Past Events
 

August 29, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA
LA Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - Municipal Fraud and Government Corruption 

July 26, 2012 - Beverly Hills, CA
LA Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - Joint Event with the Beverly Hills Bar Association 

April 11, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA
The Institute of Internal Auditors Los Angeles Chapter - Annual Fraud Conference 

March 14, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA
The Institute of Internal Auditors Los Angeles Chapter - Annual Risk Conference 

February 2-3, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA
ACFE National 3-Day Conference: Fraud Risk Management
Speaker: Allen F. Brown, Assistant Legislative Auditor, Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office. 

February 2, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA 
ACFE National 3-Day Conference: Investigating Conflicts of Interest 
Speaker: Janet McHard, President, McHard/Accounting/Consulting/LLC 

September 22, 2011
TOPIC: Using Excel and Other Analytical Tools and Financial Techniques to Fight Fraud"
SPEAKERS: Eric W. Augusta, Owner/Principal, Eric W. Augusta & Associates
Bill Swanson, Founder and Principal Consultant of CEODecisions.com 

August 3, 2011
TOPIC: "Liability of Attorneys, Accountants and Other Professionals in Ponzi Schemes:"I Wish I Had Become a Doctor!"
PANELISTS: Honorable Judge Steven Rhodes - US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern Division
Attorney Kathy Bazoian Phelps - Ponzi scheme specialist, Danning, Gill, Diamond & Kollitz, LLP
MODERATOR:  Jim Davidson, CPA/CFF, CFE, CFS, FCPA, CTP, CIRA; Managing Director Avant Advisory Group

January 20, 2011
TOPIC: "An Investigator's Prospective On Asset Tracing and Recovery"
SPEAKER: Al Ristuccia, CFE, Larsen AVR Group, Inc. 

November 1, 2010
TOPIC: "Ethics in Fraudulent Situations"
SPEAKER: Dr. Cecil W. Jackson, CPA 

February 25, 2010
TOPIC #1: Marketing Your Professional Services Business Online
SPEAKER: Dave Maxey, ClickReach Internet Marketing
TOPIC #2: How to Spot Another "Bernie" Before He Has "Madoff" With Your Money"
SPEAKER: Alex Kwechansky 

November 19, 2009
TOPIC: Benfords Law Without ACL
SPEAKER:  Gogi Overhoff, Gumbiner Savett Inc. 

October 29, 2009
TOPIC: Shining the Light:  The Role of Fraud Examiners in Bankruptcy Cases
SPEAKER:  David Reeder - Reeder Law Corporation

September 24, 2009
TOPIC: Government Funds: An ATM for Fraud
SPEAKER:  Don Mullinax, Forensic Strategic Solutions, LLC 

June 25, 2009
TOPIC: "COMPUTER FORENSICS IN A WIRED WORLD - UNSTICKING THE DELETE KEY"
SPEAKER:  David Nardoni, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP 

April 23, 2009
TOPIC: "THEN AND NOW:  COMPARISONS BETWEEN ENRON AND THE CURRENT CYCLE OF ACCOUNTING FRAUDS PLUS NEW  PRIORITIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL"
SPEAKER:  Robb Adkins, Chief of the U.S. Attorneys Office in Orange County 

February 19, 2009
SEMINAR: " INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES - DETECTING DECEPTION AND ELICITATION"
SPEAKER:  Don Rabon 

January 22, 2009
TOPIC #1: The Credit Crisis and it's Impact on the Mortgage Industry, Corporate Financing and Business Insolvency
Ron Durkin, Senior Managing Director of Durkin Forensic, Inc
Paul Bertrand, Supervisory Special FBI Agent, Los Angeles Mortgage Fraud Task Force
Frank Burke, Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson 

November 18, 2008
TOPIC #1:  Reflections on a 25 Year Career as an IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent
Frank Fontinatos - IRS Supervisor Special Agent 
TOPIC #2:  Deceptive Business Activities in a Downturn or Don't Say the "R" Word
Alex Kwechansky, Author 

September 25, 2008
TOPIC: "Staying in the Good Books of the SEC
SPEAKER: Dana Tani, Associate Director, SEC Western Region 

May 15, 2008
TOPIC: Internal Controls, Internal Investigations, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
SPEAKER:  John Shu, Attorney, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson, & Routh 

April 15, 2008
TOPIC: Islamic Terrorism and the West:  Conflicting Mentalities and Missed Warnings
SPEAKER:  Richard Horowitz, Attorney at Law 

March 27, 2008
TOPIC: Assessing the Risk of Fraud in a Global Economy
SPEAKER:  Dr. Jerry Wald, Ph.D, Ernst & Young, LLP 

February 20, 2008
TOPIC: "Behind the Scenes of the Enron Investigation and Trial
SPEAKER:  John C. Hueston, lead prosecutor for the trial of Kenneth Lay and Jefferey Skilling 

January 18, 2008
TOPIC: "Cops and Robbers - Las Vegas Style"
SPEAKER:  Jeff Jonas, Chief Scientist, Entity Analytic Solutions, IBM Distinguished Engineer 

December 13, 2007
Topic: "The Future of Fraud Education"
SPEAKER:  Sarah Carson, LA-ACFE President 

October 25, 2007
TOPIC: "Corporate Governance in the Post-Enron Era"
SPEAKER:  Robert Deutschman, Vice Chairman, Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. 

September 26, 2007
TOPIC: "Business Fairy Tales:  The Top Twenty Fictitious Financial Reporting Frauds and the Signals they leave in the Financial Statements"
SPEAKER: Dr. Cecil W. Jackson, CPA, University of Southern California 

June 20, 2007
TOPIC: "TELESEMINAR: Making the Media Your Friend"
SPEAKERS: Cynthia Harrington, CFA, CFE 

June 14, 2007
TOPIC: "Investigative Ethics: Realities in Practice"
SPEAKERS: Full Day Event with 9 Speakers! 

April 19, 2007
TOPIC: Construction Fraud: Are Your Defenses in Place
SPEAKER: Don Mullinax, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, ACFE Regent 

March 15, 2007
TOPIC: "Attorney Related Fraud"
SPEAKER: Thomas Layton, California State Bar 

February 15, 2007
TOPIC: "Financial Crimes Investigations - So Cal Bank Dicks in Action"
SPEAKER: R. Stephen Peel, CFE 

January 18, 2007
TOPIC: "Criminal and Civil Fraud Prosecution"
SPEAKER: Dana Aratani, Deputy District Attorney 

November 30, 2006
TOPIC: "Analyzing the Fraud Case: an Attorney's viewpoint"
SPEAKER: Richard A. Moss, Attorney at Law 

October 19, 2006
TOPIC: "Forensic Accounting - Case Studies From The Files"
SPEAKER: Nancy Kearson, CPA and Certified Valuation Analyst 

September 21, 2006
TOPIC: "In the Trenches of Telecom Fraud: Abuses and Corrections"
SPEAKER: Jim Marsh, Director of Revenue Assurance, Public Communications Services, Inc. 

June 26, 2006
TOPIC: "Casinos: Beyond Surveillance - The Auditor/Investigator Role"
SPEAKER: Alfonso Martinez, CFE 

May 25, 2006
TOPIC: "When to Call in a Metallurgist"
SPEAKER: Shahram Sheybany, Ph.D. 

April 20, 2006
TOPIC: "Understanding and Complying with Breach Notification Laws"
SPEAKER: Scott M. Giordano, Esq., MBA, MS, CFE, GSEC 

March 23, 2006
Topic: "Handwriting Analysis: What it is, How it can be Applied (to Behavioral Profiling) & Authenticated"
SPEAKER: Sheila Lowe 

February 23, 2006
TOPIC: "Premises Liability/Security Expertise"
SPEAKER: Ronald J. Foster 

January 26, 2006
TOPIC: "Investigative Techniques of an IRS Special Agent"
SPEAKER: Frank Fotinatos 

November 17, 2005
TOPIC: "Procurement Fraud"
SPEAKER: John Tonsick 

May 26, 2005
TOPIC: "The Insurance Implications of Fraud Loss:  Got Coverage"
SPEAKER: Patricia Barrett 

March 24, 2005
TOPIC: "The Business of Ethics: 8 Critical Thinking Errors that Landed me in the Federal Pen"
SPEAKER: Patrick Kuhse 

January 20, 2005
TOPIC: "Untraceable Fraud"
SPEAKER: Alex Kwechansky 

October 28, 2004
TOPIC: "NOW WHAT? Case Preparation for the Police"
SPEAKER: Detective Steve Wolff