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9 candidates selected for 2026–2027 ACFE Board of Regents’ ballot
Voting for the 2026–2027 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Board of Regents is open now through November 30. This year’s ballot features nine candidates vying to fill three open positions on the Board. The new Regents will take office in February 2026 for a two-year term.
Written By: Anna Brahce
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- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Professional and Career Development
Scam compound operator indicted for fraud and more
In a sweeping indictment unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Chen Zhi, the 37-year-old chair of Cambodia-based Prince Holding Group, is accused of masterminding one of the largest forced labor and cryptocurrency fraud operations in modern history. Austrian ex-property tycoon René Benko has been sentenced to two years in prison. Messaging platform Discord has revealed that approximately 70,000 users may have had their official identification photos exposed following a cyberattack on a third-party age verification provider. Wendy Osefo, a sociology professor at Wesleyan University and cast member of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” was arrested in Maryland alongside her husband, Eddie, on 16 counts of insurance fraud.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek
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- Bribery and Corruption
- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Cyberfraud
Viewing fraud through the Telescope Model of Rationalization
Rationalization — how someone justifies behavior — isn’t always the focus of fraud examinations, but the authors of this article say that understanding it can help make fraud examinations more effective. Through the lens of a former health care executive convicted of defrauding his investors, the authors explain the mechanics of rationalization and provide a framework for better understanding why some people ultimately commit fraud.
Written By: Timothy Hedley, Ph.D., CFE, CPA/CFF, Sreedhar Potarazu, M.D.
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- Criminology and Psychology
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
Become an expert witness
Becoming an expert witness in U.S. federal courts can be challenging, exciting, nerve-wracking and fulfilling. But before you make plans, first study the rules and history contained in the U.S. Daubert standard.
Written By: Marcie Jones, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
- Investigation
- Legal Elements of Fraud
When fraud fighters commit fraud
It might be incomprehensible to think someone entrusted with investigating fraud could be a fraudster. But cases of anti-fraud professionals who’ve committed fraud remind us of the importance of proper oversight during fraud examinations and how “trust but verify” is a maxim for fraud fighters to live by.
Written By: Gloria A. Osei-Anokye, CFE, CPA, CGMA
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Fraud Risk Management
- Fraud Schemes
Blank slates: Child identity theft is a repository for cyber criminals
Children are the perfect victims of identity theft because of their lack of credit history. Criminals can exploit a child’s identity for years until the fraud is discovered, usually when the child gets older and applies for loans, jobs or a credit card. Fraud Magazine examines the rise of the crime and methods fraudsters use to carry it out.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek
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- Consumer Fraud and Scams
- Criminology and Psychology
- Identity Theft
Visual control can strengthen anti-fraud strategies in global retail
The author examines fraud prevention in the retail industry and how visual controls can help deter fraud.
Written By: Dr. Princely Dibia, Ph.D., CFE, FHEA
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- Business Development and Marketing
- Consumer Fraud and Scams
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
Detective, pilot, storyteller, fraud fighter
Few people have been more influential in the development of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) than James D. Ratley, CFE. Fraud Magazine remembers the ACFE co-founder and president emeritus, who passed away in August 2025, and his lasting impression on the anti-fraud field.
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Empathy for the fraudster
Former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss talks to Fraud Magazine about the inner workings of successful negotiations and how empathy for your negotiation counterpart is essential to any interaction. And Voss explains how the techniques used by hostage negotiators can help fraud examiners crack tough admission-seeking interviews.
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Criminology and Psychology
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Interviewing
Kathy G. Birri, CFE
From accounting student to ACFE Associate member to chair of the ACFE Knoxville Chapter, Kathy Birri’s passion for problem-solving guided her career in forensic accounting. She attended her first ACFE Global Fraud Conference on a student scholarship and now investigates allegations of fraud, waste and abuse for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.
Written By: Anna Brahce
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
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