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Larry C. Adams, CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Fraud Examiner
Phoenix, Arizona USA
E-mail:
fraudwritr@aol.com
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Noteworthy News
Archive
2007 January - March
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March 22, 2007, Thursday
New Issues on Procurement Fraud
 Guest
speaker: Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA. A seminar for state
procurement practitioners presented by the Arizona Department of
Administration (ADOA), State Procurement Office (SPO) (www.azspo.az.gov).
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Two hours of Continuing Professional Education.
Conference room 300, 100 North 15th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.
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March 15, 2007
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) about
mortgage fraud increased 35% in 2006.
 Read the Fraud In Other Words
article for March 2007 by Larry
C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA. The topics are Silent Second,
Malfeasance, Misfeasance, Nonfeasance, CCF License Fraud, Scare Quotes,
Phantom Regulator, Cammer, and "Just the facts, Ma'am." This article on
fraud terminology is featured in Fraud Magazine, the Journal of the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
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March 13, 2007, Tuesday
Fraud Profiles of Transient Groups
(aka Irish Travelers, English Travelers, and Scottish Travelers)
Guest speaker: Mike Leavene,
Detective, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Monthly meeting of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Arizona Chapter (www.cfe-arizona.org).
Arizona Industrial Commission Building, 800 West
Washington Street, Fifth Floor Conference Room, Phoenix, Arizona. Sign-in and
networking
11:30 am – 12:00 pm. Seminar 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.
1 hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE). Members
and student members:
Free. Guests and nonmembers: $10. Please use the free parking on the top
level of the garage. Handicapped parking is at the north entrance of
the building.
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March 5 - April 23, 2007, Monday nights
Accounting Fraud Examination Concepts
(AC572)
 Instructor:
Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA.
This is an 8-week master-level course. The class meets on campus one night
each week, 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. During the rest of the week, the students complete interactive
online assignments at home or work. This course earns 3 college credits or
45 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE). Location: Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University,
Phoenix Center, 2149 West Dunlap
 Avenue (near I-17), Phoenix,
Arizona. Keller offers a
Master of
Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM) Program with a Certified
Fraud Examiner (CFE) emphasis. Even if you are not pursuing a master
degree, you could take the fraud course as a student-at-large. For course
registration details, call (602) 870-0117.
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February 20, 2007, Tuesday
The Role of Internal Controls in the Fight Against Fraud
Guest speaker: John Tonsick, Certified
Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner. Monthly meeting of the
Institute of Internal Auditors, Phoenix Chapter. Sign-in: 10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Technical session: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Phoenix Airport Marriott 1101 North 44th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85008.
For reservations contact Christina Black at: rsvp2bcia@yahoo.com by
Thursday, Feb. 15th 2007.
More
information.
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February 13, 2007, Tuesday
Data Protection and the AICPA’S Generally
Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP)
Guest speakers: Marilyn Prosch, Ph.D, Associate Professor,
Department of Accounting, Arizona State University and Ann Cavoukian,
Ph.D., Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Province of Ontario,
Canada. Monthly meeting of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Arizona Chapter (www.cfe-arizona.org). Special time! 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. 2 hours of Continuing Professional Education.
5th Floor Conference Room, Arizona Industrial Commission Building, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona.
Members and student members: Free. Guests and nonmembers:
$10.
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February 11, 2007
 "The
key ingredient in learning the truth is to ask the right questions."
"You can't solve a problem until you can measure it."
Read more wisdom from Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Winston Churchill, and Dana
Sculley in Fraud In Other Quotes.
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January 25 and 26, 2007, Thursday and Friday
Investigating by Computer
Instructor: Walter W. Manning, CFE, Director, Techno-Crime
Institute, and a 20-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department. A
two-day seminar presented by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
world headquarters (www.acfe.com).
More information about the instructor, course details, registration
fees, and course outline. 16 hours of Continuing Professional Education
(CPE). Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas, 6333 North Scottsdale Road,
Scottsdale, Arizona.
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January 9, 2007, Tuesday
Insurance Fraud
Guest speaker: Paul Hill, Arizona Department of Insurance (www.id.state.az.us).
Monthly meeting of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
Arizona Chapter (www.cfe-arizona.org).
5th Floor Conference Room, Arizona Industrial Commission Building, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Sign-in and
networking
11:30 am – 12:00 pm. Seminar 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.
1 hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE). Members
and student members:
Free. Guests and nonmembers: $10. Please use the free parking on the top
level of the garage. Handicapped parking is at the north entrance of
the building.
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