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Stealing Cash with a Smile: The Affable Courier Who Pocketed $250,000
Charlie was likable, dependable, smart, and enterprising. A little too enterprising. After he assumed courier duties for a medical practice office, he found a crack in the internal controls and was able to steal cash before he delivered it to the bank. And he did it without anybody noticing for three years. Learn from the clinic’s mistakes in this “from the deposit” cash theft scheme.
Examination ‘Bad Words’: How CFEs Can Avoid Potential Defamation Pitfalls
Have you spoken or written these words lately in an investigation: fraud, criminal, theft, illegal, steal? The way you use these words can have potentially serious liability consequences. Here are guidelines governing the use of words describing criminal acts and ways to modify expressions to avoid defamation cases.
ACFE and Oral Roberts University Celebrate Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program
Balancing Act: An Interview with Irving H. Picard, Madoff Trustee
Irving Picard, court-appointed trustee for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, tries to balance the needs of all of those involved as he unravels the fallout from the largest-ever Ponzi scheme.
FCPA Instills Fear: Training in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance
The U.S. government is vigorously enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as a part of a global crackdown on fraud and corruption. CFEs need to know all facets of the act as they work with compliance officers to offer comprehensive training to all employees.
Lauded as Anti-fraud Trailblazer: Joseph T. Wells Honored With Doctorate Degree
ACFE Chairman and Founder Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, received a Doctorate Honoris Causa from York College of The City University of New York for exceptional contributions to society.
The Fraud-Terror Link: Terrorists Are Committing Fraud to Fund Their Activities
CFEs now need to be extra cognizant of their role in homeland security. As more terrorist plots are revealed, so are the links to their funding through fraud. It’s easier than ever to steal an ID and disappear or embezzle funds and relocate them halfway around the world with just the click of a mouse. Here’s practical information we can use to discern frauds that are being used to fund terrorist activities.