The New Orleans Chapter of the ACFE is proud to annouce that we will be holding our annual Fraud Conference on December 2nd and 3rd at the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center.

NASBA Approved - 16 hours of CPE
MCLE Approved - 13.3 hours of CLE (Louisiana Attorneys)

Day 1 - Charles Cohen, Consultant and Lt. in Indiana State Police
Cyber Crimes and how social networking and virtual communities are used by criminal organizations to commit fraud, money laundering and other crimes.

Day 2 - Joseph Buckley, Reid Interviewing
The Reid Technique of Behavioral Interviewing and Interrogation for fraud investigations.

Conference Cost
$375 for Local Members
$475 for Non-Members
$225/$275 for a 1 Day Pass

10% Discount for those who register and pay before October 1st, 2010

The Board and Members of the New Orleans Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners would like to congratulate Lea Tamarack, District Asset Protection Specialist for Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. for becoming our Chapter's newest Certified Fraud Examiner!

Lea has been awarded the second $250 recognition award for successfully obtaining her CFE credential.

Chapter members in good standing who pass the CFE Exam could be elgible for additional awards. Email or contact an officer at our next luncheon to see if you qualify.

Attention New Orleans ACFE Chapter Members,

The New Orleans ACFE Chapter is pleased to announce that it will help 2 chapter members make their way to the National ACFE Fraud Conference in Washington D.C. this summer. The chapter will be sponsoring $500 for each member. Interested members must email the membership director, Shannon, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to place your name put on the list by April 1st. A drawing for 2 members will be held after all of the names have been received. This benefit is only available to local chapter members as of 03/15/10 and whose dues are current.

The New Orleans Chapter of the ACFE would like to recognize and congratulate the following individuals for successfully passing the CFE exam in 2010 and for becoming Certified Fraud Examiners.

Kristin Reedy, Jefferson Financial Credit Union

Lea Tamarack, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.