read MoreDuring the Monday opening General Session, Prof. Dr. Peter Eigen, the founder of Transparency International (TI), said that world governments have failed in their governance, which has resulted in corruption that has led to environmental degradation and poverty with “1 billion living below the poverty line.” However, “civil society organizations,” such as TI — working with governments and business — can fight corruption effectively.
Read More13,311,666,640,184,600. According to Bill Hardin, CFE, CPA, CFF, and Director of Navigant Consulting, this is the number devices that will be connected to the Internet in 2020. Hardin led the session, “Five Lessons Learned with Managing Big Data in an Investigation” this morning and gave five key steps to take when managing the big data that can and will be found in connected devices.
Read MoreTweetdeck. Statigram. Tumblr. Pinterest. These may all look like words that are missing a few crucial letters, but online, they are digital goldmines for investigators. These social networks are full of personal information, seemingly small details describing every day experiences and, essentially, bread crumbs that often lead examiners to case-breaking motives, deception or direct evidence pertaining to a fraud investigation.
Read MoreFraud knows no borders. Take a visit around the globe at the Fraud Museum's traveling exhibit, "Fraud's Around the World," (on display in the Exhibit Hall) and see selected artifacts, memorabilia, documents and other pieces of fraud history collected by ACFE founder and Chairman Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA.
Read MoreOne of the best things about staffing the Career Connection booth every year at the ACFE Annual Fraud Conference is the success stories we hear from past attendees. From on-the-spot job offers that launched a new career to coaching sessions that changed a professional trajectory, and sometimes even a life, the details are both compelling and gratifying.
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