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CPE
3 CPEs
Cost:
$25 Members - $40 Non-Members
Agenda
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks: Michael McCall, President-ACFE Boston Chapter
9:10 – 10:55
Thou Shalt Not Steal: Investigation Confessions at a Southern Place of Worship; + Non-profit Fraud Q&A
Stephanie Marchand, Global Compliance Investigations, Boston Scientific Corporation
Fraud investigations at non-profits, and in particular at religious organizations, can present a unique set of challenges. This session will cover a case study of a fraud investigation at a southern religious organization. When a religious organization identified a potential embezzlement, they terminated multiple employees and realized they could benefit from the outside assistance of fraud investigators. In addition to being tasked with investigating the alleged embezzlement, the investigation team also considered other areas of exposure due to the employees’ access. The investigation identified the use of credit cards and discretionary accounts on boots, espresso machines, designer furniture, and electronics.
This session will discuss the challenges of such an investigation and subsequent remediation efforts, including a lack of clear policies, lack of segregation of duties, limited access to investigation subjects, and a patchwork spend culture.
Speaker Bio: Stephanie is a forensic accountant and fraud investigator with over fourteen years of forensic accounting, investigation, compliance, and assurance experience. She is a Certified Public Accountant (MA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Stephanie conducts investigations into alleged inappropriate activities and compliance violations. During these investigations, she performs data analysis, interviews, and root cause analysis while collaborating with various stakeholders.
She has spoken and served as an instructor at many trainings, including at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner’s 2023 and 2025 Global Fraud Conferences. She redesigned the national Forensic training for Senior Associates at a Big Four Accounting firm, including sessions on accounting skills, best practices in investigations, working with international teams, and engagement management.
She has taught numerous trainings to auditors, investigators, and compliance department employees from entry-level to executives, and she teaches on topics including fraud investigations, accounting concepts, and compliance matters. Stephanie has written articles on fraud and compliance topics for a public accounting firm and also spoken on Fraud and Corporate Governance at a firm’s Fraud Summit.
11:00 - 11:50
Massachusetts Securities Division
Anthony R. Leone, CFE – Second Deputy Secretary of State Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
This course will provide an overview of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Securities Division. The course will highlight recent actions brought by the Division, provide an overview of priorities and trends, and also touch upon developments in the state securities regulatory space.
Speaker Bio: Anthony is the Second Deputy Secretary of State and is responsible for overseeing the Massachusetts Securities Division. Anthony previously served as Deputy Director of the Securities Division, overseeing regulatory investigations and actions concerning broker-dealers, investment advisors, and registered and unregistered individuals. Anthony has represented the Securities Division as lead counsel in a number of high-profile matters.
Prior to his responsibility for overseeing the Securities Division, Anthony was Vice-chair of the Securities Law Practice Group at a New England-based law firm, counseling investment advisor and broker-dealer firms and individuals with registrations, examinations, investigations, and enforcement actions.
Anthony currently serves as chair of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) Enforcement Section Committee and chair of NASAA’s Legal Services Committee responsible for evaluating amicus briefs filed by the organization.