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ACFE Foundation awards scholarships in 21st year of Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program

The ACFE Foundation has awarded $58,000 to college and university students through the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program for the 2015-2016 school year. Each recipient also will receive a one-year ACFE student membership.

Written By: ACFE Staff

    • Career and Professional Development

Shaun Aghili, DBA, CFE

Interview with Shaun Aghili, DBA, CFE

Written By: Cora Bullock

    • Career and Professional Development

Investing in tomorrow’s fraud fighters

The Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship awards students who’ve declared a major or minor in accounting, business administration, finance, criminal justice or a similar fraud-related subject. The scholarship program serves as a catalyst for students, furthering their fraud examination careers by reducing financial barriers and increasing access to education.

Written By: Crystal Zuzek

    • Career and Professional Development

Celebrating a quarter-century of Fraud Week

International Fraud Awareness Week, or Fraud Week, is celebrating 25 years of community anti-fraud education.

Written By: Stefanie Hallgren, CFE

    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Fraud Risk Management

Faking Amazon refunds for PII and more

Fraudsters always find new ways to steal PII and money. This time, they’re sending customers to fake websites for fake Amazon refunds and putting a 21st century twist on a classic jury duty scheme. Plus, the FBI cautions that identity thieves are revictimizing people by posing as lawyers offering to recover funds for crypto investment scheme victims.

Written By: Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE

    • Consumer Fraud and Scams
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Fraud Schemes
    • Identity Theft

Thai woman accused of blackmailing monks in three-year scheme totaling $11.9 million and more

In a scandal that’s shaken Thailand’s Buddhist community, police arrested a woman known as “Ms. Golf” in July 2025 for a three-year scheme in which she allegedly blackmailed monks after having sexual relationships with them.

Written By: Crystal Zuzek

    • Bribery and Corruption
    • Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
    • Fraud Schemes

Dredging the fraud beneath the surface

In June 2025, the former CFO of a seafood wholesaler was convicted of embezzling $9 million from her company. The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) who examined the case recounts the multilayered scheme he uncovered and explains the workplace culture and behavioral attributes of the perpetrator that allowed fraud to flourish.

Written By: Steve C. Morang, CFE

    • Accounting and Auditing
    • Asset Misappropriation
    • Fraud Investigation and Examination

Juliette Gust, CFE

Juliette Gust, CFE, got her start fighting fraud in the hospitality industry. Since then, the current lead investigator for tech company ABB Motion has conducted bribery, money laundering and embezzlement investigations across the globe. She also founded ethics hotline and case management system company Ethics Suite.

Written By: Anna Brahce

    • Bribery and Corruption
    • Career and Professional Development
    • Investigation

AI can simplify complexity in litigation support

Artificial intelligence can enhance litigation support by helping accounting experts simplify complex accounting concepts and present compelling evidence. Here’s how to navigate the technology’s limitations, legal implications and best practices for using AI to advance justice.

Written By: Rick C. Warne, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, Kim Charron, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, Robert M. Cornell, Ph.D., CMA

    • Accounting and Auditing
    • Computers and Technology
    • Legal Elements of Fraud

Fraud examiners can untangle the notes of music publishing royalties

Fraud examiners may be unfamiliar with the inner workings of the music publishing industry, but their investigative skills are in demand. The author identifies areas where fraud examiners may encounter risks, red flags, and opportunities to add value through audits, investigations and fraud prevention. 

Written By: Bilarys Ramírez-Pizarro, CFE

    • Contract and Procurement Fraud
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Fraud Schemes

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