LA-ACFE.org - Los Angeles Area Chapter
Past Events
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 Trial and InvesCops and Robbers - Las
Vegas Style"
SPEAKER:  Jeff Jonas, Chief Scientist, Entity Analytic Solutions, IBM Distinguished
Engineer

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