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President’s Message President’s Message: I hope everyone was able to survive “Snowmageddon!” I thought we would see the snow ll May but our weather paerns this winter have been very unusual. Our board has been working on seng up some excing events for this winter and spring. Our first event of 2016 is right around the corner. On February 24, 2016, we will have a presentaon by one of our very own chapter members, Bob Becke. Bob will be providing us a presentaon on Busng Bust-Out Fraud! This is sure be a very interesng presentaon on how to combat this fraud. Please see the registraon infor- maon in the newsleer with addional details. We also are looking to host a networking event to allow for some informal discussions and meet and greets. I always enjoy geng to know our chapter members and hearing from you what we can do to connue to improve our training and events opportunies. Other events that are on the schedule are the Student Night event in March, our annual all day event in April on discussions regarding breach invesgaons. Our end of year event at Co- ca Cola Park is scheduled for May 5, 2016. Specific informaon on these events will be communicated as available in our newsleer and email communicaons. I hope you can make these upcoming events. I welcome any and all input our members have on improving the chapter. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly to discuss your ideas. I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the Lehigh Valley Chapter ACFE! Best Regards, Krisn Sommer, CFE Chapter President 2015-2016 February 2016 Volume 6, Issue 4 Inside this issue: Calendar of Events / Chapter Event Details 2 February Training Event 3 April Training Event 4 Other Training/ Employment/ Board Meetings 5 Annual Conference 6 Whitehall Volunteer Event Career Day 7 Fraud Resources 8 2015-2016 Board Members 9 Chapter Membership Form 10 Lehigh Valley Chapter Newsletter
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President’s Message
President’s Message: I hope everyone was able to survive “Snowmageddon!” I thought we would see the snow till May but our weather patterns this winter have been very unusual.
Our board has been working on setting up some exciting events for this winter and spring. Our first event of 2016 is right around the corner. On February 24, 2016, we will have a presentation by one of our very own chapter members, Bob Beckett. Bob will be providing us a presentation on Busting Bust-Out Fraud! This is sure be a very interesting presentation on how to combat this fraud. Please see the registration infor-mation in the newsletter with additional details. We also are looking to host a networking event to allow for some informal discussions and meet and greets. I always enjoy getting to know our chapter members and hearing from you what we can do to continue to improve our training and events opportunities. Other events that are on the schedule are the Student Night event in March, our annual all day event in April on discussions regarding breach investigations. Our end of year event at Co-ca Cola Park is scheduled for May 5, 2016. Specific information on these events will be communicated as available in our newsletter and email communications. I hope you can make these upcoming events. I welcome any and all input our members have on improving the chapter. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly to discuss your ideas. I can be reached by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the Lehigh Valley Chapter ACFE! Best Regards, Kristin Sommer, CFE Chapter President 2015-2016
February 2016 Volume 6, Issue 4
Inside this issue:
Calendar of
Events / Chapter
Event Details
2
February
Training Event
3
April
Training Event
4
Other Training/
Employment/
Board Meetings
5
Annual Conference 6
Whitehall Volunteer
Event Career Day
7
Fraud Resources 8
2015-2016 Board
Members
9
Chapter
Membership Form
10
Lehigh Valley Chapter Newsletter
Page 2 Volume 6, Issue 4
Date Event Details
February 24, 2016 Topic: B2B High Risk & Fraud Bust-Outs to Business Identity Theft
Location: dun & bradstreet—Center Valley
March 2016 LV ACFE Member Networking Event Location: TBD
April 2016 Student Awards Night
Location: DeSales University
April 11, 2016 Topic: Cyber Security Location: DeSales University
CPE: 8 Credits
May 5, 2016 Annual Chapter Meeting / Elections for 2016-2017
Social Event - Iron Pigs Game at Coca-Cola Park
2015-2016 Calendar of Events
*Please note that the information above is preliminary and is subject to change as plans are finalized.
Please see advertisements in subsequent newsletter pages and via email/website for confirmed events.*
The Board of
Governors is
working hard to
plan
educational and
affordable
training. We
hope to see you
at one or all of
our events!!
Know of a great
Speaker??
Please contact
an Officer!
We’re always
looking for new
and exciting
speakers for our
events.
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SESSION AGENDA:
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM Session
dun & bradstreet Corporation
Business Identity Theft & Bust Outs CPE Session
February 24, 2016
3501 Corporate Parkway,
Center Valley, PA 18034
CPE: 2CPEs
Pricing:
$20 Member
$30 Non-Member
$10 Student
Retiree or Law
Enforcement
Registration details can be
found on our website
www.acfelehighvalley.org
events
Please register by Feb 19th
Bob Beckett—Speaker Biography
Senior Director, Global Content / High Risk & Fraud Insight
Bob has some thirty years of experience in a wide array of business content,
analysis and insight. He has held leadership positions including: VP Sales – small
business customer channel; data operations; quality assurance and business de-
velopment government. Bob has spoken at a number of conferences and au-
thored a number of white papers about mitigating fraud and business malfea-
sance. Bob currently leads Dun & Bradstreet’s High-Risk & Fraud Insight Unit.
This unit consists of analysts/investigators including Certified Fraud Examiners
(CFE) who identify, investigate and alert customers to high-risk entities. Addi-
tionally, this team focuses on preventing and detecting misrepresentation from
entering the D&B database.
Agenda:
Introduction - Context & Operational Definitions related to B2B High Risk
& Fraud
Trends in B2B High Risk & Fraud – Bust-outs to Business Identity Theft
D&B Approach to investigating and confirming cases – Three Intelligence
Types
Tools used to combat B2B fraud – Including use-cases
Page 4
Save the date for our annual social
Iron Pigs Game
Thursday May 5th More details to follow
We are still working on the April all day
event but wanted to share a preview of the
topics we are planning for the agenda
The FBI’s Role in Cyberspace
The FBI, You and InfraGard
Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
Conducting an IT Cyber Security Compliance Audit – It’s Not Just About the Technology
Please hold the date April 11, 2016
Desales University
Page 5 Volume 6, Issue 4
Have you ….?
Never been featured in our Meet the Members
Section?
Recently passed your CFE exam?
Been quoted in the news or contributed to an
article?
Written a publication?
Received a promotion or started a new job?
If any of these apply to you, please contact us at
[email protected] so we can get to
know you
Thinking of becoming more involved in our Chapter? Have an idea or suggestion on how
to make our Chapter better? Contact our President or come join us at a Board of Gover-
nors meeting and share your thoughts and ideas with us!
Board Meetings are held at T-Mobile (Roma Corporate Center,
2nd Floor: 1605 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown) from 9:00am-
12:00pm on the following dates:
August 6, 2015 October 8, 2015 January 14, 2016
March 10, 2016 June 9, 2015
Come and join us to see what goes into running the chapter and
find out how you can help.
We Want YOUR Input
As a service to our members, job opportunities will be advertised in our
newsletter and on our website. If you have an opening at your company
that you would like posted, please contact our Secretary at:
Employment Opportunities
Page 6 Volume 6, Issue 4
27th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference Will be held June 12-17, 2016
Hotel and Venue ARIA Resort & Casino 730 Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89158 Phone: (866) 359-7757 or +1 (702) 590-7757
Link to register http://www.fraudconference.com/ If you would like to take advantage of the group registration discount—please use the link below for the correct from and send the completed form to Ann Marie Seier @ [email protected] - all forms must be submitted together from the chapter in order to receive the group discount. We will monitor the participation and advise before registration closes for pricing. The team registration pricing is as follows:
Team Registration – Full Conference
Team Registration – Main Conference
To register, submit the individual Group Supplemental Form.
3 or more 5 or more 10 or more
ACFE Member $1,350 (USD) $1,300 $1,225
Non-Member $1,600 $1,550 $1,475
3 or more 5 or more 10 or more
ACFE Member $950 (USD) $925 $900
Non-Member $1,200 $1,175 $1150
Annual Conference
Page 7 Volume 6, Issue 4
Opportunity to participate in Whitehall High
School Career Fair
When—April 19, 2016
You can volunteer to help for half a day or full day during school
hours, to talk to students about the CFE organization and career
possibilities for CFE’s
If you are interested please email Kristin @ [email protected] by the
end of the month—thank you for considering this volunteer opportunity
Page 8 Volume 6, Issue 4
Fraud Resources
It’s Here!!!
We are vigorously working on creating a chap-
ter website where you can “one-stop shop” for
all the latest Lehigh Valley ACFE news.
Our site will include:
Our chapter Officers/Board Members
Member Directory
Upcoming Event Information
Past newsletters
Photos, and more!
We’re currently under construction, but you
can follow the progress at:
http://acfelehighvalley.org/#
Come back often to see what’s new!
Are you LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a social
network for professionals that allows in-
dividuals and businesses to market them-
selves, network, participate in discussions,
and follow interests. Join the Lehigh Val-
ley ACFE group at: Lehigh Valley ACFE.
ACFE Insights
The ACFE released the 2014
‘Report to the Nations on
Occupational Fraud and
Abuse.’ Click here to view
the report: 2014 Report
Do you have an interesting fraud related topic that you wrote or blogged about, and want others to hear
about it? Submit your article to our Secretary for inclusion in the newsletter and on our website.
**Please note that the Board retains editorial control over articles submitted for publication.**
Get the ACFE App
Stay connected to the resources
you need in the fight against fraud.
Download the ACFE app from the
app store for convenient access to
anti-fraud tools, resources, and
training.
Submit your Articles
Page 9 Volume 6, Issue 4
Chapter Officers
Meet the 2015-2016 LV ACFE Board Members
Paul Amenta Joe Blisko Stephen Barron, Jr
John Falk
Jim Mahoney
Anu Ghai
Megan McLaughlin Todd Patterson
Lance Hawk
President: Kristin Sommer
Vice - President: Heather Stadalman
Treasurer: Desiree Silfies
Secretary: Ann Marie Seier
Kristin Heather
Desiree
Andrea Baum
Board of Governors
Patty Marth
Ann Marie
Corey Cooper
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