Fraud Talk

Jeremy Clopton, CFE, CPA, director of Upstream Academy, sat down in our studio to discuss the top five areas where we typically see conflict arise from generational differences in the workplace. But, he didn’t stop there; he shared advice for overcoming these conflicts and how we can move forward in 2020.

October 2019 In this episode, asset recovery lawyer Martin Kenney, CFE, shares stories from his decades-long career in finding money lost to fraud and corruption. 

There’s a simple thread that connects entrepreneurs and conmen. Alexander Stein, Ph. D., discusses this connection and dissects how the psychodynamics of fraud can help fraud examiners spot the differences between ethical employees and malevolent ones.  

Scott Porter, CPA, CA, and Senior Investigator at CPA Ontario, shares techniques to assist fraud examiners conducting investigative interviews in corporate settings. He also explores traditional law enforcement interview models, and offers emerging alternatives to enable practitioners to conduct ethical, legal and effective interviews. 

Julia Johnson, CFE, Research Specialist at the ACFE, breaks down three recent case studies of frauds that were committed from behind bars. She explains how the schemes were perpetrated and what fraud examiners can learn from each case.  

Mason Wilder, CFE, ACFE Research Specialist, breaks down a recent business email compromise (BEC) scam that left a Catholic parish $1.8 million poorer, and discusses how you can protect your organization from future cyber attacks.  

Just like your fingerprint, a map of your voice can be used as a piece of unique, hard-to-duplicate biometric data. In this episode of Fraud Talk, Simon Marchand, CFE, Chief Fraud Prevention Officer at Nuance Communications, shares the latest developments in voice biometrics and why he thinks this could be a game-changer for fraud prevention and detection.

Each of the 2,690 real cases of occupational fraud reported in the ACFE’s 2018 Report to the Nations has a unique story behind it. Dive deeper by reading these case studies from the investigating CFEs.

An accountant with 20 years’ tenure bleeds a nonprofit dry.

A banker’s fraud scheme is caught when he takes a day off.

A part-time caregiver defrauds an elderly owner of a working farm.

A charismatic fraudster drains a physicians’ practice for more than 20 years.

A bank client comes to regret their close relationship with a bank officer.

John Gill, J.D., CFE, ACFE VP of Education, speaks with Lisa Lawler, founder of the White-Collar Wives Project. Lawler discusses how her husband’s fraud affected her and her family, and how it led to her creating a place for wives to turn for advice and support.

In this episode of Fraud Talk, Emily Wilson, CFE, Vice President of Research at Terbium Labs and upcoming keynote speaker at the 30th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, discusses the dark web and what fraud examiners should know about this mysterious, misunderstood part of the internet.

In this episode, Dr. Alexander Wagner, associate professor of finance at the University of Zurich and upcoming keynote speaker at the ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, describes the roles incentives play in the decision-making of employees and organizations.

In this month's episode, Bruce Dorris, J.D., CFE, CPA, ACFE President and CEO, and Mandy Moody, CFE, ACFE Content Manager, discuss the top five most scandalous frauds of 2018 and what they each mean to the anti-fraud profession.

November 2018 - In this bonus episode in honor of International Fraud Awareness Week, Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, discusses the results of the center’s latest “Aftermath” survey and how fraud impacts victims in more ways than you initially think.    For more Fraud Week resources visit FraudWeek.com

October 2018 - This episode features Natasha Williams, CFE, CIA, senior manager of global compliance at Bio-Rad Laboratories. She shares advice and real-life applications on how to enforce third-party audits, as well as ensure your organization’s anti-corruption compliance on a global scale.

September 2018 - In this episode, Andi McNeal, CFE, CPE, ACFE Research Editor, speaks with compliance evangelist Tom Fox to discuss his newly published book, The Compliance Handbook, and the most effective ways companies can improve their compliance programs.

August 2018 - In this episode, Emily Primeaux, CFE, associate editor of Fraud Magazine, talks with Dennis Gentilin, Founding Director of Human Systems Advisory, about discovering and blowing the whistle on a foreign exchange (forex) trading scandal that cost National Australia Bank $360 million.

July 2018 - In this clip from the 29th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, ACFE Vice President – Education John D. Gill, J.D., CFE, interviewed Ryan Homa* about the crimes he committed and the business environment in which he worked. *The ACFE does not compensate convicted fraudsters.

June 2018 - In this podcast, Emily Primeaux, CFE, associate editor of Fraud Magazine, talks with James Ruotolo, CFE, a director and analytics software leader at SAS, about the impact artificial intelligence and machine learning will have on the anti-fraud profession.

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.