Photos: Attendee Networking Reception at the ACFE Global Fraud Conference
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Cressey Award Winner Reflects on Career and Lessons Learned
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“It is unusual for those of us in the inspector general community to have people, when you are introduced, to actually stay in the room to listen and talk to you. Usually, people run for the doors,” joked Michael Horowitz, the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as he addressed another packed session at 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Seattle on Tuesday.
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“I spent all night scanning page after page after page after page of the reports, and I kept seeing money laundering.”
At the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Miranda Patrucic goes in depth about her investigation into the Prime Minister of Montenegro.
Read MoreDirectors, Writers and Producers of "McMillion$" and "The Big Conn"
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“One of the things that we’ve learned, even with a lot of these criminals, is they’re human, right? They’re flawed characters, they’ve made mistakes.” In this session, Bruce Dorris, ACFE President and CEO, speaks with James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, producers, directors and writers of “The Big Conn” and “McMillion$”
Read MoreAsking the Tough Questions: Ethics Investigations
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“The bank robber expects to be arrested, it's an occupational hazard. The bank teller who embezzled does not; they think they are smarter than everyone else.” Wendy Evans, CFE, ACFE Regent and senior manager of ethics core programs and services at Lockheed Martin opened her session at the 34th ACFE Global Fraud Conference explaining that she originally had hesitancy when she first began investigating fraud, thinking it would just consist of boring cases, but as evidenced by her quote, she quickly realized that white-collar crime was vastly different from her experience with typical police work. In her session “Ethics and the Investigative Process, From Intake to Outcome,” Wendy walked attendees through internal ethics investigations, best practices when conducting them and common mistakes made.
Read MoreHeard in the Halls: Education for Every Experience Level
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“This is our first ACFE conference, and it is great. The check-in was smooth, and I am looking forward to the Crypto Panel discussion and the “How to Satisfy the Objectives of Your Investigative Interview.” It is very prevalent in my job, so I am really looking forward to that.”
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