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Beating fraudsters at their game
Fraud Magazine sat down with members of the ACFE of Board of Regents at the 36th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, in Nashville, Tennessee, in June 2025 to discuss the current state of the anti-fraud field, the schemes they worry about the most and the skills that fraud examiners need to defeat fraudsters.
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE, Crystal Zuzek
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Career and Professional Development
- Corporate Governance
ACFE Board of Regents expels 3 CFEs
ACFE Board of Regents expels three Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) and revokes their credentials for violating the ACFE's Code of Professional Ethics bylaws.
Written By: ACFE Staff
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Ethics
- Professional and Career Development
Truth, Transparency, and Accountability with No Political Agenda
David Walker is an anomaly: a top U.S. federal official beholden to no political party. And he likes it that way. As comptroller general of the United States and head of the General Accounting Office (GAO), Walker is charged with improving the performance and the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. Fraud, waste, abuse, and poor management are his enemies and his allies are truth, transparency, and accountability.
Written By: Dick Carozza, CFE
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Government Fraud
Tackling tariff fraud
Learn more about common tariff fraud schemes, what importers lie about, and how customs agencies discover and deter crimes. CFEs with expertise in customs fraud provide notable case studies.
Written By: Dick Carozza, CFE
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Fraud Schemes
- Tax Fraud
High-net-worth clients can be high-risk clients
Know-your-customer policies should apply equally to all banking clients. However, ultra-wealthy clients sometimes escape proper scrutiny. Here, the author describes why banks might fail to conduct due diligence on ultra-high-net-worth clients and the high-stakes pitfalls of underestimating their risks.
Written By: Brett Erickson, CFE, CGSS, WMCP
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Financial Institution Fraud
- Money Laundering
The data detective
The trove of leaked files from the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers exposed the secret offshore financial dealings of the global elite. Digging through those terabytes of data were hundreds of reporters led by Marina Walker Guevara. The Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist talks to Fraud Magazine about managing news media collaborations, data investigations and the urgency for stories that hold the powerful to account.
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Bribery and Corruption
- Computers and Technology
Carousel fraud
The not-so-merry evasion of value-added taxes is a vicious cycle of false trading across multiple countries. Around these trader schemes, known as carousel fraud, fraud examiners work to uncover complex international fraud networks and identify at-risk business entities.
Written By: Samuel May, CFE
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Fraud Schemes
- Tax Fraud
Investigating fraud and corruption in Bangladesh
In this second installment in our series on fraud examinations around the world, an anonymous complaint from an employee sparked an in-depth investigation into allegations of corruption in the bidding process for a large-scale infrastructure project in Bangladesh. The author recounts the intricacies of the case and provides invaluable insight into conducting fraud examinations in this developing country.
Written By: Radhika Vohra, CFE
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Bribery and Corruption
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Data-driven compliance: A new frontier for anti-bribery and anti-corruption risk programs
Despite significant regulatory advancements and the availability of innovative tools, many anti-bribery and corruption compliance teams avoid implementing data-driven strategies. The author emphasizes the necessity of embracing an innovative approach to address these risks in the wake of evolving regulatory and enforcement demands.
Written By: Rajesh Melappalayam, CFE
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Bribery and Corruption
- Data Analytics
Statement on fraud risk and enforcement priorities in the U.S.
ACFE CEO John Warren, J.D., CFE, discusses the new presidential administration's policies and executive orders regarding anti-fraud laws and enforcement.
Written By: John Warren, J.D., CFE
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- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Government Fraud
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