Robert Tie, CFE
Taking down a crooked film producer
Fraud Magazine recently spoke with three veteran CFEs about how they break open and dissect investment scams and claw back stolen capital. Though these practitioners weren’t involved in this ongoing Hollywood case, they’ve reviewed the public records. And they’re deeply experienced in the case’s functional components: financial investigation, digital forensics, and asset tracing and recovery. As these experts reveal, their tools and techniques also are potent weapons against other kinds of schemes.
Written By: Robert Tie, CFE
Why audits fail
A bond of trust joins auditors with all who depend on the accuracy and completeness of their findings. But venal executives, captured regulators and compromised auditors can subvert that bond, betray confidence and dissipate capital. This article offers key insights and best practices to help CFEs — including those who are auditors — expose and mitigate threats to audit reliability.
Written By: Robert Tie, CFE
Teaming with anti-fraud pros of many stripes
Opportunistic fraudsters often have an advantage over CFEs: They can freely and spontaneously select co-conspirators by skill, position and corruptibility. To level the playing field, CFEs can work more closely with other types of anti-corruption practitioners. Their experience and techniques, when combined with ours, frequently produce extraordinary synergies that outfox versatile criminals.
Written By: Robert Tie, CFE
A ticking time bomb?
Fraud Magazine recently spoke with veteran CFEs Ján Lalka in the Czech Republic, Jonathan T. Marks in the U.S., and Sean McAuley in Scotland about how fraud examiners can help organizations develop secure, workable whistleblowing programs. This article explains why they're essential and, in some cases, a matter of life and death.
Written By: Robert Tie, CFE
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