Monday, June 18 | 3:35-4:50 PM
Level: Basic
Recommended Prerequisite: None
Field of Study: Behavioral Ethics
Hear a case study of a fraud ring involving five states and a cast of characters dealing in embezzlement, lapping schemes, false sales and drugs. This session walks you through a fraud investigation performed while the business remained in operation. You will leave with a thorough understanding of the means and methods used to identify suspects, reveal multiple fraud schemes and prepare the case for prosecution.
You Will Learn How To:
- Recognize methods used by fraudsters to hook in players on the fraud team
- Identify the fraud target and how the fraudster attacked the target
- Determine methods of using the fraudster’s behavior against him
- Assess methods to keep the fraud target calm during the investigation
Ginny Tate, CFE, CIRA, EA
FAI International
Ginny Tate is the president of FAI International, Forensic Accounting & Investigations, a division of the EP Global. She heads up the tax, accounting and forensic division which focuses on litigation support, taxation and investigation with clientele throughout the world. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Accountant and an Enrolled Agent licensed by the U.S. Treasury. She has extensive professional development and training in fraud, damages/loss calculations and financial investigations. Tate is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), serving on the ABI's Commercial Fraud, Litigation and Taxation Committees.