For conference details and to access the 2019 Annual Fraud Conference website, www.houstonfraudconference.com. 

The Houston ACFE Chapter is hosting its Annual Fraud Conference offering a 2-day, 16-hour CPE training event stacked with dynamic, entertaining presentations.  The lineup of speakers includes some new faces and familiar crowd pleasers. Come Join Us!

Register a group of 5 or more and receive a 10% discount on the regular conference price! For group registrations, please email a list of individual names and email addresses to fraudconference@houstonacfe.org.

Presentations:

October 10, 2019:

• David Dayen - Author: “Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street's Great Foreclosure Fraud” (General Session)
  
• Jeffrey Harfenist, "Case Study: Embezzlement Uncovered and Investigated Using Analytics"
• Matteson Ellis, JD.  "Brazil’s Operation Car Wash: Lessons Learned from the Century’s Largest Corruption Investigation" (Breakout)
• Fernando Cevallos, CFE –“Fraud Investigation US and Mexico” (Breakout)
  
• Salmin Jadajavi, CFE, CAMS – “Fraud and Money Laundering: What’s the connection” (Breakout)
  
• Ken Bensinger –  Journalist and Author: “Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal” (General)
  

October 11, 2019:

• Kelly Paxton, CFE, PI – "Honestly Dishonest: A Fraud Examiner's Perspective" (General)
  
• Meredith Williams-Range – “Social Media: Ethics and Compliance Considerations in Today's World” (Breakout)
  
• Michael Bret Hood, CFE– "The Brendan Dassey Confession:  Lessons on What and What Not To Do for Interviewers" (Breakout)
• Melissa Annis, JD, Assistant US Attorney, "Congressman Steve Stockman Fraud Investigation"

• Sheila A. Enriquez CPA, JD, CFF, CVA and Halen Phan, GCFA, GASF, "From Data to Damages: Case Studies of Cost and Time Efficiencies Created by Digital Forensics and Data Analytics"

• Matthew Hennessy, JD & David Gerger, JD, "We Know What You Really Meant!  Inside the Mind of the White Collar Criminal – And his Accuser.”

Evening Reception October 10:  All Houston area ACFE and IIA Chapter members are invited to the free Fall Networking Reception from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the Norris Conference Center, so networking opportunities are available. (Separate registration is required for this reception - see ACFE Houston website for details)

CPE Credits: 16 credits (including 2 ethics CPE credits)

Event Policies:

• If you have registered and/or paid for an event and you need to cancel, you MUST email fraudconference@houstonacfe.org no later than 10 days prior to the event to request a refund and/or cancel your registration.      
• Cancellations within 10 days of the event will not be eligible for a refund, but substitutions will be accepted. Please request substitutions by emailing fraudconference@houstonacfe.org.
• For more information regarding refund, complaint and/or program cancellation policies, please visit the Terms & Conditions section of the website, or email us at fraudconference@houstonacfe.org.

Additional Information:

• Delivery Method:  Group-Live
• Prerequisites:  Working Knowledge of Fraud and Fraud Schemes
• Field of Study:  Specialized Knowledge and Applications [Fraud, Ethics]
• Who Should Attend?:  Anti-fraud professionals, Auditors, Accountants, Attorneys, Investigators, Law Enforcement, Educators, Students
• Advanced Preparation:  None
• Program Level:  Intermediate

• Houston ACFE Chapter Members – $600.00 This registration fee amount is open only to current members of the Houston ACFE Chapter
• Member Group Rate – $540.00  = Must register a group

  10% discount for ACFE Members, as part of a Group of 5 or more.

• Law Enforcement, Students & Educators – $500.00  To register under this reduced rate you will be need to provide evidence of your eligibility. For more information on qualifying please see the Terms and Conditions located under Events. Please contact events@houstonacfe.org for more information. 
• Professional Guests & Non-Members – $700.00

  This registration is open to anyone. You do not need to be a member of the local ACFE Chapter to register.

• Non Member Group Discount Rate (5 or More) – $630.00

  10% discount as part of group rate

NASBA Sponsor No.125230
Texas CPA No.004563
Texas TCLEOSE: Pending Approval

The Houston Area Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.