Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
Measure your internal anti-fraud strategy with the ACFE’s 2025 in-house investigation teams benchmarking report
Findings from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) In-House Fraud Investigation Teams: 2025 Benchmarking Report show that internal fraud teams want more investigative personnel, effective training and resources. Company leaders and anti-fraud professionals alike may use the findings from this report to evaluate their investigative efforts, identify areas for improvement and plan future anti-fraud strategies.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
He was a victim. Now he’s fighting back.
In 2021, Troy Gochenour became a victim of cryptocurrency fraud after striking up a correspondence with a scammer he met on a dating app. The Ohio-based voice actor talks to Fraud Magazine about his experience as a fraud victim and how it transformed him into an activist raising awareness and fighting against cyber scams.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
Taking trauma into account
Interviews are essential to gathering detailed information during a fraud examination. But some interviews require special care, especially when it comes to victims of fraud. Trauma-informed interviewing practices take into account the emotional upheaval that fraud victims often face. In this article, the author explains why trauma-informed interviews are important and how their principles can be incorporated into interviewing practices.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
Deconstructing academic fraud
In 2011, Diederik Stapel was a psychologist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands at the pinnacle of his academic career. He was dean of the university’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and had a prestigious reputation in academic circles. But that same year, Stapel came under suspicion for fraud, unleashing a chain of events that led to his dismissal after an investigation concluded he’d falsified 55 of his publications and 10 Ph.D. dissertations written by his students.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE, Anna Brahce
On the defense: The view from the other side of the courtroom
Fraud examiners are recognized for their work on the prosecution’s side, but many CFEs lend their expertise and litigation support to the defense as well. The author talks to CFEs with experience working on defense teams about their processes, challenges they face and ways their careers have benefited from defense work.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
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