“White-Collar Crime” to Be Theme Song of ACFE Global Fraud Conference

“White-Collar Crime” to Be Theme Song of ACFE Global Fraud Conference

This year, while conference attendees wait for the keynote sessions to begin, they’ll hear something a little different. An electric guitar and gritty country melody will greet their ears as “White-Collar Crime,” performed by Lee Roy Parnell plays. “White-Collar Crime” is the official theme song of the 32nd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, and there’s a special history to the tune.

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Fraud Museum Game: Breaking Through Lies (Giveaway)

Fraud Museum Game: Breaking Through Lies (Giveaway)

Made 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 game showcases times when truth broke through the elaborate lies of fraudsters.

To participate in this year’s game, read the questions below and answer the questions in this quiz to be entered for your chance to win a $250 gift card. The game begins, Monday, June 14, and will close at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, Wednesday, June 23. Only conference attendees are eligible participate. Please read the official rules before submitting your entry. The winner will be notified via email and will be announced in the Conference Recap newsletter, Monday, June 28.

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Robert Herjavec, Preet Bharara and More to Speak at Largest Virtual Anti-Fraud Conference This June

Robert Herjavec, Preet Bharara and More to Speak at Largest Virtual Anti-Fraud Conference This June

Cybersecurity expert Robert Herjavec and former U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara will address 5,000 anti-fraud professionals at the virtual 32nd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference on June 21-23. The conference will be emceed by Kate Snow, anchor of NBC Nightly News Sunday and an award-winning senior national correspondent for NBC News.

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Meet the Keynote Speakers for the 32nd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference

Meet the Keynote Speakers for the 32nd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference

Thousands of anti-fraud professionals attending the virtual 32nd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, June 21-23, will hear from some of the leading experts in the anti-fraud industry. Telling their stories of perseverance and sharing their insight, the conference will feature some of the following speakers.

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When Dreams Turn Into Nightmares: How Idealism Can Lead to Fraud in Nonprofits

When Dreams Turn Into Nightmares: How Idealism Can Lead to Fraud in Nonprofits

In most cases, nonprofits are started with good intentions. Maybe there’s one person who feels a call to improve some area of life around them. Sometimes it’s a group who has a mission to make a difference in the world. So why would anyone try and steal from them? That’s one of the questions ACFE Regent Kenneth Dieffenbach, CFE, addressed in his session, “Fraud in the Nonprofit Sector: Unique Risks and Opportunities,” at the 31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

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Betrayed Bank Assistant Vice President Embezzles $22 Million as Payback

Betrayed Bank Assistant Vice President Embezzles $22 Million as Payback

A misplaced paycheck stub started it all. Gary Foster, a former assistant vice president in Citigroup’s internal treasury finance department, said the stub — left next to an office printer — showed that a subordinate made $10,000 more than him.

“I was shocked,” Foster said during an interview with John Gill, J.D., CFE, ACFE vice president – education, at the Wednesday closing General Session. “I was in love with the company. I felt completely devastated. I’m working like crazy. … I felt betrayed.”

During the next two years, Foster’s resentment against Citibank festered. Finally, he realized that he needed some payback for what he deserved.

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When Humanitarians Defraud Those in Need

When Humanitarians Defraud Those in Need

According to recent data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 79.5 million people around the world were forcibly displaced at the end of 2019. That means 1% of the world’s population are currently refugees. With so many people in need of aid, the work of charitable organizations is more necessary than ever. Unfortunately, aid organizations can prove ripe targets for fraudsters.

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