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This Week: Bates Leaders and Experts to Speak at ACFE Global Fraud Conference
Connect with Bates group at the 29th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. Bates Director Alex Russell, CFE, CFA, will be presenting the Data Analytics and Anti-Fraud panel “Errors, Biases and Algorithms: How to Interpret Automated Results,” while Financial Crimes Director Geoff WInkler, CFE, will moderate the Emerging Issues Panel "How to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Loyalty Programs." Fraud Expert Jacqueline Bloink, CFE, RHIA, will also be speaking on the Best Practices panel “Forensic Medical Coding and Billing for the CFE.”
June 17-22, 2018 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
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Special Report – Fraud in the Workplace: New Data Reveals Top Controls to Detect and Prevent Fraud
Last month, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) issued its 2018 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse ("Global Fraud Study"). In the Global Fraud Study, the ACFE analyzed 2,690 cases reported by Certified Fraud Examiners from January 2016 through October 2017, covering 125 countries and over $7.1 billion in losses. The findings of the Global Fraud Study are concerning given the limited focus that most businesses place on fraud prevention. Bates Financial Crimes Director Geoff Winkler looks into the Report's details.
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Meet Our New Experts
We are pleased to introduce Bates Group's newest experts & consultants: Jacqeuline Bloink, Ben Cooper, Craig Hurwitz, Lynn Jones, Jan Kostyun and W. Scott Simon.
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