• January/February 2019 | Vol. 34 | No. 1

Featured Articles

  • Journalist finds strength in numbers to keep truth alive

    Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer isn’t afraid of investigating the global elite. He’s spent his career digging into the uncomfortable truths of Nazi war criminals, abusive Catholic priests and crooked politicians. Obermayer set into motion the largest collaborative event in the history of journalism when he initiated the Panama Papers.

    Who's more susceptible to fraud?

    We know how the Fraud Triangle helps explain the conditions that lead people to commit fraud. But what about the factors that could cause some to be predisposed to fraud? Here are some practical principles to consider when you’re working with fraud victims.

    5 most scandalous frauds of 2018

    The ACFE has found that large, noteworthy fraud cases — like Enron or Bernie Madoff — will live on in infamy and can provide valuable lessons for fraud fighters. That’s why we, along with input from our members, have selected these five stories of 2018 as the most scandalous frauds of 2018.

    Why don't auditors find fraud?

    Organizations continue to be at risk because their auditors and accountants often don’t know about, or continuously look for, fraud red flags. And they don’t apply additional audit procedures to offer reasonable assurance that financial statements are free of misstatements due to fraud. Let’s help them and engage everybody in this good fight.

    What really motivates people to be honest in business?

    What really motivates people to be honest in business? That’s just one question economist Alexander F. Wagner is asking in his research. This University of Zurich professor will speak on some of his developing answers at the 2019 ACFE Fraud Conference Europe March 27-29 in Zurich.

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