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The ACFE association is a provider of anti-fraud training and education. Founded in 1988 by Dr. Joseph T Wells. The ACFE established and administers the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential. [2] To become a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), one must meet the following requirements: [3] Be an Associate Member of the ACFE in good standing
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is a professional organization of fraud examiners. Its activities include producing fraud information, training and tools. Based in Austin, Texas, the ACFE was founded in 1988 by Joseph T. Wells. The ACFE grants the professional designation of Certified Fraud Examiner [2] (abbreviated CFE).
Fraud detection is a knowledge-intensive activity. The main AI techniques used for fraud detection include: Data mining to classify, cluster, and segment the data and automatically find associations and rules in the data that may signify interesting patterns, including those related to fraud. Expert systems to encode expertise for detecting ...
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), or the Postal Inspectors, is the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. It supports and protects the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, infrastructure, and customers by enforcing the laws that defend the United States' mail system from illegal or dangerous use.
The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that 3% of the health care industry's expenditures in the United States are due to fraudulent activities, amounting to a cost of about $51 billion. [9] Other estimates attribute as much as 10% of the total healthcare spending in the United States to fraud—about $115 billion annually. [10]
In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental ...
The testimony marked the first public confirmation that prosecutors in L.A. have an active investigation of additional lawyers at Girardi's once legendary, now ignominious Wilshire Boulevard law firm.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners offers the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential to members involved in fraud prevention, deterrence, detection and investigation. Candidate eligibility is based on a point system (representing a combination of formal education, professional certifications and relevant work experience) and a ...