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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 displays financial frauds depicted on Hollywood’s big screen. The pieces reflect on productions like The Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short and the recent ABC miniseries, Madoff.
Read MoreAcademy Award-Winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss, Judge Jed S. Rakoff, New York Times investigative journalist David Barboza and other experts will address more than 3,000 anti-fraud professionals gathering for the 27th Annual Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Global Fraud Conference in Las Vegas, June 12-17.
Read MoreWith more than 3,000 fraud fighters from across the globe, the ACFE Global Fraud Conference is the largest gathering of anti-fraud professionals in the world. This year's event in Las Vegas, June 12-17, is quickly nearing capacity.
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“For Choosing Truth Over Self,” the ACFE presented James Holzrichter with the Cliff Robertson Sentinel Award during the closing General Session at the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read More“I went into prison thinking my life was over, but it turned out to be a lifesaving and life-changing experience,” said convicted fraudster* Nathan Mueller during the closing General Session of the 26th Annual Global Fraud Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. During his incarceration, he told attendees, he became “the person I always wanted to be.” Unfortunately, Mueller and his family had to travel a rocky and costly path so he could become a changed man.
Read More“I had to have a reason personally to have that extra money,” Nathan Mueller, convicted fraudster*, told attendees at the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. “I started the gambling, I had never gambled before, to cover up the fraud, and then I started stealing to gamble. So that’s why it went on so long. That’s why it increased from that first $1,100 check to, there was a day when I took $400,000 in one day.”
Read MoreIn 1988, shortly after James Holzrichter, a young analyst and systems auditor, began discovering questionable practices at defense contractor Northrop, he received a disturbing phone call from Richard Zott, a federal agent with the U.S. Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
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