Live coverage from the ACFE Global Fraud Conference, including anti-fraud articles, session highlights, video clips and photo gallery.
The Maryland Chapter is thrilled that the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference is being held in Baltimore this June. We are proud and excited to show off Baltimore’s charm and beauty to three -thousand members of the ACFE from around the world.
Read MoreMaximize your training opportunity at the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference with optional Pre-Conference and Post-Conference sessions. These sessions offer an opportunity for more in-depth learning on focused areas as well as additional CPE credit.
Read MoreBrian Krebs, author of KrebsOnSecurity, did not become a cybercrime expert overnight. As his website says, he wasn’t trained in computer security and actually stumbled upon the field by accident. It wasn’t until the former Washington Post reporter fell victim to Chinese hackers taking over his entire home network in 2001 that he found his true calling. As he writes, “It’s an obsession that hasn’t let up.”
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome you to Baltimore for the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. Whether you feast on steamed crabs, stroll through our diverse neighborhoods, take a boat cruise through the Inner Harbor, or catch an Orioles game at Camden Yards, we hope that your visit will be successful and enjoyable.
Read MoreHumberto Aguilar’s life has been a study of polarizing contrasts. He told conference attendees at Wednesday’s general session that after graduating from the University of Florida Law school in 1978, he wanted “to be the best criminal lawyer” he could be. Yet, shortly after beginning his law practice he began laundering money for his drug-dealer clients. He was in the running for a state judgeship, but, in 1990, he was indicted on 27 counts of racketeering, money laundering and other charges for assisting his clients. “I went to prison because I committed a crime,” but he also said, “I never considered myself a criminal.” He was a peace-loving attorney who never stole from his clients, but he shot two hit men in a defensive gunfight — wounding one and killing another.
Read MoreDinesh Thakur, the whistleblower in the huge Ranbaxy USA drug fraud case, challenged attendees to increase their efforts to combat health care fraud in countries beyond the U.S. “Health care fraud is one of the most heinous frauds there is,” Thakur said during the Wednesday closing general session. “And there is more of a need for you — with all the wonderful work you do in the financial area — to expand that and look at health care fraud.”
Read More"Bitcoin is the buzzword."
Jim Butterworth, CFE, and executive director of services at ManTech, explored virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), in his session, “Bitcoin and Virtual Economies: Fraud’s New Best Friend.” In this breakout session, Butterworth explored the concept that while virtual currencies may be the future of financial technology, they’re also stepping stones to the expansion of fraud’s playground.
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