OCCRP founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu, recipients of the ACFE’s 2026 Guardian Award, have transformed international collaboration into a frontline defense against modern financial crime. They underscore why cross‑border partnerships are more vital than ever in exposing fraud worldwide.
Read Time: 16 mins
Written By: Crystal Zuzek
Boston’s Central Artery and Tunnel Project — better known as the “Big Dig” — was a $2 billion infrastructure project that eventually ballooned to over $14 billion. A tunnel collapse in 2006 led to investigations that uncovered falsified concrete testing records and improper billing practices, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in legal settlements and several high-profile criminal fraud convictions.
Read Time: 9 mins
Written By: Steve Morang, CFE
Synthetic identity theft, in which fraudsters stitch together real and fake identification details to create a brand-new identity, is now the fastest growing fraud threat across the globe. Here, the authors present a plan for crushing synthetic identities that could help organizations prevent billions of dollars in losses.
Read Time: 34 mins
Written By: Dustin Eaton, CFE, Frank McKenna
A 2026 UN report calls cyber-scam operations in Southeast Asia a human rights crisis as approximately 300,000 are forced into criminality in the region. The CEO of anti-human trafficking group, the Mekong Club, details the dire working conditions for people in scam centers and what governments have done — and still need to do — to shut down operations now proliferating beyond Asia.
Read Time: 17 mins
Written By: Matt Friedman
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Remembering Jim Ratley, CFE. An interview with Chris Voss. Child identity theft and cyber crime.
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