Allegations of fraud and corruption are commonplace. A variety of professionals are charged with investigating those allegations. The presenter is a 25-year veteran of the FBI. He is also an attorney and CPA that specializes in internal investigations in his private practice. He uses many real-life examples in the course to bring the material to life. This course addresses investigations from detection through resolution. The course highlights legal issues, investigative strategies, the three categories where all evidence resides, and professional standards.
Key Topics Covered in the webinar:
Case examples of investigative techniques
How to avoid legal pitfalls
Starting an investigation with the end in mind
Managing client expectations
Why you should attend this webinar?
This webinar is for professionals that are responsible for any aspect of an investigation. These professionals include CPAs, attorneys, investigators, management, and government officials. This course is packed full of information and practitioner pointers. The course helps the investigator strategically organize an investigation and avoid legal pitfalls. The presentation is not only educational and informative, but it also does an excellent job capturing the participant’s attention.
Learning Objectives
To get an overview for the term investigation
To identify legal issues investigators are likely to encounter
To identify the three locations where evidence resides
To get an overview of Documentary and tangible evidence
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About Presenter
Victor Hartman, JD
Principal, The Hartman Firm, LLC
Vic
Hartman is the Principal of The Hartman Firm, LLC. He is a veteran FBI Special
Agent of 25 years, an attorney, CPA, author, professor, and practitioner. Vic
specializes in internal investigations, forensic accounting, and fraud
mitigation consulting.
He is the author of the book, The
Honest Truth About Fraud. Vic wrote this book for an audience that includes
corporate managers and forensic practitioners responsible for the prevention,
detection, and investigation of fraud. He also uses the book in the classroom,
webinars, and workshops where he speaks.
Vic is active in the forensic
accounting and fraud examination community. He serves on Georgia Southern
University’s Forensic Accounting Advisory Board. He teaches a master’s-level
forensic accounting course at Georgia State University. He is a past two-term
President of the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners (ACFE). Vic provides continuing education presentations to both
attorneys and CPAs on the topics of fraud, forensic accounting, and internal
investigations. He is also the editor of the Fraud Column in New Perspectives,
the professional journal of the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors.
Vic is a graduate of Emory
University’s School of Law. He is a licensed Attorney and CPA in the state of
Georgia. He is also a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). His credentials include
being Certified in Financial Forensics by the AICPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner
by the ACFE. He is member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI,
and he previously served on the Board of Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta. Vic
currently serves on the Atlanta Governing Board of the Office of Inspector
General.
