Fraud Talk

A bank client comes to regret their close relationship with a bank officer.

John Gill, J.D., CFE, ACFE VP of Education, speaks with Lisa Lawler, founder of the White-Collar Wives Project. Lawler discusses how her husband’s fraud affected her and her family, and how it led to her creating a place for wives to turn for advice and support.

In this episode of Fraud Talk, Emily Wilson, CFE, Vice President of Research at Terbium Labs and upcoming keynote speaker at the 30th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, discusses the dark web and what fraud examiners should know about this mysterious, misunderstood part of the internet.

In this episode, Dr. Alexander Wagner, associate professor of finance at the University of Zurich and upcoming keynote speaker at the ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, describes the roles incentives play in the decision-making of employees and organizations.

In this month's episode, Bruce Dorris, J.D., CFE, CPA, ACFE President and CEO, and Mandy Moody, CFE, ACFE Content Manager, discuss the top five most scandalous frauds of 2018 and what they each mean to the anti-fraud profession.

November 2018 - In this bonus episode in honor of International Fraud Awareness Week, Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, discusses the results of the center’s latest “Aftermath” survey and how fraud impacts victims in more ways than you initially think.    For more Fraud Week resources visit FraudWeek.com

October 2018 - This episode features Natasha Williams, CFE, CIA, senior manager of global compliance at Bio-Rad Laboratories. She shares advice and real-life applications on how to enforce third-party audits, as well as ensure your organization’s anti-corruption compliance on a global scale.

September 2018 - In this episode, Andi McNeal, CFE, CPE, ACFE Research Editor, speaks with compliance evangelist Tom Fox to discuss his newly published book, The Compliance Handbook, and the most effective ways companies can improve their compliance programs.

August 2018 - In this episode, Emily Primeaux, CFE, associate editor of Fraud Magazine, talks with Dennis Gentilin, Founding Director of Human Systems Advisory, about discovering and blowing the whistle on a foreign exchange (forex) trading scandal that cost National Australia Bank $360 million.

July 2018 - In this clip from the 29th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, ACFE Vice President – Education John D. Gill, J.D., CFE, interviewed Ryan Homa* about the crimes he committed and the business environment in which he worked. *The ACFE does not compensate convicted fraudsters.

June 2018 - In this podcast, Emily Primeaux, CFE, associate editor of Fraud Magazine, talks with James Ruotolo, CFE, a director and analytics software leader at SAS, about the impact artificial intelligence and machine learning will have on the anti-fraud profession.

May 2018 - In this podcast, two of the authors of the world’s largest global fraud study discuss key findings and takeaways.

April 2018 - Hear from investigative reporter Clare Rewcastle Brown about how she uncovered the international 1MDB scandal and her thoughts on the importance of whistleblowing and diligent reporting in fighting corruption.

March 2018 - Hear from ACFE President and CEO Bruce Dorris, J.D., CFE, CPA, on the best ways to file your taxes, prevent tax return fraud and advise those around you about how to do the same. Links: ACFE Insights blog post:http://acfeinsights.squarespace.com/acfe-insights/2017/4/12/how-companies-can-stop-thieves-in-the-race-for-your-tax-return and http://acfeinsights.squarespace.com/acfe-insights/2016/4/13/youre-a-victim-of-tax-fraud-now-what?rq=tax%20fraud Find a CFE: http://www.acfe.com/findacfe.aspx Center for Identity (University of Texas at Austin): https://identity.utexas.edu/ Identity Theft Resource Center: https://www.idtheftcenter.org/ Report Phishing Scams to the IRS: https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/report-phishing or email phishingscams [at] irs [dot] gov

January 2018 - Alana Benson, researcher, writer and fraud consultant, breaks down the ways identity theft leads to other crimes and how fraud examiners can prepare for the future. Find more multimedia resources in the Fraud Resources Library

January 2018 - Lawyer and privacy auditor Malaika Nolde, LL.M., CFE, discusses how the new regulation rolling out May 1, 2018, will affect companies not just in Europe, but all over the world.

December 2017 - Sean McCleskey, J.D., a former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service and the current Director of Organizational Education and Measurement at the University of Texas' Center for Identity, shares the details of the largest identity theft case to hit the city of San Antonio, Texas. McCleskey discusses the case from investigation to prosecution and predicts the challenges fraud examiners will face with identity protections in 2018.

November 2017 - Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street, called them “the biggest scam ever.” Others say they’re the future of digital technology. In this episode of Fraud Talk, Emily Primeaux, CFE, Fraud Magazine Associate Editor, interviews Jordan Underhill, J.D., CFE, ACFE Legal Writer, about Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) — investment vehicles that offer digital assets called “tokens.” The token sale is similar to a Kickstarter campaign, except it uses the technology behind bitcoin to verify transactions.

October 2017 - This month, Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA, ACFE Research Director, interviews Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, CPA, filmmaker and Associate Professor of Accounting at DePaul University. Together, they discuss Pope’s latest documentary, “All the Queen’s Horses”, a film examining bookkeeper Rita Crundwell and the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history.

September 2017 - In this episode, health care fraud experts Jacqueline Bloink, CFE, CHC and Jerri Rowe, CFE, examine the high cost of health care fraud, not only in monetary terms, but in peoples’ well-being as well. They also discuss setting up their new health care group within the ACFE Community.