Mandy Moody, CFE

Mandy Moody, CFE, is vice president of communications for the ACFE. Contact her at mmoody@ACFE.com.

3 countries, 3 murders and 1 CFE's determination to speak for those who can't speak for themselves

Jeff Filliter was working at a bank in Canada when he was flown to Mexico City to investigate the murder of a 41-year-old branch manager who was last seen entering the back seat of a black Jaguar after work a few days earlier. What Filliter, a CFE and investigator of more than 40 years, relayed to attendees at the 2017 ACFE Fraud Conference Canada in Toronto earlier this month was a story straight out of a Netflix series. The six-year, multijurisdictional fraud and money laundering investigation is also the subject of Filliter’s newly released book, The Shallowest of Men.

Written By: Mandy Moody, CFE


The irrevocable trust

In 2023, Christopher Linscott, CFE, CPA, CIRA, arranged a donation of $250,000 to the ACFE Foundation — the single largest donation to the foundation ever. Here’s the story of how a Ponzi scheme that bilked thousands of military veterans and retirees became the impetus for that donation.

Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE, Mandy Moody, CFE, Jala Attia, CFE


Set fire to your 'emotional intelligence'

You might be a brilliant fraud examiner, but if your “emotional intelligence” is stunted, you’ll be ineffective with those you work with and investigate. Here’s how to buck the stereotypes of your hard-wired personality, learn practical ways to change your management style and be more empathetic in your job and life.

Written By: Mandy Moody, CFE


Justice at all costs

Bill Browder assumes the mantle of his fallen friend, Sergei Magnitsky, as he ferrets out fraud and corruption around the world and searches for $230 million in allegedly stolen laundered Russian funds. Despite the risks, this human-rights activist says he can’t look the other way.

Written By: Mandy Moody, CFE


Free and Affordable Ways to Earn CPE Virtually

We all have so many questions right now. When will this be over? How can I keep moving when it feels like the world is telling me to stand still? What does the future hold? While I can’t answer any of these questions for you, I can answer a question we have been getting here at the ACFE: what are some easy ways for me to get my CPE while social distancing?

Written By: Mandy Moody, CFE


Kozlowski's $6,000 Shower Curtain Added to the ACFE Fraud Museum

Dubbed the “archetype of avarice” by The New York Times, Dennis Kozlowski could have written the book on how NOT to set an ethical tone at the top.

Written By: Mandy Moody, CFE


 

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