Previous Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19th, 2007       CHAPTER MEETING

 Topic:   Benford’s Law

 Speaker:   Dr. Ted Cooke,  Central Arizona        
                   Project, Assistant General Manager of
                   Financial & Information Technologies

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AUGUST 19 – 22, 2007 -  INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS (IIA) WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND, OREGON

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June 12, 2007   - ONE DAY INTERVIEWING COURSE

As part of the Fraudwise Academy Training Series, a one day course on Interviewing and Interrogation will be held at the Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa. Courses qualify for 6 hours of CPE/POST credit. Members of the CFE chapter will receive a discounted registration of $149.

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June 12, 2007, TUESDAY CHAPTER MEETING

Topic:  “Notary Fraud”

Speaker:  B. Campbell, Ambassador with National Notary Association

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June 12-15 - 4 day courses in Tucson

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Arizona Chapter, as a service to our members, has negotiated with Reid & Associates to offer a discounted fee for their 3-day and 4-day courses in Tucson from June 12-15, 2007.

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June 19, 2007 -   4 HOUR TRAINING SEMINAR

Topics:    “TAX FRAUD” by Sheri Betzer, CPA, CFE

“STAYING OUT OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: CORPORATE FRAUD IN THE POST-ENRON ERA” by Martin T. Biegelman, CFE, Director of Financial Integrity for Microsoft Corporation

“TRICKS ON FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET” by Diane Stubbs, Information Professional, and Private Investigator

“COMPUTER FORENSICS-CURRENT APPLICATIONS” by Craig A. Reinmuth, MST, CPA

 Costs $50.00 Members and $75.00 Non-Members from 8:00am to 12:00 noon at the Arizona Industrial Commission, 800 W. Washington, Phoenix, Arizona

                                                                        Ron Zahn

     

                                     Diane Stubbs

 

                            Craig Reinmuth

                                                               Sheri Betzer

                                                        Attendees

 

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May 8, 2007, TUESDAY CHAPTER MEETING

Topic:       SECURITIES FRAUD:  A Case Study in Forensic Accounting Reporting and Related Trial Exhibits

Speaker:    Mark Klamrzynski, CPA, CFE   
Senior Forensic Accountant
Arizona Corporation Commission

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May 8, 2007 – MAY 10, 2007  3 day seminar

Topic:             “IDEA-Fighting Fraud with Data Mining Techniques”

Sponsor:         Audimation Services, Inc., the sole U.S. distributor of
   IDEA Data Analysis Software

Speaker:          Scott Langlinais, CPA and Teresa J. Kilpatrick, CPA, CFE

Location:        Fiesta Inn Resort, 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona

Cost:               $995 for 2 days and $1,445 for 3 days (register 30 or more days in advance-see brochure for discounts)
 

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April 30th 2007, REID 4 DAY COURSE

The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Arizona Chapter, as a service to our members, has negotiated with Reid & Associates to offer a discounted fee for their 3-day and 4-day courses in Phoenix from April 30 – May 3, 2007.   [Click for Details]

April 10, 2007, TUESDAY CHAPTER MEETING

Topic:  “Business as Usual: 
                    How Corruption Becomes Taken for Granted in Organizations”

Speaker:  Blake Ashforth is the Russ Lyon Chair in Management in the
W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.

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MARCH 13, 2007, TUESDAY CHAPTER MEETING

Topic:  “Transient Criminals – Fraud Against The Retired And Elderly”
Speaker:  Detective Mike Leavene, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

        [Details click here]

 

 

February 20, 2007,  PHOENIX CHAPTER OF INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS MEETING ON FRAUD RELATED TOPIC

Topic:  “The Role of Internal Controls in the Fight Against Fraud” 

Speaker:  John Tonsick, CPA, CFE                              [Click for details]

February 12 – 15, 2007, Three day seminar  [Details]

The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation
The 3-day training session is $420 per person (a savings of $155 per person). 
The 4-day training session is $550 per person (a savings of $225 per person).

February 13, 2007, TUESDAY CHAPTER MEETING

(Special 2 Hour Meeting – 2 Speakers - from 11:30am to 1:30pm)
 Topics:
“DATA PROTECTION AND THE AICPA’S GENERALLY ACCEPTED PRIVACY PRINCIPLES (GAPP)” by Dr. Prosch
And
“IDENTITY THEFT – FRAUD AT ITS WORST:  THE IMPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION INSECURITY”  By Dr. Cavoukian
 Speakers: 
Marilyn Prosch, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting,
Arizona State University
And
Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D., Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada 

 
Marilyn Prosch
Ann Cavoukian
 

JANUARY 25 and 26, 2007  - Thursday & Friday

ACFE National Sponsored 2 Day Seminar   [Details]
Subject:  INVESTIGATING BY COMPUTER
Where:   Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villa,  6333 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ  
Costs and how to register to be emailed.
January 11, 2007,
IIA in Tucson              [Details]
Fraud Investigation and Prevention
3 hours CPE 
January 9, 2007, Tuesday Chapter Meeting

 Topic: Insurance Fraud      [Details]

  Speaker: Paul Hill, Arizona Department of Insurance

DECEMBER 12, 2006    ACFE-AZ Chapter Holiday Party/Tuesday Training Meeting / Annual Meeting
                            Date:                 December 12, 2006
Time:                12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Place:               Phoenix Country Club
                          2901 N. 7th Street
                          Phoenix, Arizona

Costs:             $25.00 per member
                          Includes lunch, Free Parking

Speaker:  Mike Watkiss, Investigative Reporter for TV3

Subject:  Successful Interviewing Techniques, Following Up on Leads, and Discussion of Some of His Cases.

     RSVP’s due by Wednesday December 6 to Attend Arizona CFE Holiday Luncheon. 
     Attendees to receive One Hour of CPE credit

November 17, 2006  -   4 HOUR TRAINING SEMINAR

WHAT CAN CFE’S AND THE PUBLIC DO TO HELP HOMELAND SECURITY AND AcTIC?
FBI COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVES-UPDATE

BANK FRAUD & BANK FRAUD CASES   

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Ken Williams S/A   FBI             CJ Wren  Phoenix PD

November 14th, CFE training held by Richard Carpenter of the AZ Department of Financial Institutions on Mortgage/Escrow Fraud . 

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October 10, 2006, TUESDAY CHAPTER MEETING

Topic:  "A Case of a Fraudulent Law Practice" and "A Case of a Fraudulent Contractor"

Speaker:  Detective Mike Leavene
             Maricopa County Attorney's Office
             (click for Biography)

September 12, 2006, Tuesday Chapter Meeting

Topic:  REAL ESTATE BUBBLES, BUSTS AND LOAN FRAUD
Speaker: Robert F. Long , CCIM, Broker, Long & Associates, Inc.
 
 With the ever growing inventory of unsold resale homes and builder inventory, it appears Phoenix may be in for bubble trouble.  When the Real Estate market softens, properties become increasing more difficult to sell and foreclosures mount and fraudulent real estate and lending practices come to light.  Complaints over shady transactions start pouring in (and for some of us fraud investigators so does the work).

Come and hear Robert F. Long’s seminar on “Bubbles, Busts, and Loan Fraud”. Robert F. Long, CCIM is a seasoned real estate broker with over 30 years investment and residential real estate experience.  Bob has been a builder and developer here in Phoenix.  Bob was a former asset manager here in Phoenix for the RTC during the last real estate crisis that caused the insolvency of over 2,600 banks and Savings & Loans.  While working at the RTC, Bob was asked to go to Washington, DC and testify, as an expert witness on real estate, before the (101) One Hundred First Congress, House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, chaired by Henry B. Gonzales, D Texas.  The committee was investigating the failure of the Banks and Savings & Loans due to speculative real estate operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFE Meeting June 13, 2006
Felecia Rotellini, Superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, formerly the Department of Banking.  She will be speaking about the department structure and issues facing the Department dealing with the financial institutions.

CFE Meeting May 9, 2006

Corruption in the Public Sector
Speaker Lindsey Perry, CPA, CFE, SIU Arizona Auditor General
Manager, Arizona Auditor General

CFE Training Seminar
May 2 to 6th, 2006

 Reid & Associates
The 3-day training seminar features a discussion of three primary topics: Behavior Symptom Analysis (the verbal and nonverbal behavioral characteristics which can be used to distinguish a truthful person from a deceptive individual); the Behavior Analysis Interview (a non-accusatory interview process utilizing both investigative and behavior provoking questions); and, The Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation. [Click here for details]

April Conference

Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 8:00AM to Noon
 Recent Ponzi Schemes in the Arizona Court System

CFE Meeting April 11, 2006

AZCFE Meeting April 11, 2006
Speaker: J. Robert Eckley,
               Law Offices of Eckley & AssociateUNIQUE FRAUDS:  3 ONGOING ARIZONA STORIES

I.  STORY ONE:  THE  “HARD MONEY” STING--ALIVE AND WELL 40 YEARS LATER

     1.  the set-up; 2.  the hook; 3.  the sting

II.  STORY TWO:  MONEY-LAUNDERING:  THREE EXAMPLES OF THE REVERSE FRADULENT CONVEYANCE/REVERSE MONEY-LAUNDERING

      1.  loans; 2.  credit cards; 3.  project management

III.  STORY THREE:  THREE EVERYDAY REAL ESTATE/BUSINESS FRAUDS:

       1.  Unlicensed Property Management
       2.  Unlicensed Construction
       3.  Trade`/Profession Disinformation  

CFE Meeting March 14, 2006

Speaker: Patty Brown of the Phoenix Housing Partnership.

     Patty will speak on the Predatory Lending Practices and other Fraudulent Schemes Targeting the Lower Income.

CFE Meeting February 14th, 2006

MEDICAL ID THEFT PREVENTION

Speaker:   J. Alan Cates, CFE, Director – Prevention Services,
    Fraud Prevention Institute

J. Alan Cates, retired Chief of California’s Fraud Prevention Bureau, is the Founding Board Director and Consulting Fraud Prevention Specialist for FPI.  Details click here

February Training Opportunity 
February 14th-17th 2006
The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Arizona Chapter, as a service to our members, has negotiated with Reid & Associates to offer a discounted fee for their 3-day and 4-day courses in Phoenix from February 14 – 17, 2006.

 

CFE Meeting January 10, 2006
Fraud in the ACH Network

Speaker: Kim A Bruck, AAP,
    Vice President, Risk Management
   January 10, 2006 Tuesday

"Fraud in the ACH (Automated ClearingHouse) Network"

Guest speaker: Kim A. Bruck, AAP, Vice President, Risk Management, for Payments  Resource One (PRO), headquartered in Phoenix. PRO is a regional and not-for-profit payments trade association covering Arizona, Colorado, northern New Mexico and Wyoming. PRO offers ACH regulation education & support, ACH compliance, turnkey direct deposit promotions, assistance & guidance for corporate ACH originators, check exchange & settlement services, and fraud services. PRO's Web site is www.1pro.org    More info at:  JanuaryMeeting.mht

CFE Meeting for December 13,2005
Meeting cancelled at the last minute due to conflict with Ball Park Detail

CFE Seminar November 1, 2005
Half day seminar - Interviewing & Forensic Psycholinguistic Patterning

October 11th 2005 meeting
 
Topic:  Depositions - Taking Effective Statements
Speaker:  Scott Richardson, Shareholder, Jaburg & Wilk

CFE Chapter Meeting September 13, 2005
The Practical Side of Fraud Investigations Speaker: Brad Preber, CPA, CFE
of Grant Thornton

Chapter Representatives Meeting 7-10-2005

CFE Meeting June 7, 2005
    Developments in Anti-fraud Auditing, Education and the Profession
    Joby J.F. Bishop, ACFE President & CEO

CFE Meeting May

CFE Meeting April 12, 2005
1031 Tax Free Property Exchanges  Speaker: Jeff Young, Senior VP, First Financial Equity Corp

CFE Meeting March 8, 2005
Panel Discussion: Internal Controls  Speakers: Cliff Comfort, Lois Folk, Jim Saunders, & Dian Work

CFE Meeting February 8, 2005

   Ethics Hotline, best practices
   David Clark, Global Account Manager

The Network with David Clark.  Fraud reporting hot line.

CFE Meeting January 11, 2005

Credit Card Bust Outs & Mass Compromises  
Speaker: Robert Randolph, VP & Manager of Field Investigations, Bank of America

High Yield Investment Fraud Schemes

  Marian R. Salutz, CPA, CFE and Special Agent Wanda Delgado

 

Tools and Techniques Used by the Private Investigator Against Insurance Fraud

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