Law Enforcement and Government Alliance Partners 


The Law Enforcement and Government Alliance (LEGA) benefits agencies that employ Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) and any staff involved in the detection and prevention of fraud.  The ACFE strives to increase the anti-fraud experience and expertise of the public sector and is proud to partner with premier domestic and international law enforcement and government agencies in the fight against fraud.  

Partnering LEGA Agencies and Organizations

  • Global

    Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority
    African Development Bank
    Anti-Fraud Commission of the Romanian Banking Association

    Anti-Fraud Initiative Ghana (AFIG)

    Canada Revenue Agency

    Casinos Austria

    Central Bank of Nigeria  

    Central Board of Direct Taxes – Government of India
    Delta, British Columbia Police Department
    Dubai Customs
    Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC)

    Economic and Financial Crimes Commission - Nigeria 

    Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority - Victoria, Australia
    Financial Audit Authority - Ajman, United Arab Emirates   
    Financial Audit Authority - Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Financial Intelligence Centre - South Africa
    Financial Sector Conduct Authority - Government of South Africa
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations OIG   
    Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – United Kingdom

    Gambia National Audit Office
    General Auditing Commission of Liberia
    General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs - Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
    Government of Manitoba, Canada Internal Audit and Financial Services
    Hellenic Single Public Procurement Authority - Greece

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

    Independent Corrupt Practices Commission - Nigeria
    International Atomic Energy Agency

    International Fund for Agricultural Development

    International Monetary Fund, Office of Internal Investigations
    JTC Corporation - Singapore
    Kuwait House of National Works
    London, United Kingdom Police
    Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
    Malaysian Institute of Integrity
    Metrolinx - Agency of the Government of Ontario, Canada
    Ministry of Health, Audit and Compliance Unit, New Zealand
    Municipality of Thessaloniki, Greece

    National Transparency Authority - Greece

    New Zealand Ministry of Education

    Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit

    Office of the Auditor General of Bermuda

    Office of the Auditor General of Canada

    Office of the Ombudsman | National Human Rights Institute - Samoa
    Ontario, Canada Provincial Police
    Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Mission to Serbia
    Papua New Guinea Department of Finance
    Region of Sterea Ellada, Greece

    Republic of North Macedonia, State Audit Office

    Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Samoa Audit Office

    Samoa Ministry of Finance

    Securities Commission Malaysia

    Service Alberta - Government of Alberta, Canada
    South African Revenue Service
    South Australia Police
    St. Kitts and Nevis Inland Revenue Department
    Te Puni Kōkiri – Ministry of Maori Development, New Zealand
    The Global Fund OIG
    Toronto, Canada - Auditor General's Office
    Toronto, Canada - Corporate Security Section
    Toronto, Canada - Risk Management and Information Security Department
    Transport Canada
    United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Risk Management Unit
    United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    United Nations Office for Project Service, Internal Audit and Investigation Group
    Western Australia Police

    World Bank Group
    World Food Programme

    World Meteorological Organization
    World Vision International

  • U.S. Federal

    Architect of the Capitol Office of the Inspector General (AOC OIG) 

    Defense Contract Audit Agency 

    Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service - (DCIS) 

    Drug Enforcement Administration  
    Export-Import Bank of the United States, OIG  
    Federal Bureau of Investigation  

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, OIG
    Federal Election Commission, OIG  
    Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection  
    Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations  
    Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations Division  
    Internal Revenue Service, Office of Fraud Enforcement

    Legal Services Corporation, OIG 

    Library of Congress, OIG
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), OIG  
    National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, OIG  
    National Indian Gaming Commission  
    National Reconnaissance Office, OIG

    National Science Foundation, OIG
    Naval Criminal Investigative Service

    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, OIG  
    SIGAR - Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction  
    Smithsonian Institution, OIG  
    Social Security Administration

    Social Security Administration, OIG
    Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration  
    Troubled Asset Relief Program, OIG

    U.S. Agency for International Development
    U.S. Agency for International Development, OIG  
    U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations  
    U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command  
    U.S. Army Reserve  
    U.S. Capitol Police, OIG  
    U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service  
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, OIG  
    U.S. Department of Commerce  
    U.S. Department of Commerce, OIG 
    U.S. Department of Defense  
    U.S. Department of Energy  

    U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General, OIG
    U.S. Department of Ho
    meland Security, OIG 

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, OIG  
    U.S. Department of the Interior, OIG  
    U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives  
    U.S. Department of Justice, Overseas Prosecutorial Development  
    U.S. Department of State, OIG  
    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, OIG  
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OIG  
    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau  
    U.S. Government Accountability Office  
    U.S. Marshals Service  
    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, OIG  
    U.S. Postal Inspection Service  
    U.S. Postal Service, OIG  
    U.S. Secret Service  
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  
    U.S. Small Business Administration, OIG 

     
  • U.S. State

    Alabama Securities Commission
    Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
    Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division
    Arizona Department of Economic Security, OIG
    Arizona Department of Gaming
    California Department of Insurance - Enforcement Branch
    California Department of State Hospitals
    California Department of Water Resources
    California State Water Resource Control Board, Office of Enforcement
    Colorado Bureau of Investigation

    Colorado Department of Transportation
    Colorado Office of the Attorney General
    Colorado Office of the State Auditor

    Connecticut Department of Banking
    Connecticut Department of Revenue Services
    Connecticut State Police

    District of Columbia Auditor's Office
    District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department
    District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue
    District of Columbia, OIG

    Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

    Eighteenth Judicial District of Kansas, Office of the District Attorney
    Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, OIG
    Florida Department of Financial Services, OIG

    Florida Housing Finance Corporation, OIG

    Florida Office of Financial Regulation
    Georgia Department of Corrections, Criminal Investigations Division
    Georgia Department of Public Health, OIG
    Georgia Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire
    Georgia Department of Revenue

    Government of Puerto Rico, OIG
    Hawai’i Department of Taxation

    Idaho State Tax Commission
    Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, OIG
    Indiana State Board of Accounts
    Indiana State Police Department
    Iowa Department of Public Safety
    Louisiana Legislative Auditor

    Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors

    Maine State Housing Authority
    Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission
    Michigan Department of Treasury
    Michigan Gaming Control Board
    Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau
    Minnesota Department of Revenue
    Mississippi Office of the State Auditor

    Mississippi Department of Medicaid
    Missouri Department of Revenue

    Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC)
    Montana State Auditor Office of the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance

    Nevada Gaming Control Board

    New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
    New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice

    New Jersey State Police

    New Mexico Office of the Attorney General (NMOAG)

    New Mexico Office of the State Auditor

    New York Office of the State Comptroller
    New York State Insurance Fund – The Division of Confidential Investigations
    New York State Office of Court Administration

    North Carolina Office of the State Auditor

    North Dakota Office of the Attorney General
    Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico  

    Office of the Washington State Auditor
    Ohio Department of Commerce
    Ohio Department of Taxation

    Pennsylvania Gaming and Control Board
    Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General

    Pennsylvania Office of State Inspector General
    Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, OIG  
    Port Authority of Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico Department of Housing
    Rhode Island Office of Internal Audit
    Rhode Island State Police Department
    Rocky Mountain Information Network
    State of California - Military Department
    State of Georgia, OIG
    State of Massachusetts, OIG 
    State of South Carolina, OIG
    State of Utah, OIG
    Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury
    Tennessee Department of Revenue

    Tennessee Valley Authority, OIG
    Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
    Texas Board of Criminal Justice
    Texas Department of Criminal Justice, OIG

    Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
    Texas Department of Insurance
    Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

    Texas Department of State Health Services
    Texas Department of Transportation
    Texas Education Agency
    Texas Lower Colorado River Authority
    Texas Office of the Attorney General
    Texas State Securities Board

    University of Texas System Police

    Utah Division of Securities
    Utah Insurance Department
    Utah State Courts, Audit Services Department
    Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

    Virginia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

    Virginia Office of the State Inspector General

    Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

    Washington State Department of Revenue
    West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, OIG

    West Virginia Office of the Attorney General

    Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

    Wyoming Department of Audit
  • U.S. Local

    Adams County, Colorado Sheriff's Office
    Albuquerque, New Mexico OIG

    Arlington County, Virginia Police Department

    Aurora, Colorado Police Department
    Baltimore, Maryland OIG
    Bensenville, Illinois Police Department
    Brevard County, Florida Sheriff's Office
    Brighton, Colorado Economic Crime Unit, District Attorney's Office
    Cape Coral, Florida Police Department
    Carrollton, Texas Police Department
    Chicago Office of the Legislative Inspector General
    Cicero, Illinois Police Department

    City of Houston Police Department
    Cleveland, Ohio Division of Police
    Collier County, Florida Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Office of Inspector General

    Dallas, Texas Police Department

    Dallas County, Texas District Attorney

    Denville, New Jersey Police Department
    Detroit, Michigan OIG

    Detroit, Michigan Public Schools Community District OIG 

    East Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sheriff’s Office
    Elgin, Illinois Police Department
    Ellisville, Missouri Police Department
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police Department

    Frisco, Texas Police Department
    Fulton County, Georgia Office of the County Auditor
    Fulton County, Georgia Office of the District Attorney

    Gainesville, Florida Office of the City Auditor

    Gastonia, North Carolina Police Department

    Graton Tribal Gaming Commission

    Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office
    Havana, Florida Police Department

    Howard County, Maryland Police Department

    Jefferson Parish, Louisiana OIG
    Lakewood, Colorado Police Department
    Las Vegas, Nevada Metropolitan Police Department  
    Leon County, Florida Sheriff’s Office  
    Los Angeles County, California Department of Auditor-Controller  
    Los Angeles, California Office of the City Attorney  
    Los Angeles, California Office of the Controller  
    Los Angeles, California Unified School District OIG  
    Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District  

    Mesa, Arizona Police Department
    Miami-Dade County, Florida Internal Services Department Security Management
    Miami-Dade County, Florida OIG
    Miami-Dade, Florida Police Department
    Modesto, California Police Department
    Mount Vernon, New York OIG
    Nampa, Idaho Police Department
    New Orleans, Louisiana OIG

    New York City Department of Finance
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    New York City Department of Investigation
    New York City Department of Social Services
    New York City Housing Authority
    Northampton County, North Carolina Sheriff's Office
    Northvale, New Jersey Police Department
    Ocean County, New Jersey Office of the Prosecutor
    Orange County, California Office of the District Attorney
    Palm Beach County, Florida OIG
    Palm Beach County, Florida Sheriff's Office

    Pasco County Sheriff's Office
    Pechanga Gaming Commission

    Phoenix City, Arizona Auditor Department
    Pinellas County, Florida Consumer Protection
    Plano, Texas Police Department
    Pokagon Band Gaming Commission
    Ramsey, New Jersey Police Department
    Randall County, Texas Constable's Office

    Reno, Nevada Police Department
    Riviera Beach, Florida Police Department
    Sacramento, California Office of the City Auditor
    Saginaw, Michigan Police Department  
    San Diego, California Police Department

    San Francisco Human Services Agency
    San Francisco Office of the Controller
    Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System
    Seminole County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office
    Somerset County, New Jersey Prosecutor's Office
    Travis County, Texas District Attorney's Office
    Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Department

    Ventura County, California District Attorney’s Office
    Ventura County, California Auditor’s Office
    Walworth County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office
    Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission OIG
    Westchester County, New York Intelligence Center

The mission of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is of great value to the FBI and our continued fight against terrorism and crime throughout the nation. The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation proves expertise in fraud prevention, detection, deterrence and investigation. Joseph L. Ford, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Occupation:

Former Associate Deputy Director

Industry:

Law Enforcement

Location:

United States

Law Enforcement and Government Alliance Benefits

ACFE Law Enforcement and Government Alliance (LEGA) partners have access to a variety of training discounts and benefits at no additional cost. More than 200 government agencies and NGOs participate in the program.