In my newsletter last March, I reminded you of the policy regarding the granting of CPE for presentations by convicted fraudsters. Since that time, we have learned that some previously convicted fraudsters are contacting our chapters and offering to teach classes on fraud. However, they are not disclosing their convictions or criminal history in the communications.
Read MoreThe 2015 Chapter Leaders Meeting at the 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Baltimore will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m., followed by a special reception for chapter leaders.
Read MoreIn early 2013, the Austin Area Chapter was using its fourth restaurant in eight years, a local fried seafood restaurant, for our lunch and full-day fraud education events. Over the years we had steadily grown from a monthly lunch attendance of about 20 members up to about 50 members per event, and occasionally we were hitting spikes of attendance of up to 70 or 80 members at a time.
Read MoreThe ACFE knows that for our chapters to be successful we must provide more resources to make things easier for you and find new ways to help you promote your chapter. In 2014, we unveiled several new resources for chapter leaders.
Read MoreThe arrival of fall brings many changes: kids go back to school, the (American) football season begins, the weather begins to cool and the leaves begin to turn vibrant colors. This fall also brings several changes for ACFE chapters and chapter leaders.
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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