Financial Fraud Whistleblower Investigations, Buffet Lunch and Holiday Networking
Attend the first-ever combined event of the Greater Boston Chapters of the ACFE and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Part 1: Training Session: Solving Financial Markets Frauds using Creative Math & Accounting Analytics
Presenters: Harry Markopolos, CFA, CFE and Bryan Wood, Esq
About the Training:
The largest financial frauds are hiding in plain sight. Because they’re big, lots of people know about them but don’t know how they get so big in the first place. The victims assume that because the perpetrator is so large that it surely must be legitimate. So what are the fraudsters doing to beat all of the gatekeepers?
This four-hour block of instruction will take you behind the scenes of how to solve large billion dollar plus fraud schemes and the techniques used to solve these cases including:
- Why it’s easy to catch accounting frauds and why the only folks who never seem to catch accounting frauds are the Big 4
- How do fraudsters beat your internal controls?
- Are checklists good, bad or just used incorrectly?
- Coming up with Fraud theories and creating your own math analytical techniques to prove/disprove your fraud theories and solve cases
- Big Data: Is it a myth? How many frauds does Big Data catch?
- How the essence of a Big Fraud be solved on one side of a cocktail napkin
- How reading the prospectus or the financial statements really does solve fraud cases.
- Filing cases under the SEC/CFTC/IRS/DOJ whistleblower programs - which programs are for what and how do you file a successful case and not suffer whistleblower retaliation?
- Big frauds are by definition almost always led by the C-Suite with internal controls easily bypassed. What do you do when you find out your company is the next Enron?
- Why do 80% of whistleblower cases fail miserably?
- What are the elements that go into proving a successful fraud case?
Part 2: Holiday Networking Reception
Join us for an annual holiday tradition at District Hall, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston. Meet with colleagues, network, and celebrate the holidays.
- Registration 11:30am – 12pm
- Sandwich Buffet Lunch 12 - 12:45 pm
- Training 12:45 – 4:45 pm
- Holiday Networking Reception 5pm – 7pm
Special Raffle:
Each paid registrant will receive a free raffle ticket for a chance to win one of twelve restaurant gift certificates. In addition, ACFE and IIA Board members will be selling raffle tickets to win a scratch ticket poster board for which all proceeds will be donated to a holiday charity!
Location:
This event will take place at two locations:
- Training Venue: Jury Assembly Room, Moakley U.S. Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA followed by:
- Holiday Networking Reception: District Hall, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA: 5pm – 7pm
Register ASAP
Limited Seating! Paid Registrations - First Come, First Serve
REGISTRATION CLOSES TUES., 12/6 AT 5 PM
*** IMPORTANT: ALL ATTENDEES***
When you're registering, you MUST confirm whether you will be attending the training, the holiday reception, or both.
Here's how:
On the Event Registration Activities screen, both activities are pre-checked for you. If you'll only be attending one of the two activities, be sure to uncheck the event you are declining to attend. Spaces are limited and this will help ensure an accurate count of attendees at both the training and the holiday networking reception.
*** IMPORTANT: IIA MEMBERS REGISTERING FOR EVENTS***
Our online event registration is primarily configured for ACFE chapter members.
If you are an IIA member, follow the instructions below for trouble-free registration:
- Click the Register Now button at the top right (no log-in or member sign-up is required)
- Fill out the Personal Information section.
- Under Registrant Type, select either IIA Member or IIA Member & Guest
- In the following screens, add guests if applicable and then confirm whether you will be attending one or both of the events.
- Complete your registration with online payment.
Cost:
Members $60 / Non Members $75
Please register using the Register Now link above-right.
CPE:
4 CPEs Awarded for this Session
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY:
In case of inclement weather, if the Boston Public Schools are closed, the training session will be cancelled.