Welcome
to Greater Chicago Chapter
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
The Greater Chicagoland Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) would like to welcome you to our website. Please use it in your development as an anti-fraud professional.
The national Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and parent to the Greater Chicagoland Chapter was established in 1988 and is based in Austin, Texas. The ACFE is the world's largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. Together with more than 50,000 members, the ACFE is reducing business fraud world-wide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession. Each member of the ACFE with a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation has earned certification after a rigorous qualification process.
Certified Fraud Examiners come from various professions, including auditors, accountants, finance professionals, fraud investigators, security and loss prevention specialists, attorneys, educators and criminologists. CFEs gather evidence, take statements, write reports, and assist in investigating fraud in its varied forms. CFEs are employed by many major corporations, government agencies, consulting firms and investigative service organizations.
The ACFE sponsors more than 90 local chapters worldwide. CFEs in over 100 countries on six continents have investigated more than 1,000,000 suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud.
Criminologist and former FBI agent Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, is Chairman and founder of the ACFE, as well as an advisory member of the Board of Regents. Scott J. Grossfeld, CPA, is Chief Executive Officer of the ACFE. Grossfeld assumed the leadership role of the organization in 2006 following his service as the ACFE's Chief Financial Officer. The ACFE serves its members with a staff of approximately 50 dedicated professionals in Austin, Texas.
The Greater Chicagoland Chapter of the ACFE chapter holds meeting and events throughout the year. Please join us to expand your professional network and learn about the prevention and detection of fraud.