Past Events
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
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