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Investigators and auditors bring their own sets of tools to an investigation. In the investigator’s tool kit are interviewing skills, knowledge of the law, collecting and preserving evidence know-how, and honesty and ethics. Auditors bring different assets: integrity, independence, an attention to detail, internal controls experience and expertise in collecting hard copy evidence.
Read More"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."
Read More"Fraud used to be such a male-dominated profession, so it's nice to know there's a specialized course like the women's panel where I can hear from other women in the profession, the obstacles they overcame and to network with likeminded people in my field." — Karla Moran, CFE, Fraud Investigator
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read More"The Bitcoin session deals with a lot of these really interesting alternative currencies that we as agents can use to help on terrorism cases where money laundering or the illicit transfer of wealth could impact the Navy and the nation." — David Salazar, Special Agent, NCIS
Read MoreLast 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.”
Read MoreFraud 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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