http://www.gacfe.org/news.html http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=139 Brent Merriell, 37, Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty in federal district court to charges of making false statements to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and aggravated identity theft. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:09:35 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=139 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=148 MIAMI Federal authorities arrested 30 people, including doctors, in a major Medicare fraud bust Wednesday in New York, Louisiana, Boston and Houston, targeting scams such as "arthritis kits" — expensive braces that many patients never used. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:07:26 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=148 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=144 GACFE Members have the opportunity to assist in the research of fraud in small businesses. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:53:36 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=144 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=129 The government's tax credit for first-time home buyers has been a boost to the economy. But it also has attracted a wide range of potential fraud -- from 4-year-olds who claimed they bought a home to people who have owned homes in the past and people who Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:54:09 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=129 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=128 It's not a good idea, based upon ACFE research that finds internal controls have a measurable impact on an organization’s exposure to fraud. The ACFE and its president, James D. Ratley, CFE, warn against the proposal to exempt some companies from Sectio Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:03:04 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=128 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=121 MIAMI -- Lured by easier money and shorter prison sentences, Mafia figures and other violent criminals are increasingly moving into Medicare fraud and spilling blood over what was once a white-collar crime. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:07:59 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=121 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=122 Incidents increase as financial pressures grow during economic crisis. Desperate times, they say, often call for desperate measures. Unfortunately for many employers, fraud and embezzlement are the measures some employees resort to during tough economic t Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:07:03 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=122 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=120 It was a Saturday in 2005 when Joe Caputo got the phone call. The FBI was raiding his employer's office. Could he come over? ... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:46:31 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=120 http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=1 Welcome to the website of the Georgia Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:34:09 GMT http://www.gacfe.org/article.html?aid=1