Team Collaboration in the Takedown of an Unusual Healthcare Fraud

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Team Collaboration in the Takedown of an Unusual Healthcare Fraud

Operation Nightingale was a complex healthcare fraud scheme that required investigators across the U.S. and multiple disciplines to come together to uncover the scheme and orchestrate its takedown. “No one group or person could have done this themselves,” Mary Wielenga-Cline, CFE, DBA, said of the investigative team’s collaboration during her afternoon breakout session at the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. She and Freddy Ortiz, CFE, recounted their roles in the investigation and the importance of collaboration in investigative work.

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OCCRP’s Global Fight Against Corruption Offers Lessons for Fraud Examiners

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OCCRP’s Global Fight Against Corruption Offers Lessons for Fraud Examiners

“We are in the Golden Age of crime and corruption,” Drew Sullivan, co-founder and publisher of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), told fraud examiners during the keynote session of the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. He and Paul Radu, OCCRP’s co-founder and head of innovation, sat down with Mason Wilder, CFE, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) research director, to talk about the essential role of collaboration as crime and corruption grow more complex and transnational.

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Aligning Internal Audit and Fraud Risk Teams to Strengthen Fraud Governance

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Aligning Internal Audit and Fraud Risk Teams to Strengthen Fraud Governance

Internal audit (IA) and fraud risk teams share a common goal of helping organizations prevent, detect and respond to fraud. However, unclear responsibilities, duplicated efforts and inconsistent expectations can create friction that limits their effectiveness. During her session, Adesola Osuji explored common sources of tension between these teams and discussed how organizations can create stronger fraud governance through clearer roles and collaboration. 

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Accelerating Investigations with AI

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Accelerating Investigations with AI

“Never trust; always verify.” This was a central theme of the breakout session Monday morning at the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference led by Lyn Cameron, CFE, LLB, and Kaoibha Merrick. The two investigators at Microsoft demonstrated ways that fraud examiners can use artificial intelligence (AI) agents to streamline their investigations and improve human innovation.  

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Emerging Threats for Law Enforcement and Government Agencies

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Emerging Threats for Law Enforcement and Government Agencies

You may always hear that fraud is not a victimless crime, and that is true even within government and law enforcement agencies and the rest of the public sector. When fraud impacts these agencies, its effects can eventually trickle down to communities, hurting agency budgets, community programs and more.

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Serious about Fraud: Malaysia’s Reformed Auditing and Governance

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Serious about Fraud: Malaysia’s Reformed Auditing and Governance

Wan Suraya is the recipient of the 2026 Cressey Award, the ACFE’s highest honor awarding a lifetime of achievement in the detection and deterrence of fraud. In her keynote address, she conveyed to the audience a “deep gratitude” for receiving the award, recognizing that it represents all “auditors who enter difficult engagements without fanfare.” While she received recognition for her anti-fraud work today, she acknowledges “public service is always the work of many.” 

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Shopping for Fraud: A Tour of Cybercrime’s Underground Economy

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Shopping for Fraud: A Tour of Cybercrime’s Underground Economy

What if fraud looked less like a crime scene and more like an online shopping experience? That was the premise behind “Fraud for Sale: Inside the Underground Economy of Cybercrime,” led by Corey Chadderton, CFE. The session challenged attendees to rethink cybercrime as a sophisticated commercial marketplace where identities, credentials and network access are bought, sold and packaged like everyday products.

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