The Houston ACFE invites you to join us for our Monthly IN PERSON luncheon!  It's on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, so mark your recurring calendars!

Note:  We will have a drawing for a FREE registration to the national ACFE Global Conference (Virtual) at the luncheon so if you are interested in attending the conference come join us for a chance to win the registration.

May 10, 2022 - Lunch time

Speaker:  Eduardo Almeida Mota, CFE, CONEXIG LLC

Title: Anti-Money Laundering Strategies and Case Examples

Description:  Eduardo Mota will speak first regarding an overview of money laundering concepts, and how a typical money-laundering operation develops.  He will review case examples of money laundering in Brazil and in other companies.  Finally, he will review commonalities among money laundering cases, with an eye to developing strategies for anti-money laundering in private enterprise, and public institutions.

Bio:  Eduardo Almeida Mota has more than twenty-five years of experience working to understand fraudsters’ thinking to create and operationalize AML and anti-fraud strategies. He acted as Compliance Officer, Fraud Examiner, Project Manager, and Head of Intelligence with expertise in public administration, indirect tax, intelligence, and forensic investigations. With a substantial understanding of the Brazilian and LATAM environment and tax Systems in both legal and administrative fields, he has a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University, Postgraduates and Bachelor's degree in Law, and a Military Officer Degree.  He worked in the Sao Paulo’s state finance department for 19 years and with the International Monetary Fund.  He also was a member of the Brazilian military police in Sao Paulo.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify money laundering concepts and overview
• Understand typical development of money-laundering processes
• Identify possible long-term anti-money laundering strategies for private business and public administrations

Agenda:

11:30 am: Lunch

11:50 am: Houston ACFE Board Remarks

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Presentation

Recommended CPE hours: 1.0 credits.  

Event Policies

Program Cancellation Policy

If you have registered and/or paid for an event and you need to cancel, you MUST cancel online through your account no later than 5 days prior to the event, unless otherwise indicated in specific event policies, to request a refund and/or cancel your registration. The Chapter must confirm event registrations with the venue prior to the event and any changes after this time period can become a financial cost to the Chapter. The Chapter reserves the right to make the final determination on what percentage charge/refund will be returned for cancellations made after the cutoff. The default condition is that cancellations made after cutoff will be charged at 100% and/or no refunds will be allowed. In the event the Chapter determines that partial charges or refunds will be allowed, they will be made on a case by case basis.

In the event of having to cancel one of the events,  the Chapter would immediately send an email blast to all registrants with the emails they used for registration.  The Chapter media relations officer would post on all social media platforms notifying members of the cancellation, and the Chapter webmaster would also post cancellation on the Chapter website.

In the event an attendee does not show up to the event, the registration cost will be forfeited. If payment at the door was the selected method, then the attendee will be billed for the full cost of the event. The Chapter reserves the right to bar future registrations for any attendees who routinely register and fail to pay and/or attend the event.  If you have any questions you may email events@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 events@houstonacfe.org.  

Additional Information:

Delivery Method:  Group Live
Prerequisites: Not Applicable
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Who Should Attend:  Anti-fraud professionals, Auditors, Accountants, Attorneys, Investigators, Law Enforcement, Educators, Students
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic

NASBA Sponsor No.  125230

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 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 web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

For concerns regarding course offerings, certifications or complaints, please contact:  Gabriella Marshall, Training Director at the Houston ACFE.