AGA/ACFE/IIA Fall Fraud Seminar
| Date/Time: | 11/23/2009 - 11/24/2009 - 7:30 - 8:00 am - Registration; 8:00 am - 4:15 pm - Seminar Each Day; 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch - Will Be Provided | | Location: | Empire State Plaza, Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, Albany, NY
| | Topic: | Annual Fall Fraud Seminar | | Format: | Two Day Training Seminar | | Speaker(s): | Eileen Chambers, OSC
Ken Dieffenbach, CFE, U.S. Department of Justice
Matthew Harris, CFE, U.S. GAO
Meredith Holmquist, OSC
James Marasco, EFP Rotenberg, LLP
Suzanne Mazone, OSC
Chris Rosetti, BST | | Objectives: | To learn about various fraud prevention and detection techniques | | CPE's: | 8 Per Day | | Cost: | One Day:
$125 for AGA, ACFE, IIA Members
$200 for Others
Two Day:
$200 for AGA, ACFE, IIA Members
$275 for Others
$25 Discount if payment is received before November 19th
If paying by credit card, please contact Kevin S Smith at (518)437-9390 ext 233.
If paying by check, please make checks payable to the AGA and mailed to:
Association of Government Accountants, New York Capital Chapter, P.O. Box 1923, Albany, NY 12201 | | Prerequisites: | None | | Advanced Prep: | None | | Field of Study: | Auditing | | NYS License No.: | 000329 | Event Details: Join us for this information packed annual two day fraud seminar. You can choose to attend one or both days, and we offer a $25 discount if you register early.
Listen to several influential speakers discuss: the Recovery Act’s new reporting requirements related to fraud and misuse of funds; how forensic auditing techniques have been used to identify fraudsters; and how bid rigging has been used to defraud the State.
You will not want to miss this year’s fraud seminar. Earn 8 or 16 continuing education credit hours by attending the seminar for one or two days, respectively.
In addition, we will be raffling many prizes with all proceeds benefiting the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.
This two-day seminar will feature several prominent leaders and shakers covering a variety of fraud, investigations, forensic techniques and auditing topics.
The following is the topic and speaker line-up:
Monday, November 23, 2009
Fraud and Oversight Issues Related to Recovery Act Grant Funding
Kenneth R. Dieffenbach, CFE
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes approximately $300 billion in new grant funding with a significant emphasis on transparency and oversight of the use of these funds. The presenter will cover the new reporting requirements related to fraud and misuse of funds; proactive measures to prevent and detect issues of fraud, waste and abuse of these funds; and the new reporting public requirements related to the use of these funds.
Was the Game Rigged? Bid Rigging Scheme Uncovered
Eileen L. Chambers, Meredith Holmquist, Suzanne Mazone
New York State Comptroller’s Office
In this session, participants will learn about the recent scandal in Oneida County where four state employees and five contractors pled guilty to a far reaching fraud scheme that doled out more than $1 million in State projects to the same cherry-picked contractors. Perpetrators rigged bids to provide their friends and neighbors with New York State government work. Auditors also found the State did not pay a reasonable price for some of this work. At least one employee admitted to allowing vendors to charge the State more money than jobs should have cost. Auditors from the Office of the State Comptroller will discuss their audit techniques and tools used in identifying the fraud and compiling evidence which led to the guilty pleas.
Using Analytical Techniques to Prove or Disaprove a Fraud Case
Christopher Rosetti, CFE, CFF, CPA
BST Valuation and Litigation Advisors, LLC
This session will explore the manner in which fraud cases are analyzed, and how financial and non-financial patterns can be used to prove or disprove a fraud case. A case study will be utilized to walk the participant through these concepts.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
GAO’s Forensic Audits and Special Investigations Unit: An Innovative Anti-Fraud Model for Government
Matthew D. Harris, CFE
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
This presentation provides an inside look at the U. S. Government Accountability Office’s Forensic Audits and Special Investigations Unit, a multidisciplinary team of auditors, analysts, criminal investigators and data experts performing cutting edge forensic audits and investigations of fraud, waste and abuse in the Federal government that has application for all levels of government.
The Varying Faces of Fraud - who's wearing them and how do you safeguard against them
James Marasco, CFE, CIA, CPA
EFP Rotenberg, LLP
The first part of this session will review the most popular frauds being perpetrated, how they occur and how can we safeguard against them. The second part of the presentation will examine actual cases that Mr. Marasco's team has investigated all over the world. Cases involve frauds that affected both the private sector and public municipalities. Various crimes
that will be examined include Ponzi schemes, construction fraud, grey market diversion of pharmaceuticals and various types of embezzlements.
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SPEAKER BIOS
Eileen L. Chambers
Eileen is a career employee of New York State with more than 36 years experience. While most of those years have been with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), she has spent a portion of her early career with the Department of Taxation & Finance, Department of Social Services and Office of Mental Retardation. In her work for the Audit Risk Management and Analysis Unit within OSC’s Division of State Government Accountability, Eileen specializes in fraud detection through data analysis, specifically New York State payment processes and data, research and investigative interviewing. Previously, Eileen was responsible for the Division’s Professional Development Unit. The Unit’s mission is to ensure the professional development of a flexible and well motivated workforce. Eileen and her team were responsible to develop and provide training to 235 Divisional employees in compliance with government standards. The Unit is committed to delivering relevant, cutting edge training using a host of entertaining learning methods. Eileen is a former Board member of the Albany Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and VP of Membership for the New York Capital Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants. She was the first President and current Board member of the Eagles, an OSC organization whose goals are to develop “WOW” speakers. Eileen speaks across the State and enjoys bringing humor to her audiences as well as thought provoking ideas. Eileen enjoys ‘every sport ever invented’ and is a self-proclaimed Olympic junkie. She lives in Upstate New York with her husband, David and has two grown daughters, Abbey and Sarah.
Kenneth R. Dieffenbach
Ken is a Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Fraud Detection Office located in Arlington, Virginia. This office is primarily responsible for prevention, detection and investigation of procurement and grant fraud related to Department of Justice vendors, grantees and employees. SSA Dieffenbach serves as the "Fraud Awareness Briefing Program Manager" where he regularly teaches courses on how to prevent, recognize and report fraud in both the procurement and grant processes. He has made presentations at conferences hosted by the Association of Independent Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Association of Government Accountants, as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Academy, the National Science Foundation, DOJ's National Advocacy Center, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, FBI, DEA, USMS, ATF, and others. Prior to his current position, SSA Dieffenbach served 6 ˝ years as an active duty officer with the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He received his undergraduate degree in business and accounting from the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina and his graduate degree in criminal justice from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Matthew D. Harris
Matt Harris is the Assistant Director of Criminal Investigations for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Forensic Audit and Special Investigations (FSI) team. The mission of FSI is to provide Congress with high quality forensic audits and investigations of fraud, waste and abuse, and evaluations of security vulnerabilities and other requested investigative services. This unit also monitors and manages fraud, waste and abuse tips received through GAO's fraud hotline. Matt manages of group of special agents, auditors and analysts, and previously spent several years as a Special Agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). He was also an Investigator for the New York State Office of Inspector General (OSIG). Matt is a Certified Inspector General (CIG) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and holds a Master of Public Administration-Inspector General (MPA-IG) from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is also pursuing his doctoral studies focusing on government oversight and the IG community.
Meredith Holmquist
Meredith began her career with the Office of the State Comptroller five years ago. While most of those years have been with the Division of State Government Accountability, she has spent a portion of her career with the Division of Budget and Policy Analysis. Meredith holds a bachelor of arts in political science from Siena College and a master of arts in public policy from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. In her work for ARMA, Meredith specializes in cutting edge technology used in data analysis and fraud detection, including: EnCase, ArcGIS Desktop, Clementine, FirstNY, Audit Command Language and Accurint. In addition to her proficiency in these applications, Meredith has also developed curriculum for and trained staff in ArcGIS, FirstNY and Audit Command Language. She and the team have also used websites such as myspace.com and whitepages.com in audits; finding details unavailable through any other medium. Meredith is a certified 200 hour Hatha Yoga Instructor. She lives in Upstate New York with her husband Lucas, and Russian Blue (cat) Otter.
James Marasco
Mr. Marasco is a partner with EFP Rotenberg, LLP, a Rochester, NY regional CPA firm. He has been with EFP Rotenberg since graduating from St. Bonaventure in 1990 and co-founded their national consulting firm, StoneBridge Business Partners, which provides forensic and internal audit services nationally. Jim practices exclusively in the fraud and forensic areas and travels extensively throughout the United States working for various Fortune 1000 companies and attorneys involved in litigation matters. He is personally responsible for recovering millions of dollars back to the affected organizations, investors and individuals over the last 14 years of practicing in this area. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor, Jim is a Certified Fraud Examiner. Affiliations include the American Institute of CPA’s, the NYS Society of CPA’s, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He frequently speaks on varying topics of fraud and forensic auditing to varying audiences.
Suzanne Mazone
Suzanne has over 20 years of auditing and accounting experience with the Office of the State Comptroller. She holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the State University at Oswego. Suzanne has been an integral player in OSC’s emerging Fraud Unit. Using data analysis and other fraud detection tools, she is becoming an expert in detecting fraud, waste and abuse. She recently led an audit that uncovered an extensive bid rigging fraud scheme. Her work resulted in 10 persons being successfully prosecuted for their part in the fraud. Suzanne’s goals are to continue to find fraud to save taxpayer dollars and to improve State government. Suzanne and her husband, Joseph, have two children. Suzanne’s interests include genealogy research, golf and skiing. Outside of the office, Suzanne has been on many school boards and school committees. Suzanne is committed to “learning something new every day”.
Christopher Rosetti
Chris Rosetti is currently a partner at BST Valuation and Litigation Advisors, LLC and has more than 25 years of diversified accounting experience. He earned a bachelor of business administration degree from Siena College in 1985 and a master’s degree in public administration from Rockefeller College-State University of New York at Albany in 1995. Chris has extensive experience conducting fraud and forensic reviews, having performed the same throughout the U.S., Africa, Puerto Rico and Cuba. He has also developed and provided fraud detection and prevention training internationally to various business entities, including Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Boeing International. His specialties include conducting fraud investigations and forensic analysis of financial documents; and developing ethics policies and/or codes of conduct for business organizations. Chris is a CPA, Certified in Financial Forensics, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is the Chair of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Continuing Education and Scholarship Committees and is a Board member on the AICPA’s Annual Fraud and Litigation Conference Planning Committee. |
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