Fraud Defined

At any given moment, persons in all parts of the world are conceiving new illegal ways to make money or gain economic advantage from organizations and individual victims. All major institutions like banks and other financial institutions, retail, medical, government, and non-profit in every society and industry face fraud situations in one way or the other. Further, financial crime is continuously evolving. It not only causes financial losses but also reputational and long-term business and practice losses that are difficult to measure. Therefore, knowing and dealing with fraud is necessary from a professional perspective. 

This Online CPE Webinar explores the definition of fraud from the vantage point of the many professionals that are faced with fraud-related issues. Fraud is defined from the perspective of professionals that deal with the prevention, detection, and investigation of fraud as well as the prosecution and defense of civil and criminal lawsuits. The instructor is an attorney, CPA, and former FBI Agent that now works in the private sector specializing in investigations and fraud mitigation consulting. His insights into the accounting and legal definitions of fraud will assist all professionals in fighting fraud.

This online fraud CPE webinar for CPAs covers following Key Topics:

• Exploring various facets of fraud with clarity.
• What are the civil elements of fraud?
• What are the criminal elements of fraud?
• Which are the Accounting standards relating to fraud?
• Real case examples are used to bring the material to life.

Key attractions of the webinar:

This webinar is for any professional that addresses fraud-related issues including management, internal auditors, external auditors, CPAs, forensic accountants, and attorneys. The webinar provides a working definition of fraud so that professionals are better equipped to address it.