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Explore key takeaways from the 2026 ACFE Government Anti-Fraud Summit featuring expert insights on AI in fraud, cybercrime trends, financial investigations and cross-sector collaboration.
Read MoreAt the 2024 ACFE Government Anti-Fraud Summit, Daniel Michael, a partner at Skadden Arps and former chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit, and Chris Ekimoff, CFE, CPA, a forensic accountant and podcast host, brought their extensive expertise to the stage. With Michael’s background overseeing groundbreaking regulatory actions involving complex financial products and Ekimoff’s experience in forensic investigations and fraud prevention, the session provided attendees with practical strategies to strengthen compliance programs and effectively manage fraud risks.
Read MoreMorgan Adamski, the Executive Director of U.S. Cyber Command, discussed the importance of staying vigilant against cyber threats at the 2024 ACFE Government Anti-Fraud Summit. With a background as a senior executive at the National Security Agency (NSA), Adamski enlightened attendees on U.S. Cyber Command’s missions, the strategic cybersecurity threat environment and the importance of public-private partnerships in enhancing national security.
Read MoreAt this year’s virtual 2021 ACFE Government Anti-Fraud Summit, attendees walked away with a wealth of knowledge on fighting fraud in law enforcement and government agencies. The opening keynote address was given by Aaron Tapp, section chief of the financial crimes section of the FBI. Tapp’s position grants him the unique ability to oversee all of the FBI’s financial crimes programs — and his past experience as a special agent connected him with agents around the globe to detect, disrupt and prosecute those who fund terrorism.
Read MoreSpecial Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko will address more than 150 law enforcement and government anti-fraud professionals in Washington, D.C., November 7. The 2019 ACFE Law Enforcement and Government Anti-Fraud Summit will be held at Washington Plaza at Thomas Circle and will feature educational sessions on topics ranging from cyberfraud and money laundering to whistleblower protection and subcontractor fraud.
Read MoreOn Jan. 19, 2017, The Western Union Company (Western Union) agreed to forfeit $586 million and admitted to criminal violations including willfully failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and aiding and abetting wire fraud. A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars being sent to China in structured transactions designed to avoid the reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act, and much of the money was sent to China by illegal immigrants to pay their human smugglers.
Read MoreWith the increasingly international nature of business, the U.S. Department of Justice is keeping its eye on white-collar criminals both within and outside the U.S. White-collar criminal schemes seem to have no bounds. "Email, internet, computer intrusions and spoofing schemes, often originating from beyond our borders, are on the uptick,” said acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco, J.D.
Blanco will discuss the future of the DOJ’s white-collar crime enforcement at the 2017 ACFE Law Enforcement and Government Anti-Fraud Summit in Washington D.C., October 30.
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