The Houston ACFE invites you to join us for our yearly Members Appreciation Event - 4 Hours of CPE

This event is a four hour event that we are providing at a discounted price to our current Houston Chapter members. The discounted members' amount is for the usual one hour training luncheon amount.  All other attendees will pay a higher price for the four hour event.   If you aren't a member yet, this is a great time to join!!  Join at the Houston ACFE website: www.houstonacfe.org

NEW!!  Our chapter is gathering Holiday gifts for kids in need.  Please bring an unwrapped toy or gift card for a child in need for the holidays if you wish to participate.

Speaker: Bruce Jacobs

Presentation 1:  "Leaking The Truth"  How to Use Behavioral Analysis to assess credibility or deception using 5 channels of communication.  Includes one hour of Ethics" (2 hrs CPE including 1 hour of Ethics)

Description:  Understanding what people are truly thinking and feeling is a valuable skill.  Non-verbal communication and verbal communication combine  to communicate our intentions whether we are aware of it or not.   Our behavior and language naturally reveal deception through micro-expressions, body gestures, and changes in voice and words. This occurs because of a conflict between cognitive thought and emotional feelings.  With proper training, you can learn to recognize these clues of deception or genuine emotion in both your personal and professional interactions.  There will also be a segment on ethical judgment when using the investigative techniques discussed.

Bruce Jacobs is a retired veteran of the Manitowoc Police Department in Wisconsin and a Licensed Private Investigator, specializing as an expert witness in all five channels of communication. His career includes extensive experience with ICAC, resulting in numerous arrests of pedophiles, and he has conducted approximately 10,000 interviews across a range of cases including homicide, robbery, burglary, rape, and internet crimes against children. 

Bruce holds a bachelor's degree in administration of justice and is certified in Micro Expressions, Behavioral Analysis, Statement Analysis, Scientific Content Analysis, CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design), Security Surveys, Workplace Violence Prevention, and Scams. For 35 years, he has delivered presentations on these topics to enhance awareness, safety, and understanding of others' thoughts.

Presentation 2:

Speakers: Nicholas Rice, IRS Criminal Investigation

Title: Where the Numbers Don’t Lie:  Financial Investigations and the Battle Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Nicholas Rice is a Supervisory Special Agent with IRS Criminal Investigation based in the Houston Field Office. In this leadership role, he heads a team of special agents within the Houston/East Texas Homeland Security Task Force, focusing on high-profile investigations involving identity theft, public corruption, money laundering, complex fraud, and tax crimes often in collaboration with state, federal, and international law enforcement agencies. Nicholas began his career with IRS-CI in 2000 in the New Orleans Field Office. Over the years, he has served in various capacities across multiple locations, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and New York City. Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, underscoring his expertise in financial crime investigation.

Description:   This presentation offers an inside look at how IRS Criminal Investigation uncovers and combats financial crimes.  This 50-minute session will highlight the mission and scope of IRS-CI, provide an overview of IRS-CI Houston Field Office’s operations, and walk through a couple of recent federal criminal investigations involving fraud, waste, and abuse.  Attendees will gain insights into investigative techniques, case outcomes, and the critical role financial analysis plays in protecting public resources. 

Timetable:

8:30 am Breakfast and Networking

9:00 am Welcome

9:10 am - 11:00 am  First Presentation

11:05 am - 12:00 pm Second Presentation

12:00 - 12:40 Lunch

12:40 - 1:00 pm Awards Presentations

1:00 - 2:00  Second Presentation (2nd hour)

Event Policies:

Program Cancellation Policy

If you have registered and/or paid for an event and you need to cancel, you MUST cancel online through your account no later than 5 days prior to the event, unless otherwise indicated in specific event policies, to request a refund and/or cancel your registration. The Chapter must confirm event registrations with the venue prior to the event and any changes after this time period can become a financial cost to the Chapter. The Chapter reserves the right to make the final determination on what percentage charge/refund will be returned for cancellations made after the cutoff. The default condition is that cancellations made after cutoff will be charged at 100% and/or no refunds will be allowed. In the event the Chapter determines that partial charges or refunds will be allowed, they will be made on a case by case basis.

In the event of having to cancel one of the events,  the Chapter would immediately send an email blast to all registrants with the emails they used for registration.  The Chapter media relations officer would post on all social media platforms notifying members of the cancellation, and the Chapter webmaster would also post cancellation on the Chapter website.

In the event an attendee does not show up to the event, the registration cost will be forfeited. If payment at the door was the selected method, then the attendee will be billed for the full cost of the event. The Chapter reserves the right to bar future registrations for any attendees who routinely register and fail to pay and/or attend the event.  If you have any questions you may email events@houstonacfe.org."

For more information regarding refund, complaint and/or program cancellation policies, please visit the Terms & Conditions section of the website, or email us at events@houstonacfe.org.  

Additional Information:

Delivery Method:  Group Live

Prerequisites: Not Applicable
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Who Should Attend:  Anti-fraud professionals, Auditors, Accountants, Attorneys, Investigators, Law Enforcement, Educators, Students
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic

NASBA Sponsor No.  125230

The Houston Area Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 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 final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.  Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

For concerns regarding course offerings, certifications or complaints, please contact:  Sasha Gartman, Training Director at the Houston ACFE.