Recognize Fraud Schemes Targeting Local Governments

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Start time:
June 12, 2024 10:00 AM PT
Duration:
1 hour
Location:
Online
Credits:
1
Contact:
Danielle Johns, Moss Adams, 303-294-7772
Cost to attend:
Complimentary

Join us for our webcast, Recognize Fraud Schemes Targeting Local Governments, based on the 2024 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners A Report to the Nations®.

We’ll review basic fraud concepts, common fraud perpetrators, and schemes committed in local government, with real-world examples and strategies to help prevent and detect fraud.

Learn more about:

  • How and why fraud occurs

  • Impacts on local governments

  • Common schemes and red flags

  • How internal controls help prevent and detect fraud

Register

Speakers

Tammy Lohr, Senior Manager, Moss Adams

Tammy assesses operational performance for public sector organizations including state and local governments, school districts, and higher education institutions. Her engagements are informed by rigorous analysis and employee engagement to evaluate operations, which may include the efficacy of existing organizational structure and resourcing strategies, enhancing workplace culture, identifying system needs, and streamlining processes. Tammy focuses on key elements of each engagement to develop high-quality deliverables that address client needs and meet applicable professional standards.

Chelsea Ritchie, Senior Manager, Moss Adams

Chelsea has successfully led various internal audit, policy development, and consulting projects. Her leadership extends to overseeing both small and large external financial statement and compliance audits for higher education, government, not-for-profit, financial, and health care organizations. She has performed and supervised numerous audits in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Yellow Book.

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CPE Information

Program Level:
Overview
Credits:
Accounting (Governmental): 1
Delivery Method:
Webcast
Learning Objectives:

After completing this training, participants will be able to discuss how and why fraud occurs; discuss the impact of fraud on local government; identify common fraud schemes and recognize the red flags of fraud; and identify the role internal controls play in preventing and detecting fraud.

Prerequisites:
None
Refund Policy:

For more information about administrative policies regarding CPE, refunds or complaints, please contact Danielle Johns at 303-294-7772 or send her an email.

Moss Adams is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual course for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

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Applicable Industries

Government Services