‘The Wizard of Lies’ describes a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions: An interview with Diana Henriques, recipient of the ACFE’s Guardian Award
Infamous Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff sits in prison with stage-four kidney disease waiting to die. Diana Henriques, the first reporter to obtain jailhouse interviews with Madoff, muses about the damages he caused and the lessons for all.
‘The Wizard of Lies’: An excerpt
Want to know what happened to Bernie Madoff the week it all came unraveled? Find out in the first chapter of "The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust" by Diana Henriques, a senior financial writer for The New York Times, who received the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' first-ever Guardian Award.
The kickback mine: What seemed an ordinary case became more intriguing
The author, then an FBI special agent, received a call from Crimson Mine’s general counsel who told him he wanted to prosecute a vendor who had been caught overbilling. The author thought that the case would be a routine matter of vendor greed. However, he found additional suspects, and the fraudster also turned out to be a victim in this $550,000 fraud.
ACFE renews its clarion call: 23rd Annual ACFE Fraud Conference & Exhibition concentrates on fraud fighters’ mission
More than 2,300 anti-fraud professionals from around the globe came to Orlando to refresh their mission.