Gurbir Grewal: Keeping Corporations on the Straight and Narrow

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Gurbir Grewal: Keeping Corporations on the Straight and Narrow

Gurbir Grewal jokes that he has never been in the public eye as much as he has since he started as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s director of the division of enforcement in July last year. “Now when I go to speak as SEC enforcement director, it is almost a cottage industry, whether it is accounting firms or law firms, it generates all sorts of press and media coverage,” said Grewal, noting his comments are his own.

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Keynote Speaker: Gurbir Grewal

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Keynote Speaker: Gurbir Grewal

“The opportunity for professionals like you to detect misconduct probably has never been greater because the volatility that we've seen in the markets over the last number of years ... has uncovered a lot of wrongdoing,” said Gurbir Grewal, director of the Division of Enforcement for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Tuesday morning at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

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Rachel Wilson: Sleepless Nights and Cyber Threats

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Rachel Wilson: Sleepless Nights and Cyber Threats

If you are someone who tends to shrug off cyber threats, just listen to Rachel Wilson. Your nights may be less restful. Wilson should know about the dangers lurking behind your computer screens. She is the first-ever head of cyber security for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and she spent years at the National Security Agency (NSA), where she spied on and hacked the computer systems of terrorists and other enemies of the United States.

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It Takes a Village: Educating the Community on Fraud Prevention

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It Takes a Village: Educating the Community on Fraud Prevention

You’ve heard the phrase “it takes a village.” Well, it takes a village to effectively fight fraud, and this sentiment was echoed during the “Building a Community-Oriented Fraud Strategy” virtual session at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. Philip Swan, CFE, FCLA, FRM is Fraud Manager at Gate City Bank headquartered in Fargo, ND. He has executed several anti-fraud educational programs for different groups of people around his community.

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Heard in the Halls: Many Facets of Fraud

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Heard in the Halls: Many Facets of Fraud

“This is my fourth year, it’s great to be back in person and see everyone. My coworkers are here with me who I haven’t seen in two years! I thought the session about having an independent monitor [5B: Making Lemonade from Lemons: How to Benefit from the Imposition of a Monitor] was a really informative session, it matches up really well with my work as fraud investigator. I’m also going to be presenting Wednesday [SS22: How to Eliminate Uncertainty in Your Audits and Investigations], it’s going to go over some fundamental building blocks of a solid audit.” — John Clabaugh, CFE, Investigative Consultant, Liberty Forensic Advisors

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