Live In-Person Training: FBI Forensic Accountants’ Case Studies

November 19, 2024
12:30 PM to 4:30 PM CST
Location: Pinstripes
13500 Nall Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66223

Please join us for a happy hour immediately following the conference to celebrate the Kansas City Chapter of the ACFE's 30th anniversary. We will be serving appetizers, 2 free drinks, and raffling off prizes. **Please note – if any special dietary needs are required, please email [email protected] no later than November 11, 2024 and we will attempt to accommodate**

Registration Ends: November 11, 2024, at 11:59 PM 

CPE & Registration

To support our chapter members in training and CPEs, the Greater Kansas City Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners is pleased to announce a live, in-person training event for the 2024 Fall Workshop, FBI Forensic Accountants’ Case Studies for 4 hours CPE.

CPE will be sent out by December 19, 2024.

Payment & Cancellation

For those who join our local chapter as a due's paying member (click here to join!) you will be able to register for our discounted member rates!

Credit card payment is required for all registrations prior to the event; cash and check payments will not be accepted. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

If you need to cancel, please refer to our cancellation policy: Event Cancellation Policy (kc-acfe.org)

Case Study Presentations

Bank Robbery

A man popularly known as Kansas City Chiefs superfan “ChiefsAholic” was sentenced for a string of 11 robberies or attempted robberies throughout the Midwest, where he stole more than $840,000 from financial institutions in seven states. While amassing a large following on social media, Babudar was engaged in a violent crime spree to bankroll his travel to Chiefs games across the country. Using various investigative techniques, investigators and forensic accountants were able to track Babudar’s movements and location to known robberies of financial institutions.

Pig Butchering

The former CEO of Heartland TriState Bank in Elkhart, Kansas is serving more than 24 years in federal prison after he fell victim to a pig butchering scam. While the CEO, Hanes initiated 11 wire transfers totaling $47 million of Heartland’s funds to a cryptocurrency wallet and multiple crypto accounts controlled by unidentified third parties. The schemed led the bank to fail at a complete loss of equity for investors.

Embezzlement

Lee Brown obtained the position of Controller of EDC by misrepresenting his professional background and concealing his criminal record. Once hired as a Controller, Mr. Brown orchestrated and executed an embezzlement scheme of approximately $2.7 million. However, Mr. Brown died in April 2022 before a criminal indictment could be filed. Thus, the investigative team had to focus their efforts within estate court and was successful in obtaining over $1.2 million in asset forfeiture.

About Our Guest Speakers:

Lori Nelson, CFE, Supervisory Forensic Accountant

Lori Nelson, CFE is the Supervisory Forensic Accountant for the FBI. For the first 9 years of her career, she was a Senior Bank Examiner for the Missouri Division of Finance. She then joined the United States Attorney’s Office – Western District of Missouri where she served as a Financial Analyst for 18 years, before joining the FBI in early 2023 in her current position. During her career she has been involved in many different investigations and cases including white collar crime, public corruption, health care fraud, fraud against the government and narcotics investigations. She has been a member of the SAR Review Team since 2005 is an instructor and facilitator for the MLARS Financial Investigations Seminar. She has used her accounting degree and skills in detecting and analyzing business records and financial accounts as well as assisting the agents and officers with summary exhibits and testifying in grand jury and federal trials.

Rachel Myers, CPA, Forensic Accountant

Rachel Myers, CPA is a Forensic Accountant for the FBI. For the first couple years of her career, she worked at a public accounting firm as an auditor, primarily serving clients within Financial Services. She then joined a global electronic payment services company as an internal auditor overseeing operations within Europe, Asia, and Australia. Through her time at the Bureau, Rachel has been involved in investigations covering threats such as international and domestic terrorism, public corruption, healthcare fraud, and white-collar violations. She has used her skillsets in accounting to become a resource in the Kansas City division for complicated tracing methodologies.

Reed Ptomey, CPA, Forensic Accountant

Reed Ptomey, CPA is a Forensic Accountant for the FBI. For the first couple years of his career, he worked at Deloitte as a Tax Consultant, primarily serving clients with partnerships and private wealth planning and returns. He then joined the United States Department of Agriculture as an Accountant for the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, before joining the FBI in his current role. Through his time at the Bureau, Reed has been involved in investigations covering threats such as human trafficking, white collar crime, public corruption, and cybercrime. He has used his skillsets in accounting and experience with cybercrime to become a resource for investigations and seizures involving cryptocurrency. 

We hope you can join us!

Tickets

$105.00 Member Ticket

$155.00 Non-Member Ticket