Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
He was a victim. Now he’s fighting back.
In 2021, Troy Gochenour became a victim of cryptocurrency fraud after striking up a correspondence with a scammer he met on a dating app. The Ohio-based voice actor talks to Fraud Magazine about his experience as a fraud victim and how it transformed him into an activist raising awareness and fighting against cyber scams.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
Taking trauma into account
Interviews are essential to gathering detailed information during a fraud examination. But some interviews require special care, especially when it comes to victims of fraud. Trauma-informed interviewing practices take into account the emotional upheaval that fraud victims often face. In this article, the author explains why trauma-informed interviews are important and how their principles can be incorporated into interviewing practices.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
Deconstructing academic fraud
In 2011, Diederik Stapel was a psychologist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands at the pinnacle of his academic career. He was dean of the university’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and had a prestigious reputation in academic circles. But that same year, Stapel came under suspicion for fraud, unleashing a chain of events that led to his dismissal after an investigation concluded he’d falsified 55 of his publications and 10 Ph.D. dissertations written by his students.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE, Anna Brahce
Fraudsters Unveiled: What Decades of Data Tell Us About Perpetrators
When the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) conducted its first Report to the Nation in 1996, one of the purposes was to describe the typical occupational fraud perpetrator. In 1996, our results showed that the typical fraudster was a college-educated, married, white, male employee. While some consistencies remain, much has changed in recent years.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
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