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            Charles Ponzi came to America’s
            shores during 1903 and eventually became known for the investment
            scheme he concocted which paid out returns to investors, using later
            investors’ money.    A number of notorious Ponzi schemes
            were flushed out following the Fall 2008 financial
            crisis.  Investor victims sought to redeem their
            investments at the same time, collapsing the delicate house of cards
            that each Ponzi operator had created.  This
            resulted in billions of dollars in victim losses.
               During this training, you will have
            the opportunity to hear from H. David Kotz, the former Inspector
            General of the SEC, Harry Markopolos, who detected and repeatedly
            warned the SEC about the Madoff investment scam, James Conversano, a
            consultant to the SEC and noted financial industry expert, and a
            prosecutor from the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division’s
            Fraud Section. The speakers will cover a number of important areas
            and topics relative to the operation and detection of Ponzi and
            similar investment schemes, along with the prosecution of these
            frauds.    Join us on September 12,
            2012 for a training session worth 5 hours CPE
            credits.  Please note that registration opens
            at 10:30am for an event that starts at 11am. 
               Key
            topics to be discussed will be: 
                Overview of Ponzi and other current investment fraud
                schemes 
                Resulting investigations/prosecutions and the many
                challenges that they pose 
                Regulatory and criminal enforcement
                options 
                Whistleblower developments 
                Data and risk analysis in fraud
                prevention 
                Ongoing trends    Who
            should attend: 
                Certified Fraud Examiners and other anti-fraud
                specialists 
                Forensic accountants and
                auditors 
                Internal and independent
                auditors 
                Criminal investigators from local, state and federal
                agencies 
                Internal and independent auditors, lawyers,
                prosecutors and other professionals    DATE:  Tuesday – September 12,
            2012   TIME:  10:30AM – 4:30PM
            (training starts promptly at 11:00AM)   LOCATION: 
               Patton Boggs Law
            Firm 2550
            M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037   COST:  (includes lunch and
            snack)  
                Chapter Members $45 
                Non
                Chapter Members $55   CPE
            Credits: 
                This
                course offers an opportunity to earn five (5) continuing
                professional education credits. |