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    Spotting those elusive liars: An interview with Pamela Meyer, CFE, author of "Liespotting" and keynoter at the 23rd Annual ACFE Fraud Conference & Exhibition

    After an epiphany at her Harvard reunion, Pamela Meyer, CFE, embarked on a three-year research adventure.

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    Listening to the words: Detecting deception in what they say

    Do you think you can spot liars? Here are some tips for mining deception indicators in subjects' choice of spoken words and phrases.

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    Money laundering, 21st century-style, part 1 of 2: Far from washed up

    Companies are realizing that good anti-money laundering programs can do more than satisfy regulators — they can boost the bottom line by reducing major business risks.

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    International money laundering, part 1 of 2: The human toll

    International money laundering plays a major role in the financing of numerous illicit activities that threaten domestic and global financial systems. Human trafficking, one such illicit activity, is becoming ever more profitable and prevalent.

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    Bid rigging and kickbacks under the bridge

    Dylan Murphy, an engineer at a municipal transit district, believed he should get rich with little or no personal risk. After some failed investments, he decided his future was in fraud.


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    MayJune-S2W-thumb.jpeg  Analyzing Documents Effectively
    If a client asked for your help in confirming the source or authenticity of a handwritten document, would you recommend fingerprint analysis, a handwriting examination or both? And whose technical support would you seek? 
    chain-of-custody-thumb.jpg  Get your evidence admitted: Manage the chain of custody
    "One of investigators' biggest and most frequent mistakes is not properly documenting their evidence," says Hugo A. Holland, Jr., J.D., CFE, assistant district attorney in Louisiana’s First Judicial District. 
    moving-truck-fraud-thumb.jpg  Mayflower moved millions out of the government's pockets
    The Mayflower Moving Company, which has been around since 1927, is America's largest and possibly most well-known shipping company. I caught it stealing from the U.S. government. 
    perkinson-thumb.jpg  Member Profile: Annette Perkinson Reflects on her Role in a Growing ACFE
    Perkinson recalls her role in helping the ACFE in the early 1990s. 
    financial-self-destruction-thumb.jpg  Digging Deeper, Part 1
    We begin a new series of book and documentary commentaries for anti-fraud professionals. 
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    Refund Tax Fraud, iPhone, Feed Identity Theft By Employees
    Last Thursday night, an undercover deputy from the Hillsborough County, Fla. Sheriff’s office, acting on a tip, made a street buy. What makes this noteworthy is he didn’t buy drugs.

    Check fraud ring bust leads to arrest of 40 suspects
    An elaborate check fraud scheme headed by a Nigerian criminal operation in the Houston area employed street gang members to steal rent checks from apartment buildings, counterfeit them, and then paid scores of homeless people to cash the checks, according to court documents.

    NJ lawyer pleads guilty in healthcare fraud
    A former New Jersey lawyer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud in a bizarre case in which he demanded $1 million from the FBI after learning that an accident involved an agency vehicle.

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