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Fadi Makdessi
Fadi Makdessi is a KYC analyst at Credit Suisse, part of the UBS group, in North Carolina. Contact him at F.Makdessi@outlook.com.
Rayan Mohamed, CFE
Rayan Mohamed, CFE, is a KYC assistant vice president at Credit Suisse, part of the UBS group, in North Carolina. Contact him at alagbari@yahoo.com.
Lourdes C Miranda, CFE
Lourdes C. Miranda, CFE, is chief consultant for the FinTech Advisory Group, a division of RaLytics, LLC. Contact her at lmiranda@ralytics.com.
Sean Tweed, CFE, CCAS, CCI
Sean Tweed, CFE, CCAS, CCI, is a cryptocurrency investigator for the Preston Matthews Group in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. You can contact him at st@prestonmatthews.com.
Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE
Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE, is a distinguished professor of accounting and research at Central Washington University. He serves on the ACFE Advisory Council, the ACFE Editorial Advisory Committee and the ACFE’s inaugural CFE Exam Content Development Committee. In 2005, he received the ACFE’s Outstanding Achievement in Accounting award and the ACFE’s Educator of the Year award in 2006. Holtfreter was the recipient of the Hubbard Award for the best Fraud Magazine feature article in 2016. Contact him at doctorh007@gmail.com.
Antonio Rossi, CFE
Antonio Rossi, CFE, is a manager – forensic services with a multinational advisory firm and co-founder and member of the board of the nonprofit association OsintItalia. Contact him at antoniorossi0192@gmail.com.
Lucrezia Tunesi
Lucrezia Tunesi is a threat intelligence expert with years of experience in the energy sector. She is a certified security expert and a certified open source intelligence expert and a member of the Italian Association of Corporate Security Professions (AIPSA) and the nonprofit association Osintitalia. Contact her at tunesi.lucrezia1@gmail.com.
Sean Mcgrath, CFE, CPA
Sean McGrath, CFE, CPA, is manager of medical services at Eastern Health. Contact him at mcgrath.j.sean@gmail.com.
Ryan C. Hubbs, CFE, CIA, CCEP
Ryan C. Hubbs, CFE, CIA, CCEP, is the global anticorruption and fraud manager for Schlumberger Limited based in Houston, Texas. He’s a former ACFE Regent and member of the ACFE Faculty. Hubbs was the key developer of Ernst & Young’s high-risk entity analytics program. His work in this area predates the Unaoil, Panama Papers and Paradise Papers revelations of 2016 and 2017. Reach him at: rhubbs74@gmail.com.
Louise Marie Jupe
Louise Marie Jupe is a doctoral student and research associate in the department of psychology at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. Contact her at louis.jupe@port.ac.uk.
Mandy Moody, CFE
Mandy Moody, CFE, is vice president of communications for the ACFE. Contact her at mmoody@ACFE.com.
Durgesh Pandey, Ph.D., CFE, FCA
Durgesh Pandey, Ph.D., CFE, FCA, is a managing partner at DKMS & Associates, Chartered Accountants in India. Contact him at durgesh@dkms.co.in.
Belinda M. Kitos, CFE
Belinda M. Kitos, CFE, is president of SCF Inc. Contact her at BMKitosCFE@hotmail.com.
Rick Roybal, CFE
Rick Roybal, CFE, is senior vendor auditor at Matador Resources, where he ensures compliance with the company’s accounting policies and procedures, as well as the accuracy and validity of its billing process. Contact him at Rick.tamu@gmail.com.
Dana R. Hermanson, Ph.D.
Dana R. Hermanson, Ph.D., is the Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise at Kennesaw State University, and director of research of the Corporate Governance Center. His email address is: dhermans@kennesaw.edu.
Jacob A. Mathews, CFE, CPA
Jacob A. Mathews, CFE, CPA, is a management consultant and a practicing CPA. He’s also a Certified Advanced Facilitator with the University of Phoenix Online. Contact him at jacobcpa@gmail.com.
Phillip V. Poma, CFE
Phillip V. Poma, CFE, is an audit specialist with CSAA Insurance Group. Contact him at phillip.poma@csaa.com.
Emily Wilson, CFE
Emily Wilson, CFE, is vice president of research at Terbium Labs. Contact her at LinkedIn.com/in/emily-e-wilson.
Brett Erickson, CFE, CGSS, WMCP
Brett Erickson is a financial crime and compliance strategist with experience in wealth management, trust oversight and institutional risk. Certifications include CAMS, CAMS-RM, CGSS, CFE, GRCP, GRCA, IRMP, WMCP, and four ICA-Specialist Certifications in financial crimes. Erickson is also an advisory board member of Loyola University-Chicago Law School’s Center for Compliance Studies.
Nicholas DiModica, CFE, CPA
Nicholas DiModica, CFE, CPA, is manager at CBIZ Forensic Consulting Group, LLC. Contact him at nicholas.dimodica@cbiz.com.
Radhika Vohra, CFE
Radhika Vohra, CFE, is a former executive director for Wells Fargo’s Conduct Management practice in India and the Philippines and is a former senior manager of Microsoft’s Business Conduct Investigations team.
Trisha Gangadeen, CFE
Trisha Gangadeen, CFE, is a financial crimes compliance and investigations professional.
David T. Wolfe, CPA, CFF
David T. Wolfe, CPA, CFF, is a manager of investigations in the Office of the Inspector General for The Global Fund in Geneva, Switzerland, and a frequent lecturer on fraud and other topics in his expertise. His email address is: david.wolfe@theglobalfund.org.
F. Todd Dezoort, Ph.D., CFE
F. Todd DeZoort, Ph.D., CFE, is Durr-Fillauer Chair in Business Ethics and professor of accounting in the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama. He was the ACFE’s 2015 Educator of the Year Award recipient. His email address is: tdezoort@cba.ua.edu.
Rajesh Melappalayam, CFE
Rajesh Melappalayam, CFE, is a seasoned compliance and risk management expert with extensive experience in helping Fortune 100 companies navigate complex regulatory landscapes.
Jala Attia, CFE
Jala Attia, CFE, is president and founder of Integrity Advantage and chair of the ACFE Foundation. Contact her at jattia@integrityadvantage.com.
Beth Mohr, CFE
Beth A. Mohr, CFE, is managing partner of The McHard Firm, a firm specializing in forensic accounting, investigations and expert testimony. Mohr provides expert testimony in several areas, including cases where false or coerced confessions are alleged. Contact Mohr at bmohr@themchardfirm.com.
Frank S Perri, J.D., CFE, CPA
Frank S. Perri, J.D., CFE, CPA, is an attorney in Illinois. Contact him at frankperri@hotmail.com.
Brian Molloy, J.D., CFE
Brian Molloy, J.D., CFE, is chief of investigations with the City of Austin, Texas. Contact him at brian.molloy@austintexas.gov.
Linda Miller
Linda Miller is a principal and leader of the fraud and financial crimes practice at Grant Thornton, LLP. Contact her at Linda.Miller@us.gt.com.
L. Christopher Knight, CFE, CPA
L. Christopher Knight, CFE, CPA, is a forensic accountant in Indianapolis, Indiana, and an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Bloomington and Indiana University-East in Richmond. The views expressed in this article are his own. Contact him at lchristopherknight@yahoo.com.
Marie Rice, Ph.D., CFE, CIA
Marie Rice, Ph.D., CFE, CIA, is director of the Center for Anti-fraud Resources and Examination Services (CARES) and assistant professor of accounting at Siena College. Contact her at mrice@siena.edu.
Sandra Damijan, Ph.D., CFE
Sandra Damijan, Ph.D., CFE, is lecturer and program coordinator of the Corporate Integrity Academy at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana. She’s the co-chair of the ACFE Higher Education Advisory Committee. She’s the former forensic leader at PwC Slovenia and investigator at Slovenian Anti-Corruption Commission. Her email address is: sandra.damijan@ef.uni-lj.si.
David Glodstein, DBA, CFE, CPA
David Glodstein, DBA, CFE, CPA, is director of the master’s program in forensic accounting at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. Contact him at glodsteind@oldwestbury.edu.
Douglas M. Boyle, DBA, CPA, CMA
Douglas M. Boyle, DBA, CPA, CMA, is the director of the Doctorate in Business Administration Program and chair of the accounting department in the Kania School of Management at The University of Scranton. His email is: douglas.boyle@scranton.edu.
John D. Gill, J.D., CFE
John D. Gill, J.D., CFE, is president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Helen Christodoulou, Esq.
Helen Christodoulou, Esq., is a trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Contact her at Helen.Christodoulou@usdoj.gov.
Sandra Talbott, Esq.
Sandra Talbott, Esq., is the assistant director, Procurement Collusion Strike Force, in the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Contact her at Sandra.talbott@usdoj.gov.
Milosz Gudzowski, Esq.
Milosz Gudzowski, Esq., is a trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Contact him at Milosz.Gudzowski@usdoj.gov.
Joseph M. Palmar, CFE, CPA/CFF
Joseph M. Palmar, CFE, CPA/CFF, is chief executive officer of Palmar Forensics. Contact him at jpalmar@palmarforensics.com.
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is an executive director in Ernst & Young’s Forensic & Integrity Services Practice. Contact him at eric.johnson2@ey.com.
Bethany Faford
Bethany Faford is a staff accountant at AAFCPAs in Westborough, Massachusetts, and a Masters of Science in Accounting student at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. Contact her at bethany.faford@nichols.edu.
Monique G. Harley, CFE
Monique G. Harley, CFE, is a veteran institutional portfolio manager, analyst and strategist, and managing director of Speculare Forensic Consulting, LLC. Her email address is: mgharleycfe@speculareforensics.com.
Jack L. Oliver, CFE, CPA
Jack L. Oliver, CFE, CPA, is senior partner at Westminster Investigative Consultants and owner of Oliver and Associates, CPAs. He holds a master’s in public accountancy. Contact him at joliver@oandhcpas.com.
Brandi Pritchard, CFE
Brandi Pritchard, CFE, is assistant director of local audit and special investigations in the Office of the Washington State Auditor. Contact her at Brandi.Pritchard@sao.wa.gov.
Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA
Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA, is the CEO of Kona AI, whose company mission is to empower compliance, audit, and investigative professionals with research-driven, innovative, and effective analytics to measurably reduce global fraud, corruption and enterprise risk. He works closely with CFEs, internal auditors, compliance, audit, legal, and finance professionals and welcomes your feedback and ideas.
Hannibal "Mike" Ware, CFE
Hannibal “Mike” Ware, CFE, is the inspector general of the U.S. Small Business Administration and former chair of the ACFE Board of Regents. Contact him at Hannibal.Ware@sba.gov.
Kieran Porter, CFE
Kieran Porter, CFE, is a director at Elicius Intelligence in London. Contact him at kieran@elicius.co.uk.
Robin Singh, CFE, LPEC, CFAP
Robin Singh, CFE, LPEC, CFAP, is the compliance and fraud control department lead officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – SEHA (Government of Abu Dhabi). His email address is: robinsingh002@yahoo.com.
Anastasia Nazarova, CFE
Anastasia Nazarova, CFE, is a corporate auditor at Chevron Products UK Limited in London. She’s the 2020 ACFE Hubbard Award recipient for the best Fraud Magazine article in 2019, “Dark world of oil theft and fraud,” in the July/August issue. Contact her at anastasia_wish@yahoo.com.
Thomas J. Mattus
Thomas J. Mattus is president and founder of Successful Strategies International Inc., a training and mentoring company that specializes in hands-on adult learning in application project management and leadership development. Contact him at tom.mattus@ssi-learn.com.
Steve C. Morang, CFE
Steve C. Morang, CFE, is a senior manager at a Northern California-based CPA firm and president of the ACFE’s San Francisco Chapter. Contact him at steve.morang@yahoo.com.
Paul McCormack, CFE
Paul McCormack, CFE, is a freelance writer specializing in fraud, security and compliance. He previously worked for SunTrust, EY, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Delta Airlines. Contact him at paul@mccormackwrites.com.
Crystal Zuzek
Crystal Zuzek is assistant editor of Fraud Magazine. Contact her at CZuzek@ACFE.com.
Casey Buffalini, CFE
Casey Buffalini, CFE, is a special agent and program manager for public corruption and major theft, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service. Contact her at Casey.Buffalini@dodig.mil.
Charles Riely
Charles Riely is a partner at Jenner & Block LLP. Contact him at criely@jenner.com.
John Duffley
John Duffley is the ACFE's Communications Director. Contact him at jduffley@acfe.com.
Jamal Ahmad, J.D., CFE, CPA/CFF
Jamal Ahmad, J.D., CFE, CPA/CFF, is a managing director with StoneTurn, a forensic accounting, corporate compliance and expert services firm. He can be reached at: jahmad@stoneturn.com.
Felicia Riney, D.B.A.
Felicia Riney, D.B.A., is an independent researcher. She's worked in accounting, finance and economics. She can be reached at friney1@yahoo.com.
Jenell West, CFE, CPA, CIA
Jenell West, CFE, CPA, CIA, is the director of forensic accounting at Rehmann Corporate Investigative Services in Troy Michigan. Her email address is: Jenell.West@rehmann.com.
Roger Seifert, CPA, ABV, CFF
Roger Siefert, CPA, ABV, CFF, is a principal with StoneTurn, a forensic accounting, corporate compliance and expert services firm. He can be reached at: rsiefert@stoneturn.com.
Patricia A. Johnson, MBA, CFE, CPA
Patricia A. Johnson, MBA, CFE, CPA, is the program coordinator of the Master's in Science in Forensic Accounting program at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. She's chair of the ACFE Higher Education Advisory Committee. Her email address is: johnsonp@canisius.edu.
Eric A. Kreuter, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CGMA
Eric A. Kreuter, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CGMA, is a partner in the advisory services group at Marks Paneth LLP. His litigation support experience includes testifying in depositions in civil damage cases, testifying as an expert witness in court trials and arbitration hearings, and participating in mediations. He’s also testified for a grand jury in a criminal case and assisted counsel numerous times in the depositions of other witnesses. His email address is: ekreuter@markspaneth.com.
Renee Flasher, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CMA
Renee Flasher, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CMA, is an assistant professor in the Miller College of Business Department of Accounting at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Her email address is: rflasher@bsu.edu.
Damien Chaminade, CFE
Damien Chaminade, CFE, is senior manager at Mazars Consulting in France. He can be reached at: https://fr.linkedin.com/in/damienchaminade.
James D. Ratley, CFE
James D. Ratley, CFE, is the former president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
David P. Frizell, Jr., CFE
David P. Frizell, Jr., CFE, is president of Frizell Group International, LLC, based in Houston, Texas. He and his team specialize in compliance and ethics investigations, financial asset investigations and off-duty police services. He’s a former federal law enforcement and counter-intelligence agent and has been in the private sector for more than 20 years. Contact him at dfrizell@frizellgroup.com.
Bob Bates, CFE, CPA
Bob Bates, CFE, CPA, is owner of HP Accounting Services Inc. in San Francisco. He wrote a shorter blog version of this column for his company’s website. Contact him at mail@hpaccounting.com.
Ning Ping Wang
Ning Ping Wang is a graduate student at Columbia University. Contact her at nw2567@columbia.edu.
Mohammed V.S. Ashraf Khan, CFE
Mohammed V.S. Ashraf Khan, CFE, is one of the founding board members of the ACFE Mauritius Chapter.
John Warren, J.D., CFE
John Warren, J.D., CFE, is Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
Penny Li, CFE, CPA
Penny Li, CFE, CPA, is the owner of Apps for Pros and is a graduate of the Master of Forensic and Fraud Examination Program at West Virginia University. Contact her at yl00037@mix.wvu.edu.
Ralph Summerford, CFE
Ralph Summerford, CFE, is the president of Forensic Strategic Solutions. He’s testified as an expert witness on many matters. Summerford has served as an ACFE faculty member for more than 20 years, and he was the recipient of the ACFE’s 2010 Cressey Award. Contact him at ralph@forensicstrategic.com.
Linh Dang, CFE
Linh Dang, CFE, is an investigator at Charles Schwab & Co. Contact her at linh.dangn@gmail.com.
Sarah Hofmann, CFE
Sarah Hofmann, CFE, was formerly the ACFE’s public information officer.
Stephen Pedneault, CFE, CPA/CFF
Stephen Pedneault, CFE, CPA/CFF, is the principal of CPA firm Forensic Accounting Services, LLC. Contact him at steve@fasman.com.
Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA
Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA, is the Chief Training Officer for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
Dick Carozza, CFE
Dick Carozza, CFE, is the former and first editor-in-chief of Fraud Magazine, serving in the role for 25 years prior to his retirement in 2021.
Charles Piper, CFE
Charles E. Piper, CFE, is a private investigator and owner of Charles Piper’s Professional Services in Memphis, Tennessee. He previously served 30 years in law enforcement, including 20 years as a federal special agent with the Department of Defense. Piper was the recipient of the ACFE’s 2014 Hubbard Award. Contact him at pipercfe@cs.com.
Jesse Gossman, CFE
Jesse Gossman, CFE, is president and founder of Bottom Line Fraud LLC. Contact him at jgossman@bottomlinefraud.com or visit www.bottomlinefraud.com for further information.
Jing Xun Quek
Jing Xun Quek is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP. Contact him at jquek@jenner.com.
Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA
Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, is the founder and Chairman of the ACFE. Contact him at jwells@ACFE.com.
Jan Tadeusz Stappers, LL.M.
Jan Tadeusz Stappers, LL.M, is the legal counsel of WhistleB, a provider of professional whistleblowing systems. Stappers is assisting in the development of the new ISO 37002 standard on whistleblowing management systems. He’s a frequent professional speaker. Stappers is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) through the IAPP. Contact him at jan.stappers@whistleb.com.
Mani Padmanabhan, CFE
Mani Padmanabhan, CFE, is co-founder and CFO of Positive Shift Technologies in Hyderabad, India. Contact him at iammani65@gmail.com.
Annette Simmons-Brown, CFE
Annette Simmons-Brown, CFE, most recently was a senior paralegal at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She's now a paralegal in Tallahassee, Florida, working in administrative law and statutory rulemaking for regulated professions and occupations. Her email address is: simmonsbrown22@msn.com.
Courtney Howell
Courtney Howell is formerly the ACFE’s community manager.
Gerry Zack, CFE, CPA, CIA
Gerry Zack, CFE, CPA, CIA, is a an ACFE faculty member and was the 2015 chair of the ACFE Board of Regents. His email address is: gzack@bdo.com.
Judy D. Wright, Ph.D., CFE
Judy D. Wright, Ph.D., CFE, is senior partner at Westminster Investigative Consultants. Her doctorate is in industrial/organizational business psychology — specializing in fraud behavior. She also holds a master’s in business administration. Contact her at drjdwright@outlook.com.
Dahli Gray, DBA, CFE, CPA, CGMA
Dahli Gray, DBA, CFE, CPA, CGMA, is a professor with the graduate school of Keiser University. Her email address is: DGray@KeiserUniversity.edu.
Leonard Vona, CFE
Leonard Vona, CFE, is CEO of Fraud Auditing Inc. Contact him at lvona@leonardvona.com.
Vincent Denault, LL.M., LL.B, CFE
Vincent Denault, LL.M., LL.B, CFE, is a lawyer and a lecturer in the department of communication at Université de Montréal in Canada. He’s also a research assistant at the university’s Communication and Health Research Center, a doctoral student and co-director of the Center for Studies in Nonverbal Communication Sciences of the Montreal Mental Health University Institute Research Center. Contact him at vincent.denault@umontreal.ca.
Joe Koenig, CFE
Joe Koenig, CFE, is owner of KMI Investigations, LLC, and author of the book “Getting the Truth: Discover the Real Message. Know Truth. Know Deception,” available in the ACFE Bookstore at ACFE.com/booksandmanuals. His email address is: Joe.Koenig@kmiinvestigations.com.
Charles Rabeno, Ed.D., CFE
Charles Rabeno, Ed.D., CFE, is a special agent with a federal law enforcement agency. His email address is: charles.rabeno@gmail.com.
Anna Brahce
Anna Brahce is assistant editor of Fraud Magazine. Contact her at ABrahce@ACFE.com.
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