Welcome to the
Heartland Chapter
Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners
The Heartland Chapter of the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) would like to welcome you to
our website. We think you will find it
useful to you in your development as an anti-fraud professional.
The national Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners and parent to the Heartland Chapter, established
in 1988, is based in Austin, Texas. The 40,000-member professional organization
is dedicated to educating in fighting fraud. Each member of the ACFE designated
a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) has earned certification after a rigorous
qualification process.
Certified Fraud Examiners come
from various professions, including auditors, accountants, finance
professionals, fraud investigators, loss prevention specialists, attorneys,
educators, and criminologists. CFEs gather evidence, take statements, write
reports, and assist in investigating fraud in its varied forms. CFEs are
employed by most major corporations and government agencies, and others provide
consulting and investigative services.
The ACFE sponsors more than 90 local chapters worldwide. CFEs in over
100 countries on six continents have investigated more than 1,000,000 suspected
cases of civil and criminal fraud.
Criminologist and former FBI
agent Joseph T. Wells,
CFE, CPA, is Chairman and founder of the ACFE, as well as an advisory member of
the Board of Regents. Scott J.
Grossfeld, CPA is Chief Executive Officer of the ACFE. Grossfeld assumes
the leadership role of the organization in 2006 following his service as the
ACFE's CFO. The ACFE serves its members with a staff
of approximately 50 dedicated professionals.
