Navigating Investigations Overseas

Navigating Investigations Overseas

"When I was stationed as a law enforcement attaché in Chile, we learned there were possible IEDs in a certain area," said Liseli Pennings, Special Agent of the U.S. Department of Treasury. "We immediately let the U.S. Consulate know to set a travel alert for U.S. citizens traveling to the area — and just the public in general — that it wasn't safe to travel to the affected area."

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10 Tips for Ethics Training

10 Tips for Ethics Training

What is the best way to train your employees on ethics? Well, it depends. According to Bethmara Kessler, CFE, CISA, Chief Audit Executive at the Campbell Soup Company, a company’s ethics program depends entirely on the company. Kessler led a Pre-Conference Session today at the ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Baltimore about how companies can build effective ethics programs.

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Virtual Currencies: The New Landscape for Laundering Money

Virtual Currencies: The New Landscape for Laundering Money

Last year, at the 25th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Jim Butterworth, CFE, explored fraud’s expanding playground with the growth of virtual currencies in his breakout session. “Virtual and cryptocurrencies are still the Wild West,” said Butterworth. “This creates a hotbed for fraudsters and new fraud techniques, something the fraud community will be combating for the foreseeable future.”

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Traveling Fraud Museum Celebrates the 15-Year Anniversary of Frankensteins of Fraud

Traveling Fraud Museum Celebrates the 15-Year Anniversary of Frankensteins of Fraud

Fraud is a crime with severe impacts of historical magnitude. Made up of artifacts, memorabilia, documents, and other pieces of fraud history collected by ACFE founder and Chairman Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, the Fraud Museum displays financial frauds committed by an educated society.

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Carolyn W. Colvin, Social Security Commissioner, Joins Keynote Lineup

Carolyn W. Colvin, Social Security Commissioner, Joins Keynote Lineup

Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), has officially joined the keynote lineup at the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. She will speak on Tuesday, June 16 at the 8:30 a.m. General Session in Exhibit Hall CD. 

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