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.
