Photos: Monday at the 36th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference
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A Church Under the Halo of Fraud and Embezzlement
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When fraud is suspected within a religious organization, it presents a unique layer of complexity for investigative work. Stephanie Marchand, CFE, CPA broke down one such investigation during her career in her session at the 36th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, entitled "Thou Shalt Not Steal: Confessions of a Religious Organization Under Investigation.”
Read MoreDecoding Financial Crimes: Red Flags, STRs and the Money Laundering Trail
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Pamela Morley, CFE, CPA, introduced attendees to the money laundering process, shared her five-step process for analyzing an allegation of money laundering and identified the common red flags of money laundering. Using real-world examples of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) submitted to FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), she showed how they can effectively be used to enhance criminal money laundering investigations.
Read MoreScams, Swindles and Solutions: Improving Payment Scam Reporting
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According to Amanda Compton, CFE, at her breakout virtual session, “Scams, Swindles and Solutions: Improving Payment Scam Reporting,” 96% of people get a scam message at least once a week. Compton strives to make payment systems safer through her work on the payment system improvement team for the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Read MoreInvestigating International Romance Scams
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Daniel Wessel, CFE, a United States Postal Inspector at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), presented a romance scam case study he worked on during his session, “International Romance Scams: A Case Study” at the 36th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MoreCourt is in Session
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The “From Investigation to Trial: Resilience in the Face of Adversity on the Stand” session at the 36th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference began with a mock trial composed of panelists, Stephanie Bifano, CFE, CPA, Mollie Brewster, CFE, and Trini Ross, CFE, JD.
Read MoreSeeing the Art of the Possible with ChatGPT
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Global advisor and former chair of the ACFE Board of Regents Bethmara Kessler, CFE, walked fraud examiners through some of her favorite ways to use ChatGPT during her breakout session at the 36th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference., highlighting the growing use and possibilities for anti-fraud professionals to use large language models in their career.
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