Fraud Fighter Podcast
Hosted by a former white-collar federal criminal investigator, this bi-weekly podcast seeks to find the best tools, practices, opportunities, and people to answer your questions about fraud and forensic accounting. Every episode is a conversation with an expert in the fraud or forensic accounting industry who has a story to tell, ideas and wisdom to share, successes to inspire, and failures to confess. Where can you find the right credentials for your career? Where can you find the right training for you and where you want to be? What opportunities exist in the anti-fraud industry? What software or technology is available to help you in your career? If you are asking these questions, this podcast is for you.
Fraud Fighter Podcast
009 - Certified Fraud Examiner Credential - ACFE with John Gill
November 02, 2020
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Robert Nordlander, CPA, CFE
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Episode 9
John Gill is an attorney and Certified Fraud Examiner. He is the Vice President of Education with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
www.ACFE.com
In this episode, we discuss:
- The origin of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
- Why the ACFE only has the CFE credential
- The four sections on the test
- How certified fraud examiners uncovered Bernie Madoff and the WorldCom scandal
- What the requirements to take the test
- Resources available for continuing education and job placement
- How the ACFE wants qualified instructors and writers for their continuing education
- How to start your career as a certified fraud examiner
- The value of the local chapters of the ACFE
- What opportunities are available when you earn the CFE credential
- How technology is the biggest challenge for the ACFE
