35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference Photo Gallery
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Identifying and Preventing Remote Employment Scams
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In today's post-COVID landscape, where remote work is commonplace, the risk of employment-related fraud has surged, posing significant challenges for organizations worldwide. At the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Christopher DeAngelis, CFE, vice president of enterprise fraud strategies at Zellis, addressed this pressing issue in his session titled, "Are You Sure Your Remote Employee is Real?"
Read MoreStrategies for Preventing Bias and Improving Investigations
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Investigators are called to uphold standards of integrity and honor. However, as Natalie Lewis, CFE, CPA/CFF, stated during her morning session titled “Recognizing the Impact of Bias and Emotional Intelligence in Investigations” on the final day of the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, “Bias can harm our judgment and skew our objectivity.” Lewis then walked conference attendees through different types of biases that affect investigations and discussed strategies for preventing bias and building emotional intelligence and social skills to improve investigations.
Read MoreNo Need to Write a Book: A Whistleblower’s Guide to Protecting Yourself
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At the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Clark Bolton, J.D., CFE, an attorney with Morgan and Morgan, presented "No Need to Write a Book: A Whistleblower’s Guide to Protecting Yourself" to attendees. This session provided critical insights and practical advice for Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) on navigating the complex and often perilous journey of whistleblowing. Drawing from his own experiences as a successful health care whistleblower, Bolton offered attendees a comprehensive guide on how to protect themselves when faced with employer fraud.
Read MoreHow the IRS Investigates and Combats Metaverse Fraud
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IRS Criminal Investigation Chief Guy Ficco, CFE, described the metaverse as “ripe for criminal activity” in his session at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. He explained that criminals exploit the anonymity, pseudonymous transactions and lack of regulation intrinsic in the metaverse’s makeup to engage in theft, investment fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and other schemes.
Read MoreWhat CFEs Can Learn from the Alex Murdaugh Fraud Case
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Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) with a penchant for true crime were all ears as Travis Casner, CFE, and Helga Zauner, CFE, CVA, MAFF, examined the Alex Murdaugh case from a fraud investigator’s perspective at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. Casner, a partner with accounting firm Weaver, and Zauner, managing director of forensics and litigation services at Weaver, analyzed Murdaugh’s frauds against clients and his own law firm, expounding why the frauds persisted and how Murdaugh finally got caught.
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