Fort Worth ACFE Chapter December 2022 Meeting

The December 2022 Fort Worth ACFE Monthly Chapter meeting will be held virtually. See the event and speaker details below:      

Description:

This case study will walk you through a real-life criminal fraud investigation. We will begin with an open discussion on ethics and fraud prevention, and will conclude with the case study. For the case study, we will discuss how the scheme began, the ethical lapses and system failures that led to the fraud, how the scheme was detected, and how it was ultimately prosecuted.

About the Speaker:

Jason Zirkle is the Training Director for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). At the ACFE, he conducts training presentations around the world and assists in updating ACFE curriculum. 

Prior to joining the ACFE, Mr. Zirkle was a financial crime analyst with the Texas Ranger division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, where he served as a subject matter expert on financial crime investigations. Working alongside Texas Rangers, he supported cases involving complex fraud and money laundering, public corruption, embezzling, identity theft, illegal gambling, and other white-collar crimes. He also provided financial expertise to non-financial criminal investigations, including multiple murder investigations, human trafficking, narcotics, and missing persons. He has testified in multiple criminal trials and grand juries.

Prior to working with the Texas Rangers, Mr. Zirkle was an intelligence analyst for eight years in the U.S. Army, with combat deployments to Iraq and Kosovo.

Mr. Zirkle graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Central Texas Chapter of ACAMS, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.