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Find help from a local CFE

Most of the members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners are employed by another organization; either in federal, state, or local government, or in the private sector. The same is true for CFEs all over the world. Some of our Chapter members work in accounting, audit, and investigative fields in the private sector. Others are educators at colleges and universities.


The following member CFEs have requested to be listed on our PNW Chapter CFE Referral List. They work in private practice, for CPA firms, or for investigative firms, and may be available to assist organizations and others with fraud examinations of all types.  

Professionals are listed in alphabetical order and acronym definitions are found at the bottom of the page.

ACFE PNW Chapter does not verify or attest to the credentialed/licensed status of any referrals listed below.

In Washington State, only those licensed under the Private Investigator law, RCW 18.165 and those licensed under the Accountancy law, RCW 18.04 are authorized to conduct investigations of financial matters.

List is as of August 2023

James A. Cronin, CFE, PI, MPA (Mukilteo)

Seattle Insurance and Legal Investigations

Phone: (206) 992-1555 (CFE-Private)

E-Mail: croninj@ix.netcom.com

Website: seattle-investigations.com

WA State PI Principal License #1558 


Specialties 

Insurance Claims Investigation, Litigation Support, Difficult Locates, Difficult Service of Process, Public Records Research, Telephonic and Field Interviews.


Brandy Ferguson, CFE (Chehalis)

An Veritas, LLC

Phone: (360) 443-7815 

E-Mail:  bferguson@anveritas.com 

Website:  anveritas.com 


Specialties 

Fraud Prevention and Internal Controls, E-commerce Fraud Prevention, Financial Investigations 


Wendy Gillihan, CFE, GPHR, MACC (Seattle)

Veracity Verity, LLC

Phone: (206) 452-3841 

E-Mail:  contact@veracityverity.com 

Website:  veracityverity.com 


Specialties 

Fraud Prevention and Internal Controls, Small Business Investigations, HR Investigations, Payroll and Benefit Efficiency and Compliance Audits, ADP Technology Implementation, Organizational Restructuring, Employee Investigations and Offboarding Support, Recruiting, Tax


Kenneth Hines, CFE, CAMS, EA (Seattle)

Integritas3

Phone: (425) 941-7221

E-Mail: Kenneth@Integritas3.com

Web Site: integritas3.com

 

Specialties

Tax, Financial Compliance, Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support Services


Pete Miller, CFE, CPA (Bellevue)

Clark Nuber PS 

Phone: (425) 709-6696 (CPA Firm)

E-Mail: pmiller@clarknuber.com

Web Site: clarknuber.com


Specialties 

Fraud Prevention and Internal Control Studies, Fraud Investigation, Financial Disputes, Litigation Support and Business Disputes


Mike Nurse, CFE, CPA, MBA (Bellevue)

Clark Nuber PS

Phone: (425) 709-6696 (CPA Firm)

E-Mail: mnurse@clarknuber.com

Web Site: clarknuber.com


Specialties

Fraud Prevention and Internal Control Studies, Fraud Investigation, Financial Disputes, Litigation Support and Business Disputes


Kari Overson, CFE, PI (Federal Way & Florida)

Overson Investigative Group, LLC 

Phone: (206) 939-0447 (CFE - Private Practice)

E-Mail: kari@oignw.com

Website: oversoninvestigativegroup.com

WA PI License #4757


Specialties

Federal Criminal and Civil Cases, Fraud Investigations, Financial Investigations, Internal Investigations, Loan Fraud, Bank Fraud, Government Contracting Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, SBA Program Fraud, Money Laundering, Due Diligence Reviews, Litigation Support, Asset Searches, and Training


James S. Peet, Ph.D., CFE, PI (Enumclaw)

Peet & Associates, LLC

Phone: (360) 825-2661 (CFE - Private Practice)

E-Mail: jpeet@peetassociates.com

Website: peetassociates.com

WA PI License #3021


Specialties 

Fraud Investigations, White Collar Crime Investigations, Forensic Accounting Investigations, Business Fraud, Bankruptcy Fraud, Elder Fraud, Forensic Accounting Investigations for Divorce, Money Laundering, Asset Searches and Review, and Training


Bill Reed, CFE, CFF, PI, CPA, CGMA, CICA, MBA (Mill Creek)

MFR Law Group, PLLC

Phone: (425) 357-9089 (CFE - Private Practice)

E-Mail: bill@mfrlawgroup.com

Web Site: mfrlawgroup.com 

WA PI License #4897 


Specialties 

Fraud Prevention and Internal Controls, Fraud Investigation, Forensic Accounting Investigation, and Fraud Training


Charles Rhodes, CFE, PI, CCIP, CCTA, CECI, CEFI, CFHI, CORCI, C|OSINT, CSMIA (Grapeview)

Olympic Process & Investigation Services

Phone: (360) 275-3444 (CFE - Private Practice)

Email: info@olympicprocess.com

Web Site: https://www.olympicprocess.com 

Linda L. Saunders, CFE, CPA/CFF (Quilcene)

Forensic Accounting Consulting 

Phone: (360) 765-3665 (CPA-Private Practice)

E-Mail: CPA@ForensicCPA.org

Web Site: forensicCPA.org

 


Frequently Asked Questions

Additional Professional Resources

For a list of additional names of CFEs who might be able to assist you with fraud examinations, please contact the following:


ACFE Oregon Chapter - https://oacfe.org/

P.O. Box 8504, Portland, OR 97207-8504 

Some CFEs in the state of Washington, such as those in the Vancouver area, may be members of the Oregon Chapter/ACFE. 


ACFE Spokane Chapter - www.spokanefraud.org

906 West Sprague, Spokane, WA 99201

Other CFEs in the state of Washington, such as those in eastern Washington, may be members of the Spokane Chapter/ACFE.  


Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - https://www.acfe.com/findacfe.aspx

Austin, TX, Phone: 1-800-245-3321 

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners also maintains a CFE Directory.


How are professionals added to this list?

The above referral list contains Chapter members only. There may be other CFEs in the state of Washington who might be able to assist you with fraud examinations. However, CFEs who are not Chapter members are not eligible to participate in the Chapter’s Job Referral List service.

Acronym Definitions

CAMS = Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist

CCIP = Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional

CCTA = Certified Counterintelligence Threat Analyst

CECI = Certified Expert in Cyber Investigations

CEFI = Certified E-Commerce Fraud Investigator

CFE = Certified Fraud Examiner

CFF = Certified in Financial Forensics by the AICPA 

CFHI = Certified Forensic High-tech Investigator

CGMA = Chartered Global Management Accountant

CHTI = Certified Human Trafficking Investigator

CICA = Certified Internal Controls Auditor

CIRA = Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor

CMA = Certified Management Accountant

CORCI = Certified Organized Retail Crime Investigator 

C|OSINT = Certified in Open Source Intelligence

CPA = Certified Public Accountant

CSMIA = Certified Social Media Intelligence Analyst

EA = Enrolled Agent with the IRS

PI = Private Investigator



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