The Money Pit: Rogue Projects Can Lead to Construction Fraud

The Money Pit: Rogue Projects Can Lead to Construction Fraud

“Everyone at some point in their life has picked up a hammer or has walked by a construction site,” said Wayne H. Kalayjian, CFE, PE, SE, managing director at Secretariat International, during his virtual session at the 31st Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. “They’ve seen cranes and pile drivers … everyone has some sort of intuitive understanding of what construction is.”

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Seen on the Screen: Gathering for Our First All-Virtual Fraud Conference

Seen on the Screen: Gathering for Our First All-Virtual Fraud Conference

“We can only win the war against financial crimes with intelligent collaborations, mentorships, partnerships and by developing tools and policies that is globally scalable. Criminals are getting smarter; it is our jobs to ensure they end up on the losing side at all times.” — Wale Ayantoye, Global Sanctions Consultant, Square Inc.

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Hall of Fame Award: Nancy Bradford, CFE

Hall of Fame Award: Nancy Bradford, CFE

The ACFE Hall of Fame award was created to recognize a person whose work spans decades, and is a reminder that what we do is vital to the global fight against fraud. The award encapsulates the very definition of what it means to be an anti-fraud professional, and we can’t think of anyone more deserving than the ACFE’s very first member.

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The Hubbard Award: Anastasia Nazarova, CFE

The Hubbard Award: Anastasia Nazarova, CFE

The Hubbard Award is named after the late ACFE Regent Emeritus and professor of accountancy at the University of Nebraska, Dr. Thomas Hubbard. The award is given for an outstanding work published in Fraud Magazine during the past year.

The winning article this year was entitled, "Dark world of oil theft and fraud,” by Anastasia Nazarova.

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