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2023

September/October 2023

Unfairly thrown in a Thai jail for 547 days
Internal audit gone wrong
Understanding the art of deception
Breaking records
The challenges of change

July/August 2023

Fact finder
On the brink of collapse
Banks cratering because of poor risk management
Detecting document fraud
The rise of employment scams in the digital age

May/June 2023

Tracking truth
The home front
Is ChatGPT the newest gateway to fraud?
Fraud lessons from the ‘killer nurse’
The enemy within: Betrayal of leaders

March/April 2023

Taming fraud in crypto's Wild West
Sleuths on the cyber trail
When subjects admit guilt but they're innocent
Fraud in reconstruction: What awaits Ukraine?
Discount fraud

January/February 2023

The Medicare disadvantage
Thwart procurement fraud
Battling fraudulent product substitution
What can CFEs learn from private investigators?
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2022

2022

November/December 2022

Fraud and the North Korean cyberthreat
Navigating the choppy waters of internal whistleblowing
Pirates of the North Atlantic
Catching health care fraud with statistical graphics
A matter of trust

September/October 2022

Europe's fraud frontlines
Quantum ready
Back together again
Stanch the flow
Culture, COVID and change

July/August 2022

Fighting the good fight
The attorney as fraud investigator
Promises and pitfalls
Billing fraud — a bird's-eye view
Fighting fake identities

May/June 2022

Fraudsters, fakes and flaws
Inside job
Fraud and the lure of corporate estimates
Clobbering cyberfraudsters
Bankruptcy fraud, which lessened during the pandemic, could increase this year

March/April 2022

Wirecard's whistleblower
Blowing the whistle
Cat and mouse
Green gremlins
Mirage buildings

January/February 2022

Fraud's fertile breeding ground
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2021
Agents of change
Golden opportunities
Attack bid-rigging, price fixing and other collusion frauds

2021

November/December 2021

Twenty years later, could another Enron happen?
Preparing for a post-pandemic fraud landscape
Case of the empty crates: Finding a solution to letter-of-credit fraud
Bribery and corruption risks in acquisitions
Hot-ticket tokens: How NFTs are capturing the public's imagination and opening opportunities for fraud

September/October 2021

No truce in cyberwars
Phony drug rehab facilities addicted to fraud
Adjusting to a new reality
Collegiate online cheating, a predictable result of COVID-19, may threaten the workplace
Readying the hybrid model

July/August 2021

State of capture
What’s the admissibility of investigators’ covert recordings in Europe?
Madoff's legacy: What have we learned from the debacle?
Calibrate your professional skepticism
New mission, same focus

May/June 2021

Running a marathon at a sprinter's pace
Wasted opportunities: Find and investigate waste now
Ponzi schemes and the pandemic . . . a perfect storm?
The case of Little Bo Peep: The jailhouse employee
Gifts of mentoring

March/April 2021

Wirecard’s house tumbles
Taking down a crooked film producer
FraudClassifier^SM Model: Learning to speak the same fraud language
Dichotomy of dishonesty
Cobalt blues: Fraud, corruption and death in Democratic Republic of Congo cobalt mining

January/February 2021

Remote but engaged: Conducting investigations from afar
Developing the entire fraud picture
5 most scandalous frauds of 2020
Keys to the kingdom: Oilfield fraud
A pillar of anti-fraud education says farewell

2020

November/December 2020

Dusting your data for fraud’s fingerprints: Six number patterns that fraudsters use
Fraudulent T&E reports can indicate greater ethical lapses
Set fire to your ‘emotional intelligence’
Predication or not? Discerning when it’s time to begin a fraud examination
Best defense is a good offense: Anti-Fraud Playbook provides practical, actionable guidance

September/October 2020

Murder, money laundering and the demise of Pablo Escobar
31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference: Successful virtual turnaround
Keeping ships afloat: Maritime fraud affects us all
Manhunters: How we took down Pablo Escobar
Navigating a misshapen world

July/August 2020

Twisted rationalization: Overlooked component of fraud
Flying the company jet too close to the sun
Anti-fraud pros are best-suited to assess organizational cultures
Ignore waving red flags? Pay the cost
Supply-chain fraud is alive and escalating

May/June 2020

Daphne's message lives on
Fraudsters are exploiting blockchains and digital currencies
Benford's Law still works
‘A wink and a nod’ can’t rename high-tech government bribes
The overlooked factor

March/April 2020

The smoke detector: Interview with Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson
Compliance issues? Don't treat employees like kids
One step forward, two steps back
Walking through the side door: Euphemisms break down ethical barriers
Why audits fail and how CFEs can help fix them

January/February 2020

Jules Kroll still revolutionizing corporate investigations
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2019
Fooling the senses for profit
Predatory publishing
Attack of DoS/DDoS

2019

November/December 2019

The truth about the dark web fraud trade
Learning the art of fraud examination
Con artists hack your brain ... with your permission
Igniting anti-fraud research via ACFE Foundation
Using anti-fraud tech tools wisely

September/October 2019

Whistleblower helped dismantle biotech juggernaut Theranos in his 'zero-strategy' defense
Don't miss opportunities to help organizations during fraud aftershocks
Teaming with anti-fraud pros of many stripes
Transforming corporate cultures by placing CFEs in top echelons
Stepping up and standing out

July/August 2019

Fear not the breach! Write your cybersecurity playbook now
Keep ahead of fluid global anti-fraud regulations
Dark world of oil theft and fraud
Bad leaders? Increased fraud
Global fraud is the same – legal systems aren’t

May/June 2019

Justice at all costs
Don't take this fraud for granted
Can economic sanctions lead to fraud? Nations might turn to virtual currencies if slapped with restrictions
Create your luck to fight fraud
Want to be an expert witness?

March/April 2019

Dual citizenship, single focus
The synthetic ID you can't see
Moral equilibrium
Using data analytics to find fraud under those shells
Lessons from 1MDB

January/February 2019

Journalist finds strength in numbers to keep truth alive
Who's more susceptible to fraud?
5 most scandalous frauds of 2018
Why don't auditors find fraud?
What really motivates people to be honest in business?

2018

November/December 2018

Dixon's quiet hero
Mentoring can move your career forward faster
Victimization of the Massachusetts State Police
Dirty contracts
Ripple effects of fraud

September/October 2018

What's your integrity agenda?
Finding fiduciary fraud
Fraud fighters power up at the 29th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference
Will job losses from robots lead to more fraud?
They empathize because they do what you do

July/August 2018

A doping dichotomy
Revelatory robots: How futuristic technology is shaping the anti-fraud profession
Hook, line and sinker: Phishing continues to proliferate
Small towns use federal laws to prosecute employee embezzlers
'Meta-model of fraud': Two triangles combine for better fraud case comprehension

May/June 2018

Lone brave journalist exposes 1MDB corruption
Anonymous shell companies rising: Why organizations should be concerned about this growing threat
Tipsters not trusting the system? Here's how to win them back
Fraudulent facets: Shining a light through diamond fraud
Trust us ... we wouldn't lie to you: Independently and objectively research every new client

March/April 2018

A ticking time bomb? Whistleblowing in organizations today
Initial coin offerings: Fraudsters use new technology to perpetrate old schemes
Improving fraud risk management with an enhanced Fraud Triangle
Europol is uniting EU against fraud
Pension funds' non-traditional investments change the game of fraud risk assessment

January/February 2018

Staying cool in the deposition hot seat
Ransomware continues to evolve into new variants
Small town, huge fraud, insightful documentary
Darknet denizens slither past the law
Anatomy of denials: Distinguish truth from deception

2017

November/December 2017

The doctor who took on Goliath
Arson and fraud mix in a deadly combo
How the wheels came off the Wells Fargo stagecoach
Fraudsters' slick olive oil switch
Five personality faces of procurement fraud risk

September/October 2017

Policing fraud
The Fraud Triangle on trial
Where heroes unite
Secure your fraud zone defense
ACFE Board of Regents offer beneficial advice

July/August 2017

Inside the mind of the white-collar criminal
Serendipity in interviews
Letters from prison tell the story of a $1.65 million insurance fraud
Tone-deaf at the top: How to tell and what to do when management goes astray
Investigating financial crimes against vulnerable adults

May/June 2017

Banking on experience
Espionage, exploding capacitors and fraud
Nuts & bolts of health care fraud examinations
Preparation and flexibility are keys to good interviews
Audio recording physician exams

March/April 2017

Spying on a master spy
A bitter tasting: Serving up three cases of wine fraud
Besides greed, what motivates insider traders?
Sketchy job screenings lead to big trouble
Duplicitous duality: Young man drowns in endless stream of lies

January/February 2017

Dauntless digger: Journalist exposes FIFA
Finding fraud in bankruptcy cases
Overcoming choice paralysis when using data analytics
Procurement predicament: 'Veils of trust' hinder detection
COSO and the ACFE release new guide on managing fraud risk

2016

November/December 2016

To snare a menace
Do numbers lie? Cooking the books or keeping them on simmer
The chief was a thief
An auto insurance fraud primer and more: Using social network analysis to catch fraudsters
Misplaced trust: Church leaders drain at least $673,000 from accounts

September/October 2016

Insider threats!
When do non-GAAP metrics become fraudulent publicity?
Your biggest problem? People.
27th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference: Where fraud fighters unite
Let's do some brainstorming

July/August 2016

10 factors leading to hotline distrust
Immunize your organization
Dirty digital dollars
What every fraud examiner should know about the Panama Papers
A passion for fighting corruption

May/June 2016

He fought Halliburton and won
Bridging the language gap
Blazing a trail for the Benford's Law of words, part 2
Employees are the weakest links
Moving fraud awareness from the back room to the boardroom

March/April 2016

Truth revealed
Blazing a trail for the Benford's Law of words, part 1
Numbers manipulator describes Enron's descent
Incoming millennial fraud tidal wave
Memorable cases, part 2: More pithy stories to instruct

January/February 2016

Uncovering hidden billions in China
Fakes, forgeries and dirty deals
Back home to the ACFE
Roving signature stamp: Poor controls cost transit entity $250,000
Memorable cases, part 1: Pithy stories to instruct

2015

November/December 2015

CFEs make great board of director members
Scourge of Healdton, Oklahoma
Betrayal of trust: The plague of e-procurement systems
From processes to anti-fraud victories
Benchmarking Your In-House Fraud Investigation Team

September/October 2015

Fighting fraud on the go
Identity theft complaints soar, part 2 of 2
Preventing diversions to forbidden nations
26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference
ACFE Board of Regents interview

July/August 2015

Vindication at a high price
God's money is now my money
Defrauding for fun not need
Computer-assisted interviews: fact or folly?
Identity theft complaints soar 14.7 percent in 2014

May/June 2015

Didn't comply? Then fully cooperate
What's the price tag?
Burgeoning botnets, part 2
Condo fraud revealed
Tipping the balance

March/April 2015

Hacking the hackers
Sorry, this fraud has been disconnected, part 2
Burgeoning botnets, part 1
Domains in disguise
I didn't intend to deceive anyone'

January/February 2015

Finishing well by starting well
Sorry, this fraud has been disconnected, part 1
Tangled wires
Turning on a dime
C-suite fraud options

2014

November/December 2014

C-suite fraud options
Fraud in umbrella contracts
Prepare for the unknown
'Income smoothing' becomes fraud
The successful fraud fighter

September/October 2014

10 pointers for fighting fraud
Fraud prognostications
Just getting started at 25
Identity theft complaints drop more than 21 percent in 2013
Prepare and perform

July/August 2014

Fighting a culture of fraud
Investigating shell companies
Big risks require big-data thinking
Identity theft complaints drop more than 21 percent in 2013
Iconic Fraud Triangle endures

May/June 2014

Chipping away at corruption
Identity theft tax refund fraud, part 2
Needles in a paystack
Collusion in the workplace
Skip class and collect the cash

March/April 2014

An interview with Louis Freeh
Informants & whistleblowers
Fleecing the shepherds
Caught by the numbers
Identity theft tax refund fraud, part 1

January/February 2014

Happily comply
Payments that 'grease the rails'
Universities need remedial anti-fraud training
Conflict of interest: Gateway to corruption
Rushing an insurance claim

2013

November/December 2013

An interview with Director of U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office
Second generation speaks, part 2
Identity theft complaints climb again in 2012
Extinguishing an arson fraud
Tax fraud crisis: Innovators needed

September/October 2013

Second generation creates its own history, part 1
The first 25
An interview with the ACFE Board of Regents
This is a battle, and we're fighting side by side'
The ACFE and its members evolves
The key to optimal investigative teamwork, part 2

July/August 2013

The key to optimal investigative teamwork, part 1
Mary Jane betrays the boss and embezzles $400,000
Leave no stone unturned...
Ransomware spreads from Europe to U.S. and beyond
8 steps to evaluate risks of bribery and corruption

May/June 2013

An interview with Preet Bharara
Unaccountable external auditors, part 2
Phony estimates in financial statements
Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime, part 2
The IRS and the SEC whistleblower programs

March/April 2013

Gilbert Geis, Ph.D., CFE (1925 - 2012)
Unaccountable external auditors, part 1
Affinity is only skin deep
Geis, Sutherland and white-collar crime, part 1
An undercover ace learned fraudsters' methods and blind sides

January/February 2013

10 popular health care provider fraud schemes
How a CFO landed in prison
Using analytical tests to zero in on possible fraud
They stole food from the mouths of babes
Small business fraud and the trusted employee

2012

November/December 2012

Search and restore: Asset recovery in the digital age
Horse-racing betting fraud
Identity theft complaints soared in 2011
Hot tub highwaymen
Equestrian comptroller's alleged $53 million fraud exposed, part 2

September/October 2012

The Wizard of Lies': An interview with Diana Henriques
Comptroller, horse lady and crook, part 1
'The Wizard of Lies': An excerpt
Big money, acquisitions and consequences
The kickback mine
ACFE renews its clarion call

July/August 2012

12 flags of contract and procurement fraud
Money laundering, 21st century-style, part 2
Avoiding trouble in China
International money laundering, part 2
Fraud brainstorming: Planning to find fraud

May/June 2012

Spotting those elusive liars
Detecting deception in what they say
International money laundering, part 1
Money laundering, 21st century-style, part 1
Bid rigging and kickbacks under the bridge

March/April 2012

The Real Cost of 'Choosing Truth Over Self'
Find deviant behaviors, find fraud?
Trusting assistants with access
Fishing in revenue streams
How vigilant is vigilant enough?

January/February 2012

The 10 tell-tale signs of deception
Fraud in houses of worship
Overachieving fraud wolves in sheep's clothing
Fraud in collegiate athletics
Breaking breach secrecy, part 3

2011

November/December 2011

Mining for hotline gold
Corporate smartphones in danger
Falsifying government claims and insider trading
The spinster and the dubious investment
Breaking breach secrecy, part 2

September/October 2011

The use of integrated methods to fight fraud
Enhancing deterrence of economic crimes
Returning to where it all began
Cressey Award recipient: Prof. John C. Coffee Jr.
Breaking breach secrecy, part 1

July/August 2011

The man who time (almost) forgot
Cloud computing shakes up examination processes
Making a fraud hotline accessible and successful
Audit committees should be worried
Mingling in the new millennium

May/June 2011

The aggressive enforcer
Scareware fraud: All trick and no treat? Part 2
Illegal human labor trafficking within U.S. government contracts
Green cards for sale
Workers' compensation fraud

March/April 2011

The decisions of a fraud fighter
Reducing vendor fraud risk
Scareware fraud: All trick and no treat? Part 1
Skimming some off the top
Phantom figurines

January/February 2011

Uniting everyone to effectively manage the anti-fraud program
White-collar crime punishment: Too much or not enough?
Client confidentiality and fraud
Don't sing the credit card blues
Countering corruption in intellectual property cases

2010

November/December 2010

Fraud down under
To catch a thief
Online predator uses Internet to destroy a life
How CFEs can save firms from bankruptcy
Corporate boards must change to restore public trust

September/October 2010

A new wave in green energy fraud
Be prepared before you blow the whistle
Sentinel wins vindication
Global fraud examiners reconnect
Death fraud: This identity theft is alive and kicking

July/August 2010

An interview with Irving H. Picard, Madoff Trustee
Stealing cash with a smile
FCPA instills fear
Examination 'bad words'
Joseph T. Wells honored with doctorate degree
The fraud-terror link

May/June 2010

Watchdog monitors agency's progress after Madoff case
Fraudulent Japanese circular transactions can hurt foreign firms
Working with legal counsel
Fraud Triangle analytics
Suspicious activity reports, part 2

March/April 2010

An interview with Isabel Mercedes Cumming, J.D., CFE
Intimidation in the office
Wall Street knew Madoff was a Fraud
Latin American corruption and corporate fraud
Suspicious activity reports, part 1

January/February 2010

An interview with Dr. Timothy Pearson
Crossing the line: A fraudster's lessons
The great American economic meltdown, part 2
AML in mortgage and health-care frauds
Goodbye and good riddance, part 2

2009

November/December 2009

Relentless TARP watchdog
Goodbye and good riddance, part 1
How greed started the dominoes falling, part 1
Creating enterprisewide risk awareness
Being ready for the worst

September/October 2009

She dealt a death blow to Illinois 'Pay to Play'
Risky business
So you want to be an expert witness?
What happened in Vegas...
Unhealthy procedures: Medical identity theft

July/August 2009

Intensifying the network
Fraud Triangle analytics, part 2
Fraud in nonprofit organizations
Identity theft: Fighting for our privacy
CFEs' roles in energy company anti-fraud efforts

May/June 2009

Chasing Madoff: An interview with Harry Markopolos
Exposing the iceberg
Multiple dipping for dollars
It's all digital now
Classroom case: Something's fishy at Jones Company

March/April 2009

An interview with Michael Chertoff
Ensnared in the Web
City abuses citizens' trust
Elephant in the room
Ponzi strikes again
Now's the time to update your anti-fraud plan

January/February 2009

Hanging your shingle? Heed these caveats
Fuel and transportation expense fraud
Private-bank internal controls
Modeling a fraud examination
Managing the business risk of fraud