The 2014 Scholarship Fundraising Challenge wrapped up in December resulting in more than $20,000 raised by local chapters to support future anti-fraud professionals through the ACFE Foundation’s Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship program.
Read MoreBy Dawn-Marie Dalsass, CFE, CCS, President of ACFE Long Island Chapter
In October of 2012 many Long Island communities were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The Long Island shoreline was destroyed and many homes went with it. In the course of rebuilding many of our neighbors found themselves victims of fraudulent schemes. Vendor fraud was abundant, and the elderly were being taken advantage of from all angles. Long Island, already a victim to widespread fraud in various school systems, was being hit harder. We thought to ourselves, “What could CFEs do to help?”
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