Zachary M. Kelley

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


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


Ripple effects of fraud

We often focus on a fraud’s perpetrator, the conditions that allowed the fraud, plus the victim business and its owners. In this case, the authors cover the bases but also discuss the forgotten aspect: how the fraud affects so many more who live in the concentric circles around the fraudster.

Written By: Zachary M. Kelley, Trevi Kelley, Cecily Raiborn, Ph.D., CFE, CPA


 

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