Fighting Fraud - Allan Bachman, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Allan Bachman has fought fraud since the early 1970s, and he's seen the crimes evolve in both sophistication and scale. In an exclusive interview, Bachman, Education Manager for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), discusses: The evolution of fraud schemes; The most common types of fraud seen today; Types of training available to help detect and prevent fraud. Bachman, CFE, MBA, is responsible for seminar development and the educational content of all ACFE conferences and online learning. Most recently he worked in Higher Education as director of an audit unit and was project manager on several IT implementations specializing in security. His largest fraud investigation for over $1.5 million was conducted during this time. Previously Bachman worked in or consulted for retail, real estate, manufacturing and has done extensive small business consulting where he has actively worked a number of fraud cases. His fraud investigation experience extends back to the mid- 70's and has continued throughout today. He became a CFE in 1993.