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Up for the challenge: Fighting fraud in an increasingly complex environment
Fraud schemes are ever more intricate, technology-driven and multinational, but there’s also more awareness and dedicated resources to fighting them than ever before, say members of the ACFE’s Board of Regents. The Regents met with Fraud Magazine during the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference to discuss the current state of fraud prevention and detection, and how fraud examiners can use artificial intelligence effectively and ethically in their work.
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Bribery and Corruption
- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Arteniece Lee, CFE
Arteniece Lee, CFE, grew up on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. She has spent more than 25 years in the insurance industry fighting fraud in Illinois, Wisconsin and Nebraska. She currently leads business-area compliance teams, as well as fraud and money laundering risk governance, as an assistant vice president at Horace Mann Insurance Company.
Written By: Anna Brahce, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Fraud Risk Management
CFE Exam studies transformed my Big 4 internship
A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential candidate talks about his experience studying for the CFE Exam while interning at a Big 4 accounting firm. The fraud examiner principles he learned in his studies changed him from a fledgling auditor into a skeptical fraud examiner with practical knowledge to enhance his future financial audit work.
Written By: Will Kelly
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Supporting the next generation of fraud examiners
The ACFE Foundation awarded $85,000 in scholarships to 23 students who have demonstrated excellence in accounting, finance, business administration or criminal justice. The 2026–2027 Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship recipients are pursuing careers in fraud examination and other similar anti-fraud professions and will receive a one-year ACFE membership.
Written By: Anna Brahce, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
Professional skepticism: An auditor's defense against manipulation tactics
A recent study of fraud offenders suggests they often employ impression management tactics in their interactions with auditors to conceal fraud schemes in financial documents. But auditors have an indispensable tool to defend against these tactics: professional skepticism. The author details the findings of the study and describes how having a skeptical mindset can help auditors beat fraudsters at their game.
Written By: Frank S Perri, J.D., CFE, CPA
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
- Criminology and Psychology
How to successfully pitch fraud analytics to your organization
Anti-fraud professionals are at the forefront of the latest technologies, but many struggle to successfully pitch these investments to management. Here’s how fraud examiners can build a business case for much-needed fraud analytics tools.
Written By: Nancy Freda-Smith, CFE, CPA
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- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Risk Management
Marie Rice, Ph.D., CFE
As president of the Justice for Fraud Victims Project, Marie Rice, Ph.D., CFE, helps mitigate fraud risks for individuals, small businesses and nonprofits. She’s an assistant professor at Siena University, and values taking time to listen to clients and exercising empathy in her fraud examinations.
Written By: Anna Brahce, CFE
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Michael Schidlow, J.D., CFE
Driven by a desire to pursue justice and help those in need, Michael Schidlow, J.D., CFE, fights bank fraud as an examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He has years of experience investigating complex fraud rings and stolen identity refund fraud cases. He received the ACFE James R. Baker Speaker of the Year Award in 2024.
Written By: Anna Brahce, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
3 new members join the 2026–2027 ACFE Board of Regents
Kimberly Figel Benoit, CFE; David Nkang Odu, CFE, MBA; and Weiyi Tan, CFE, FSIArb, LLM, took their oaths of office as the newest members of the 2026–2027 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Board of Regents during its meeting in February.
Written By: Anna Brahce, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
Developing your interview strategy
The questions you ask and how you ask them during interviews with suspects determine your ability to effectively — and ethically — resolve cases. But successful interviews depend on careful preparation. The author, a former police detective and interviewing expert, describes what can go wrong, how to construct effective questions and best practices for developing an ethically sound fact-finding interview.
Written By: Joe Koenig, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Interviewing
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