2013 Keynote Speaker: Andrew Fastow

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2013 Keynote Speaker: Andrew Fastow

Convicted fraudster Andrew Fastow said he knew he was doing wrong but didn’t think at the time he was breaking any rules as Enron’s CFO. “I was prosecuted for not following specific rules in the financings,” Fastow said during the closing session. “I don’t think that’s the important reason why I’m guilty. I think I’m guilty and most egregiously guilty [by] engaging in transactions that caused a misrepresentation … to appear different to the outside world. …"

 

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Interviewing Fraudsters: Don’t Hold Yourself Back

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Learning from past mistakes is part of growing as an investigator. When it comes to interviewing, it is important that fraud examiners don’t hold themselves back for fear of asking the wrong questions or making other miscues. Too much restraint could leave questions unasked, and stones unturned, to the detriment of the investigation.

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Video: Keynote Speaker, Stacy Keach

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Video: Keynote Speaker, Stacy Keach

As narrator of CNBC’s “American Greed,” actor Stacy Keach said that his show “has … given me an insight into the machinations of the lengths that people will go to, what they are willing to risk, in order to make easy money — more and more money." With the aid of clips from the TV show, Keach described the crimes of extravagant fraudsters.

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Exploiting Internet and Social Network Intelligence to Enhance Investigations

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Cynthia Navarro began her Tuesday afternoon session with the preface, “This is going to be work-related and personal. You will be able to use these tools in every part of your life.” She was referring to her session detailing how anti-fraud professionals can use information found on the Internet to find out more than you ever wanted to know about a person in question.

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