Live coverage from the ACFE Global Fraud Conference, including anti-fraud articles, session highlights, video clips and photo gallery.
You may always hear that fraud is not a victimless crime, and that is true even within government and law enforcement agencies and the rest of the public sector. When fraud impacts these agencies, its effects can eventually trickle down to communities, hurting agency budgets, community programs and more.
Read MoreWan Suraya is the recipient of the 2026 Cressey Award, the ACFE’s highest honor awarding a lifetime of achievement in the detection and deterrence of fraud. In her keynote address, she conveyed to the audience a “deep gratitude” for receiving the award, recognizing that it represents all “auditors who enter difficult engagements without fanfare.” While she received recognition for her anti-fraud work today, she acknowledges “public service is always the work of many.”
Read MoreWhat if fraud looked less like a crime scene and more like an online shopping experience? That was the premise behind “Fraud for Sale: Inside the Underground Economy of Cybercrime,” led by Corey Chadderton, CFE. The session challenged attendees to rethink cybercrime as a sophisticated commercial marketplace where identities, credentials and network access are bought, sold and packaged like everyday products.
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Bret Hood, CFE, spent much of his career as an FBI special agent and supervisory special agent conducting interviews for fraud investigations. Now, he shares his experience and teaches interviewing skills to fraud investigators. According to Hood, the curriculum for interview skills largely focuses on how to interview subjects and ultimately obtain a confession, but not much focus is given to interviewing victims. He shifted that focus with his session at the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MoreDigital forensics specialist Derek Ellington, CFE, used the high-profile Massachusetts case involving Karen Read as a training exercise during the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. He examined evidence handling practices, chain-of-custody procedures and digital forensic challenges in modern investigations. Part one of his session focused on how investigative decisions can affect the reliability of evidence presented in court.
Read MoreMost audiences that actor, writer and director Alex Winter speaks to need an introduction to the technologies behind his documentaries. At the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, the actor, writer and award-winning director found something different.
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