The ACFE's Annual Fraud Conference hosts the foremost experts in the anti-fraud field. These leaders share their insights and address key anti-fraud issues. Previous conference speakers include: Sen. George J. Mitchell, Sen. Paul Sarbanes, former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, the Honorable Michael Oxley, Ben Stein, Rudy Giuliani, Harry Markopolos, Sherron Watkins, David M. Walker, Cynthia Cooper, William Barr and many others.
This year's conference is no exception. The 2010 lineup of keynote speakers is a diverse group of influential leaders and practitioners that will both inform and inspire you.
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Special Inspector General, TARP
Prior to assuming the position of Special Inspector General, Mr. Barofsky was a federal prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for more than eight years. In that office, Mr. Barofsky was a Senior Trial Counsel who headed the Mortgage Fraud Group, which investigated and prosecuted all aspects of mortgage fraud, from retail mortgage fraud cases to investigations involving potential securities fraud with respect to collateralized debt obligations. Mr. Barofsky also led white collar prosecutions during his tenure as a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Unit, which included the case that led to the conviction of former Refco President Tone Grant, and the guilty plea of Phillip Bennett, Refco’ s former CEO. Mr. Barofsky received the Attorney General’s John Marshall Award for his work on the Refco matter.
 
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Partner, Baker Hostetler and Madoff Trustee
Irving Picard is currently serving as the court-appointed trustee under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC where he is centrally involved in the recovery of funds for victims of the fraud. Mr. Picard also serves as a court-appointed trustee in securities brokerage house liquidations under SIPA. He focuses his practice primarily on representing unsecured and secured creditors, commercial landlords, bankruptcy trustees and other parties in interest in bankruptcy reorganization cases, as well as in out-of-court restructurings. Mr. Picard has extensive litigation experience including investigating the financial affairs of debtors and seeking to recover property, objections to confirmation of chapter 11 plans, substantive consolidation and preference and fraudulent transfer issues.
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Author, Lecturer, Consultant
Dr. Reese is an internationally known, award-winning authority in the specialty areas of ethics, criminal profiling, stress management, leadership and motivation. Weaving his powerful anecdotes of 25 years of experience as an FBI criminal personality profiler together with 10 years as CEO of James T. Reese & Associates, Dr. Reese brings the latest information on the topic to the podium and provides “life-changing” presentations. His expertise and reputation as a speaker has found him presenting before more than 350 Fortune 500 companies. He has provided expert testimony before the United States Congress and addressed the President of the United States' Council on Integrity and Efficiency.
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