The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has excellent resources including: white papers from industry-leading companies on emerging trends in the fraud industry, tips to stay ahead of fraudsters, and industry-specific strategies to stay current in the forensic accounting and fraud examination professions.
- Review the free white papers from the ACFELinks to an external site.. Select one of these white papers that cover a topic of personal and/or professional interest to you. Download the white paper and attach a copy of it to your initial Discussion posting. Include the title of the paper as part of your initial posting.
- Do the following in your initial response:
- Prepare an annotation of the white paper and answer the following points and questions. (Reminder: An annotation is a summary of the main points of the white paper you have chosen to summarize for the class)
- Problem: What was the major fraud or forensic accounting-related subject addressed in the white paper?
- Results: What was the result or conclusion reached in the article to address the fraud or forensic-related accounting subject?
- Application: How might practitioners or your classmates potentially apply what was covered in this white paper in the real world? Be specific.
