Fraud Talk

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.

August 2017 - In this episode, entrepreneur, bestselling author, blogger and TV/radio host Amber Mac discusses how emerging consumer technology will affect the landscape of fraud examination. Mac will also be addressing these topics, and more, during the 2017 ACFE Fraud Conference Canada.