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Andrew Fastow, the former CFO of Enron, often refers to himself now as the Chief Loophole Officer. He bent and molded accounting rules to fit Enron’s purposes. He made the numbers into what helped him and the company’s executives make the most profit and helped shareholders sleep well at night. Technically legal? Yes. Ethical? No.
Read More"What I'm really looking forward to this year is the work we're going to be learning about in international markets. We're an American company and we're expanding into Latin America, and one of the classes speaks directly to fraud in Latin America. So we're really excited to start learning about fraud in other countries and how that impacts us as we expand globally. I feel like that has been a big driver in why I wanted to attend this year." — Samantha Weeks, CFE, Business Risk Analyst, Southwest Airlines
Read MoreThe 27th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference has officially sold out. Space may become available as we receive cancellations. Please call (800) 245-3321 / +1 (512) 478-9000 to find out if we can accommodate your registration.
If you missed registering or were unable to make the trip to Las Vegas, you can still sharpen your fraud-fighting skills via the ACFE Virtual Conference. We will be live streaming during the Main Conference; you will have a choice of two of our most popular sessions in each time slot, and the opportunity to earn up to 12 CPE. Your Virtual Conference registration also gives you access to on-demand recordings of all other Main Conference breakout sessions (please note that CPE credit is not available for on-demand recordings).
To register for the Virtual Conference, go to FraudConference.com/Virtual.
Attending the ACFE Global Fraud Conference for the first time can be exciting, but also intimidating. With more than 3,000 fraud fighters, 70 breakout sessions, a hall full of exhibitors and the sights and sounds of Las Vegas just a few steps away, where do you start?
Read MoreMade up of artifacts, memorabilia, documents, and other pieces of fraud history collected by ACFE founder and Chairman Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, this year’s Fraud Museum displays financial frauds depicted on Hollywood’s big screen. The pieces reflect on productions like The Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short and the recent ABC miniseries, Madoff.
Read MoreAcademy Award-Winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss, Judge Jed S. Rakoff, New York Times investigative journalist David Barboza and other experts will address more than 3,000 anti-fraud professionals gathering for the 27th Annual Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Global Fraud Conference in Las Vegas, June 12-17.
Read More“I went into prison thinking my life was over, but it turned out to be a lifesaving and life-changing experience,” said convicted fraudster* Nathan Mueller during the closing General Session of the 26th Annual Global Fraud Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. During his incarceration, he told attendees, he became “the person I always wanted to be.” Unfortunately, Mueller and his family had to travel a rocky and costly path so he could become a changed man.
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