When You Hear Hoofbeats, It May Be a Zebra
1.00 Credits
Member Price $59
Non-Member Price $79
Overview
Young doctors sometimes arrive at an exotic medical diagnosis (You've got Kuru!), when a more common place explanation is likely (You've got a cold). These diagnoses are known as Zebras and doctors are taught, "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras". Sometimes, the patient really has a rare disease and suffers from misdiagnosis and subsequent improper treatment. Similarly, managers, auditors, and investigators often see indicators of fraud, but dismiss them because they've been taught or assume based upon experience that it is just a mistake that looks like fraud. This session uses case studies to explore some of the more common symptoms of fraud that are often misdiagnosed.
Highlights
- Internal Controls
- Fraud Prevention
- Fraud Investigation
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Finance management, business management, bookkeepers, accountants, fraud examiners
Objectives
- Learn the relationship between the three elements of fraud and how fraudsters think
- Understand how internal controls prevent fraud
- Learn the red flags to look for to identify fraud
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Daniel Porter, The Pros & The Cons, LLC
Daniel Porter, CFE has conducted civil and criminal investigations for over 20 years as a licensed private investigator, a loss prevention manager, and as an investigator with the State of Tennessee. While he was Investigations Manager with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (an organization with over 4,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 Billion) he created an investigations section and was responsible for investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse. Currently, he is an investigator in the Special Investigations Unit in the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury, of the State of Tennessee where he investigates fraud involving public funds. He is a Cum Laude graduate from Middle Tennessee State University’s Criminal Justice Program and a CFE. He has made presentations at AGA, IIA, and CFE conferences as well as to governmental agencies in various states including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations and the Indiana CPA Society. He has provided law enforcement training certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. He is a guest lecturer at Middle Tennessee State University and the Vanderbilt University School of Law. He previously served as President and Vice President of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and was selected the Chapter’s Member of the Year in 2003.
Non-Member Price $79
Member Price $59