Live coverage from the ACFE Global Fraud Conference, including anti-fraud articles, session highlights, video clips and photo gallery.
Many people do not realize that each year we get 100 percent of our conference concurrent speakers via proposals submitted through our online call for speakers. This is as true for the ACFE Global Fraud Conference as it is for our other regional conferences. Fundamentally we fill close to 120 speaking spots every year from the topics we receive online.
Read MoreThe official website of the ACFE Global Fraud Conference has a brand new look. As we look forward to next year’s event, we have updated the website design with more streamlined and mobile-friendly style, making it easier for you to find the information you need.
Currently, the website offers information on travel and registration packages, as well as highlights from previous conferences. Additional information will be added as details for the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Baltimore are confirmed. Check back soon for this year’s keynote speakers plus Pre- and Post- Conference session descriptions.
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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.
Read MoreMarc Goodman, a global security advisor, believes the anti-cyber crime community should mount a campaign against online criminals similar to President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon.
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