Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE
Bankers without ethics
Overview of banks that got into trouble, plus Libor
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
Social media is a two-edged sword for students
Social media can help investigations but hurt those future fraud examiners who post inappropriate content.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, George R. Young, Ph.D., CFE, CPA
Markopolos' Testimony Inspires Teachers and Students
Take a look at the lessons from Markopolos’ journey for justice to learn to prepare our students to be the best future fraud fighters.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE
'London whale' fiasco begs question: When do investments become bets and approach fraud borders?
Is a financial institution making an investment hedge or wager bet when engaging in certain trading practices? When do these bets border on fraud?
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
And they're off!
Three former frat brothers devised a high-tech scheme to win $3 million at the Breeders' Cup. Here's how they did it and how investigators quickly caught them.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, William Mosher
Chinese Stock Investment Fraud? Separating Fact from Fiction
The reality is that there is probably a mixture of everything from fact and fraud to analysis and anxiety within the perceived red-hot Chinese stock market.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
Rogue Trader Intrigue: Why Do They Continue to Gamble?
Article on rogue traders, including their characteristics
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
Report to the Nations
The “2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse” has gone global.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
Fighting Money Laundering ‘Pirates’
Global money laundering has been a problem for those navigating international waters with ill-gotten gains since the piracy days of Edward Teach (“Blackbeard”) and John Rachham (“Calico Jack”).
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
U.S. Supreme Court Reviewing Important Fraud-related Cases
Article outlining judicial review of the Supreme Court in three fraud-related cases: One case deals with the constitutionality of a provision in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), and two address the constitutionality of the honest services statute.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE
Loosening Jurisdictional Logjams
Collecting documents in the U.S. might be relatively easy, but what about seizing assets or freezing accounts or securing evidence in the Far East or the U.K.? Then there are all those multijurisdictional disputes over conflicting claims.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
Mass-Marketing Fraud
Mass-marketing fraud has gradually transformed in the past two decades into a "pervasive global criminal threat."
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
Bribery Legislation Holds Global Implications
A new law is coming to the United Kingdom that might ultimately affect fraud-fighting communities around the globe, the new UK Bribery Act of 2010.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
This Global Fraud Kills
Counterfeit drugs harm many unsuspecting victims. In some cases, they pay the ultimate price - their lives.
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
Why should Americans care about fraud outside the U.S.?
Article outlining why the U.S. should be concerned about fraud worldwide, with a list of a few frauds that originated outside the U.S. but targeted Americans
Written By: Richard Hurley, Ph.D., J.D., CFE, Tim Harvey, CFE
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