Live coverage from the ACFE Global Fraud Conference, including anti-fraud articles, session highlights, video clips and photo gallery.
Gene Yu’s journey has been nothing short of remarkable, spanning multiple heroic positions – from military combat hero, to kidnapping rescue hero, and now, a fraud-fighting and cybersecurity hero – attributing his success to “second shots.” Yu reflected on his life achievements and resilience during his virtual keynote session at the 2024 ACFE Fraud Conference Asia-Pacific.
Read MoreWest Virginia University associate professor Mark Nigrini started his presentation on artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference with hypotheticals for the audience. He asked them what they would do if they needed to give a talk on ChatGPT and needed an image to start the presentation. Then he asked what they would do if they needed definitions for their presentation, silly limericks, help writing introductions, summaries and more.
Read MoreIt all started with an investigation of a young man in Louisiana suspected of small-level drug dealing on the dark web. It ended with the conviction of the largest gift card fraudster in the world in a case called “Operation Bad Bot.” Dariush Vollenweider, federal agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, recounted the story in his presentation, “Shutting Down America’s Largest Illicit Online Gift Card Marketplace.” He co-presented with Alan Stevens, assistant U.S. attorney at the Department of Justice, at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MoreWith its continuous growth, fintech will, inevitably, continue to face its share of fraud. This was the subject of “Fraud Trends Within Fintech Banking Relationships,” a presentation from Patricia Rodriguez-Autore, CFE, CIA, CRM, at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MoreJacqueline Bloink intimately knows what it’s like to be a whistleblower. The anxiety, the fears, the mixed emotions and more. During her time at a health care organization, she uncovered a fraud scheme. She talked a bit about her experience during her virtual presentation, “Health Care Whistleblowing: Top Cases and Trends,” for the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MoreAccording to Steven Dawson, CFE, CPA and president of Dawson Forensic Analytics, the best internal control that can be implemented at organizations, regardless of size or complexity, is increasing the perception of detection. That was the subject of his educational session, “Increasing the Perception of Detection: Controls that Address the Mind of the Perpetrator,” presented virtually during the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MoreBefore Harry Lidsky, MBA, CCI, CIG, retired from his role as Special Agent in Charge at the Department of Justice – Office of the Inspector General’s Cyber Investigations Office, he was able to help put two fraudsters behind bars, including one with a significant sentence, in a case he called a “fraud at the highest level.” He shared details about this case in his educational session, “Chasing Ghosts: Identity Theft, Document Alteration, and PPP Loans,” presented virtually during the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
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