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“Obviously unusual to have a DOJ employee, let alone a lawyer, walk into the Chinese Embassy and, let alone, meet with the Chinese Ambassador of the United States.”
In this clip from the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Michael E. Horowitz talks about his surprising connection to the 1MDB case, due to a fellow U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer working to assist those who committed the fraud.
“I spent all night scanning page after page after page after page of the reports, and I kept seeing money laundering.”
At the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Miranda Patrucic goes in depth about her investigation into the Prime Minister of Montenegro.
Read More“One of the things that we’ve learned, even with a lot of these criminals, is they’re human, right? They’re flawed characters, they’ve made mistakes.” In this session, Bruce Dorris, ACFE President and CEO, speaks with James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, producers, directors and writers of “The Big Conn” and “McMillion$”
Read More“The bank robber expects to be arrested, it's an occupational hazard. The bank teller who embezzled does not; they think they are smarter than everyone else.” Wendy Evans, CFE, ACFE Regent and senior manager of ethics core programs and services at Lockheed Martin opened her session at the 34th ACFE Global Fraud Conference explaining that she originally had hesitancy when she first began investigating fraud, thinking it would just consist of boring cases, but as evidenced by her quote, she quickly realized that white-collar crime was vastly different from her experience with typical police work. In her session “Ethics and the Investigative Process, From Intake to Outcome,” Wendy walked attendees through internal ethics investigations, best practices when conducting them and common mistakes made.
Read More“This is our first ACFE conference, and it is great. The check-in was smooth, and I am looking forward to the Crypto Panel discussion and the “How to Satisfy the Objectives of Your Investigative Interview.” It is very prevalent in my job, so I am really looking forward to that.”
Read More“You have an innocent person in front of you and you look a little bit harried. You’re dropping papers, confusing cases, you’re spilling coffee on documents and you’re going to look at him and he’s going to become exacerbated. You’ve got a guilty person in front of you, you’re doing the same things. He’s thinking this is a great day.”
Dr. David Lieberman shared his expertise as a psychotherapist in the fields of human behavior and interpersonal relationships with attendees of the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference through his keynote session.
"When you pull of a crypto heist like this you can watch the getaway car move through the city map and follow its every turn as thieves try to find somewhere to hide their money or cash it out." Listen in to the panel discussion with Andy Greenberg, Sheila Warren and Hester Peirce at the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference as they discuss the challenges of investigating crypto fraud cases and the lack of regulatory reform to prevent it.
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