Agenda
09:00 AM
Opening Remarks: Michael McCall, President-ACFE Boston Chapter
09:15 - 10:30
Capture the Fraudster: You Guide the Investigation!
Brandi Steinberg, CPA, CFE, CADP, Senior Manager – IAG Forensics & Valuation
This course will cover:
In this "choose your own adventure" style presentation, attendees will guide the fraud investigation and solve a hypothetical fraud in a medical practice. Attendees will learn about various asset tracing and discovery techniques used to follow the flow of funds and determine the fraudster. No previous forensic accounting experience is needed to enjoy this session.
Brandi Steinberg serves as Senior Manager in IAG Forensics & Valuation’s family law forensic accounting practice and has worked with IAG since 2016. Her experience is comprised of both public and private practice, having spent several years in public accounting and serving as a controller for an automotive group.
Mrs. Steinberg assists attorneys on cases involving family law, estates and trusts, business litigation, shareholder disputes, fraud allegations, and complex financial analyses. In her current practice, she has testified 20 times in Superior Courts around Georgia in family law cases.
Mrs. Steinberg is a CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Certified Amicable Divorce Professional. She is a member of the AICPA, GSCPA, FICPA, ACFE, GACFE, and ADN. She previously served on the Georgia Southern Forensic Accounting Advisory Board, Georgia Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Board, and the 2024 ACFE Job Analysis Task Force.
10:35 - 11:50
Elder Fraud Scams and Trends
Matt Riportella, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent - Federal Bureau of Investigations
This course will cover:
Elder financial exploitation is one of the fastest-growing and most underreported crimes in America, with billions of dollars lost each year by older adults — and the numbers here in Massachusetts are no exception. Through the real experiences of actual fraud victims, FBI Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Matt Riportella will walk you through the latest national and local trends, the top scams targeting seniors today — including tech support scams, investment fraud, and impersonation schemes — how these crimes unfold, and what victims could have done differently as well as provide some adjudicated case examples.
Matt Riportella has been with the FBI for over 14 years. Matt is currently assigned as a Supervisory Senior Resident Agent over FBI Boston's Lakeville Resident Agency which covers Southeast Massachusetts. Matt has been assigned to the FBI Boston's Organized Crime Task Force, to the Providence RI Complex Financial Crimes Task Force, to the Economic Crimes Unit at FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. And was the supervisor of Boston's White Collar and Cyber Enabled Fraud Squad before being assigned to his current role.
This is a virtual event. Upon registering, you'll receive a confirmation email with your unique log-in to the Zoom training.
To avoid issues receiving your CPEs, you must change your Zoom display name to your full first name-last name
3 CPEs
Cost: $25 Members - $40 Non-Members