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Read MoreThe Academy Award-nominated film “The Wolf of Wall Street” has garnered nearly as much controversy as it has critical acclaim. The film’s depiction of Stratton Oakmont founder Jordan Belfort’s outrageous lifestyle, fueled by sex, drugs and greed, makes for an entertaining – and wild – ride, but noticeably leaves out a key element in his scheme: the victims.
Read MoreConvicted fraudster Andrew Fastow said he knew he was doing wrong but didn’t think at the time he was breaking any rules as Enron’s CFO. “I was prosecuted for not following specific rules in the financings,” Fastow said during the closing session. “I don’t think that’s the important reason why I’m guilty. I think I’m guilty and most egregiously guilty [by] engaging in transactions that caused a misrepresentation … to appear different to the outside world. …"
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Learning from past mistakes is part of growing as an investigator. When it comes to interviewing, it is important that fraud examiners don’t hold themselves back for fear of asking the wrong questions or making other miscues. Too much restraint could leave questions unasked, and stones unturned, to the detriment of the investigation.
Read More“You don’t need a dazzling personality to be interesting. You just need to be authentic. In fact, dazzling can get in the way,” said Paul Homoly, CSP, in his Wednesday morning session, “Just Because You’re an Expert Doesn’t Make You Interesting.” Homoly is president of Homoly Communications Institute.
Read More“Stacy Keach. I enjoyed earing about his interaction with the show and how it taught him so much about fraud.” — Jessica Storey, Oklahoma Baptist University, ACFE Conference scholarship winner
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As narrator of CNBC’s “American Greed,” actor Stacy Keach said that his show “has … given me an insight into the machinations of the lengths that people will go to, what they are willing to risk, in order to make easy money — more and more money." With the aid of clips from the TV show, Keach described the crimes of extravagant fraudsters.
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