The 5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2020: A deeper look at the Wirecard scandal
February 2021
Watch as the ACFE's president and CEO Bruce Dorris, J.D., CFE, CPA, senior research
specialist Mason Wilder, CFE and communications manager Mandy Moody, CFE, discuss one of the
top 5 scandalous fraud cases of 2020.
The Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
January 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a constantly evolving technology, and some fraud examiners
may not be
sure how to harness it to detect and prevent fraud. In this video, John Hurlimann, CFE,
Global
Intelligence, Event & Executive Security Manager at Intel Corporation, describes how fraud
examiners
can use AI to bolster their investigations.
Using Technology and Social Engineering for Global Due Diligence
December 2020
Global due diligence is vital for business success and management. Cynthia Hetherington,
CFE, founder
and president of Hetherington Group, explains how to use the right resources from the
plethora of
information available online.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark: How The Dark Web Can Aid Fraud Investigations
November 2020
Watch Emily Wilson talk about what fraud examiners need to know about the dark web and how
it can be
used as a tool to help fraud examiners uncover schemes.
Looking at fraud as a symptom of unethical culture
October 2020
How much of an impact does corporate culture have fraud? Dr. Attracta Lagan, a keynote
speaker at the
virtual 2020 ACFE Fraud Conference Asia-Pacific, told attendees that fraud isn't the disease
itself;
rather, it is a symptom of the larger disease of unethical organizational culture.
Spotting anomalous behaviors
August 2020
"When new people come in because there's change, it's sometimes harder to spot anomalous
behaviors,”
said WIRED Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson at the 31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud
Conference.
“Of course spotting anomalous behaviors is how a lot of fraud detection works. You know the
patterns
of what we do,
you look for things that don't quite fit those patterns and you identify that as fraud."
Reaching whistleblowers and incentivizing them to speak out
July 2020
Rebecca Jarvis, host of "The Dropout" podcast and a chief correspondent for ABC News, led a
panel on
whistleblowing Monday at the 31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. She was joined by
Stephen Kohn,
Partner at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP; Tom Mueller, New York Times best-selling author of
"Crisis of
Conscience;" and Jane Norberg, Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower for the U.S. SEC.
Fraudster capitalizes on weak policies to steal from bank
June 2020
At the 30th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Austin last year, John Gill, J.D., CFE,
Vice President - Education, interviewed convicted fraudster Tom Hughes about his thefts
while working
at a bank. Though this year's conference will be virtual, Gill will again interview a
fraudster so
that CFEs can learn how they commit their crimes and rationalize their behavior. Visit FraudConference.com for more information.
Body language expert shares interview techniques and methodologies
May 2020
Body language expert Mark Bowden spoke virtually to attendees of the 2020 ACFE Fraud
Conference
Europe about body language tactics for eliciting information and changing a subject's
bias.