Carolyn Conn, Ph.D., CFE, CPA

Navigating the choppy waters of internal whistleblowing

All whistleblowers pay huge costs for their honesty and courage. But internal whistleblowers, who have few legal protections, endure the greatest hardships. Here’s what you need to know to support and encourage them and to protect yourself if you ever become a whistleblower.

Written By: Carolyn Conn, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, Grace Schepis, Stephen M Kohn


The flawless fraud of real-time deepfakes

The use of real-time deepfakes, where fraudsters use video or audio generated with artificial intelligence to replicate someone’s voice, image and movements as the scheme is happening, is the latest way that fraudsters are perpetrating a host of frauds. In this article, the authors describe real-time deepfake schemes and what can be done to combat them.

Written By: Zachary M. Kelley, Carolyn Conn, Ph.D., CFE, CPA


Collegiate online cheating, a predictable result of COVID-19, may threaten the workplace

Cheating in online higher-ed classes existed long before the pandemic. Not surprisingly, exam fraud burgeoned when COVID forced most students to work in isolation. CFEs should consider how to minimize the chances for college cheaters to become occupational fraudsters and so limit negative effects for workplaces.

Written By: Carolyn Conn, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, Zachary M. Kelley


 

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