Keynote Speaker: Tyler Shultz

Keynote Speaker: Tyler Shultz

Theranos whistleblower and ACFE Sentinel Award winner. Shultz retold how he discovered the fraud at Theranos and his tense meeting with Theranos lawyers at his grandfather’s (George Shultz, Former Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget) home.

“As soon as my grandfather is out of earshot, my step-grandmother is actually there, and she turns to me and goes, ‘Henry Kissinger thinks it’s all fake. He thinks the box doesn’t exist,’ “ said Shultz. “And I was like, ‘Yes! Why is nobody listening to Henry Kissinger right now?!”

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Keynote Speaker: Lisa Osofsky

Keynote Speaker: Lisa Osofsky

"Our lodestar must be the truth. At every stage and in crafting each investigative step, we must be guided by facts rather than theories or biases. Justice is done not only when we convict the guilty but when we exonerate the innocent," said Lisa Osofsky, Director of the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, in her acceptance speech for the Cressey Award at the 30th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

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Hall of Fame Award Winner Dr. Joseph T. Wells, ACFE Founder and Chairman

Hall of Fame Award Winner Dr. Joseph T. Wells, ACFE Founder and Chairman

“The moral here is that we get to where we are by doing all we can. Not in a straight line and not by finishing exactly where we started ... I had a flair for fraud examination and that’s where I found my calling. Not only was the work interesting and challenging, but I was doing something to help make the world a better place,” said Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, ACFE founder and Chairman, during the Monday Opening Session as he accepted the ACFE Hall of Fame Award.

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Heard in the Halls: Continue the Path

Heard in the Halls: Continue the Path

“I thought the general session was really encouraging and informative. Especially because as a fraud professional you feel alone sometimes. And being in that session reminded me that I was amongst my peers, and what I’m doing is right and sometimes we might not get the right outcome, but just to continue the path.” – Chrisoula Koutoulas, CFE, Director of Compliance, Kaiser Permanente

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