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The dual fraud risks in small and medium-sized enterprises

Fraud in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is varied and constantly evolving. SMEs face fraud risks from both internal and external actors. At the same time, SMEs themselves can be perpetrators of fraud. Understanding these dual risks and their common drivers is critical to developing effective fraud prevention and detection strategies.

Written By: Rasha Kassem, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, Gilbert Yamoah, CIA, CRMA

    • Asset Misappropriation
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Tax Fraud

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

    • 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

    • Accounting and Auditing
    • Career and Professional Development
    • Fraud Investigation and Examination

Film financier indicted in alleged fraud scheme and more

Hollywood financier charged in alleged $100 million film-funding fraud. Ex-banker convicted of bribing Ghanaian officials. Escobar Inc. CEO sentenced for wire fraud and money laundering. Federal case exposes ‘phantom hacker’ scam aimed at older victims.

Written By: Crystal Zuzek, CFE

    • Bribery and Corruption
    • Fraud Schemes
    • Money Laundering

Data-driven oversight: A practical guide for CFEs in government grant programs

The authors examine how building analytics into compliance toolkits now helps fraud examiners transform red flags into earlier detection and more effective oversight in government grant programs.

Written By: Eric Acheampong, CFE, Isaac Amponsah, CFE, CIGE

    • Data Analytics
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Government Fraud

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

    • Bribery and Corruption
    • Career and Professional Development
    • Fraud Investigation and Examination

ACFE Board of Regents expels two members

During its July 2026 meeting, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Board of Regents revoked the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credentials of two members and expelled them from the ACFE.

Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE

    • Members-Only Training and Resources

The wide world of sports betting fraud

Betting on sports has never been easier or more accessible. Fraud Magazine examines the growth of fraud in online gambling and what fraud fighters should know about ejecting it from the game.  

Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE, Crystal Zuzek, CFE

    • Consumer Fraud and Scams
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Money Laundering

The high cost of cheap clothes: Unraveling fraud in fast fashion

Fraud Magazine examines how fast fashion’s fragmented global supply chain and weak oversight allow undervaluation, transshipment, greenwashing and platform-enabled counterfeiting to persist on a massive scale.

Written By: Crystal Zuzek, CFE

    • Fraud Investigation and Examination
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Legal Elements of Fraud

FBI investigates Argentine Football Association for fraud and more

The FBI is investigating the Argentine Football Association for possible fraud and money laundering in the U.S.; a woman accused of posing as a registered nurse in Texas and New Mexico faces dozens of charges in both states; a woman in Las Vegas, Nevada, is arrested and charged for bigamy and obtaining more than $100,000 under false pretenses; and Hollywood director Carl Rinsch receives a prison sentence for defrauding streaming giant Netflix out of $11 million.

Written By: Stefanie Hallgren, CFE

    • Fraud Schemes
    • Identity Theft
    • Money Laundering

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