Reevaluating the PEACE Interview Method in a Remote World

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Reevaluating the PEACE Interview Method in a Remote World

Many of you have probably heard of the PEACE framework for investigative interviewing. Since the changes brought on by the pandemic have taken effect, some pros and cons have emerged with this method of interviewing. Bruce Pitt-Payne, a long-time investigator with Royal Canadian Mounted Police, broke it all down at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, in his virtual session “The Pros and Cons of Conducting Virtual Investigative Interviews.”

Before he got started, and many times during his presentation, Pitt-Payne wanted to clarify that when he uses the word “cons,” it’s not always in a negative connotation. When he uses the word, he says we should think of “considerations,” or just reevaluating how we did things before and looking at things in a different way.

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Things Have Really Changed...Including Surveillance Investigations

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Things Have Really Changed...Including Surveillance Investigations

There was a little bit of humor to start Keith Elliott’s session, “Investigations and Surveillance in Today’s Landscape,” at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. It was Elliott’s segway into how things have changed so much since the start of the pandemic, including surveillance in investigations.

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You Can’t Make a Smoothie Using Only Bananas: A Conversation about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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You Can’t Make a Smoothie Using Only Bananas: A Conversation about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To be different in a homogenous environment can require wearing an “invisible jacket” – heavy, clunky and uncomfortable. You hide your true self in order to fit in, you code-switch to be accepted and not experience bias, and you return home at the end of the day exhausted from faking it to make it. This requirement is changing, as it should! But the change is a journey, and it takes all of us taking it one step forward at a time. Implementing DEI initiatives in the workplace helps increase creativity, attract talent and help with the bottom line by ensuring that everyone – everyone – feels safe, supported and like they belong. The ultimate goal of inclusion is allowing us to remove that invisible jacket and be seen for everything we are.

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The Unholy Prospect of Occupational Fraud in Churches, Nonprofits and Other Community Organizations

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The Unholy Prospect of Occupational Fraud in Churches, Nonprofits and Other Community Organizations

Anyone and any organization can become a victim of fraud, and, unfortunately, occupational fraud can hit nonprofits and other community organizations that may be near and dear to our hearts. According to Rollie Dimos, CFE, CIA, Internal Audit Director of the General Counsel of the Assemblies, fraud at these organizations is so common because there aren’t many prevention controls in place. He outlined the threat of fraud and what can be done to stop it in his session “Increasing Integrity by Reducing Fraud at Nonprofits and Community Organizations” at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

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Fraud Investigations in a Remote World: How to Pick up on Social Cues From Behind a Computer Screen

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Fraud Investigations in a Remote World: How to Pick up on Social Cues From Behind a Computer Screen

Aspects of our life that we probably never thought would need to go remote or virtual have gone that way due to the pandemic. That includes fraud investigations which commonly included the observance of behaviors of people suspected of fraud.

So, does this mean you can’t get the whole picture of telling body language during a fraud investigation done remotely? According to Rupert Evill, CFE, there are still mannerisms you can pick up behind a computer screen. He outlined them during his session “Behavioral Analysis and Truth Detection in the Remote Era” at the 33rd Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

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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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