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Earn 3 CPEs by attending this training

$25 Members - $40 Non-Members

8:45 AM: Opening Remarks: Michael McCall, President-ACFE Boston Chapter

9:00 – 09:50: An overview of cryptocurrency investigations: Robert Gaines, CISSP, CECI, CCFI and COSINT - Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Advisory, PKF O’Connor Davies



This presentation will discuss the complexities of performing investigations involving cryptocurrency. Elements covered involve the investigative process, the role of a crypto-wallet, understanding transaction records on the blockchain, and tracing transactions from one wallet to another.  The presentation will also discuss Mixers, Exchanges and other methods bad actors use to hide their activities. It will also cover the “good, bad, and ugly” of recovery efforts.

Bob Gaines has almost 30 years of experience in the information technology (IT) field. Bob specializes in cybersecurity and understands how key processes can protect a client’s confidentiality, integrity and data security in a regulated environment.

He has managed global incident response for international businesses, with a focus on investigation, forensics, business continuity and disaster recovery. His extensive background in security enables him to support clients in a wide variety of industries, including: manufacturing, engineering, hospitality, health care, government, law enforcement, utilities, education, retail, real estate and insurance. Bob has served as a virtual information security officer (vISO) for several multibillion-dollar organizations. He has also built, supported and maintained technical environmentsforhundredsofU.S.clients.

Bob has been interviewed by several news outlets, including Fox Business, Business News Daily and Processor Magazine, as a leader in the cybersecurity field.

09:55 - 10:45: ACFE Report to the Nations Trends: Michael McCall, CFE – Greater Boston ACFE President



This course will discuss the trends identified in the ACFE’s 2024 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud. 
Michael McCall has over thirty years of experience as a forensic accountant and investigator. He is a trusted corporate security consultant with experience in high-risk, complex government and private sector environments. Michael spent over 28 years with the U.S. Government, serving as a Special Agent with the FBI, working on financial crimes, money laundering, health care fraud, organized crime, and terrorism investigations. During his time with the FBI, Michael served as a Senior Team Leader on the Evidence Response Team. He also spent 5 years as a Special Agent for IRS-CID investigating tax fraud and money laundering; a specialist in “following the money”. 
 
Michael also has experience working at Raytheon Company as well as Kroll Associates and Forensic Risk Alliance where he conducted internal investigations, establishing insider threat programs, and conducting training on Effective Interviewing Techniques, a Certified Instructor on Interviewing. Throughout his career, Michael has gained experience in security, crisis management, white collar crime, and financial compliance, including monitorships. His experience with the FBI and IRS allows him to act as a law enforcement liaison. 
 
Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Rutgers University. He is a member of ACAMS, ACFE, and InfraGard.  
 
He is a Board Member of the Boston Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and a National Board Member for InfraGard.
 
Mike also teaches at Stonehill College, Bridgewater State University and Boston College where he is an Adjunct Professor of Forensic Accounting as well as Federal Criminal Process.

10:50 - 11:40: Casino Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering: 
James Vaughn, CIA, CFE, CAMS, CCEP– Senior Manager, Internal Audit, MGM Resorts International



This presentation will discuss the flow of funds within casinos, documented cases of fraud, the explosion of Racebook and Sports, and AML requirements.

James Vaughn, CFE, CIA, CAMS, CCEP, is currently a senior manager, internal audit, with MGM Resorts International and will celebrate his 20th anniversary with the department and company in January 2025. Starting as a staff Internal Auditor in 2005, he has primarily focused on gaming and Title 31 compliance. He is fluent in the gaming regulatory requirements in multiple jurisdictions and specializes in both AML and gaming compliance audits (Slots, Table Games, Racebook and Sports, Cage, Poker, and LET). During his time with MGM Resorts, he has developed multi-jurisdictional training in specific gaming activities and has an interest in understanding the use of electronic gaming devices as a means of laundering money.

James has presented to the Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists at both their global conferences and via webinar, the Institute of Internal Auditors national and local conferences, local chapters for both the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators, and at the 17th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking.

James has earned a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Southeast Missouri State University, a bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition, specializing in Hospitality and Tourism, from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and is working toward a master’s degree in Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.

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