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• Opening Your Own Practice

  • When
    September 18, 2024
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  September 18, 2024 @ 3:00pm PST

  Opening Your Own Practice

  Presenters: Kari Overson, PI, CFE and Kenneth Hines, CFE, CAMS, EA

  

  Session Synopsis

  This session will introduce the participants to considerations for opening their own practices as private investigators, Certified Fraud Examiners and consultants. Presented by two retired federal agents who opened their own practices. Topics addressed will include formation of your business, licensing, rates, start-up costs, insurance/bonding, retainers, hiring subcontractors and/or employees, marketing, and of course, networking! There will be some room for Q&A so participants can ask more specific questions relating to their own interests.

   

  Presenter Bios

  Kari Overson, PI, CFE
  Kari Overson retired in 2018 as the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General, Western Regional Office in Seattle, WA. Kari opened her own business as a Private Investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, focusing on various types of frauds, including loan fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, financial exploitation of the elderly, False Claims Act cases, and Government Contracting fraud. Her work also involves tracing assets in estate cases, divorces and other litigation.

  Kenneth Hines, CFE, CAMS, EA
  Ken Hines retired from Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation and opened his own firm with other retired IRS-CI agents. He is an Enrolled Agent, CFE, and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. He is also a lecturer and Executive-in-Residence for the University of Washington-Bothell School of Business. Ken is a sought-after expert in in international tax law and regulations. His firm offers a wide range of services and skills including forensic accounting, tax and compliance expertise.

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• Still Not Immune: Fraud in the Public Charter School Sector in 2024

  • When
    October 17, 2024
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  October 17, 2024 @ 3:00pm PST

  Still Not Immune: Fraud in the Public Charter School Sector in 2024

  Presenters: Brian L. Carpenter, PhD, CFE

  Session Synopsis

  With approximately 8,000 chartered public schools in the United States, the opportunities for fraud, waste, abuse have proven too tempting for some. This makes sense when you know that these schools are governed by volunteer boards. The concept of fraud risk management is often unheard of, nor are most school leaders prepared by virtue of their degrees (which focus primarily on education). In this presentation, prominent charter school consultant Dr. Brian L. Carpenter, CFE shares a concept he developed called the Financial Oversight Triangle as a simple mechanism to teach boards and leaders how to think about their FRM responsibilities. His model can also be used to teach the boards of small non-profits, churches, and other organizations that cannot afford to employ financial management experts.

   

  Presenter Bios

  For the past 19 years, Dr. Brian L. Carpenter, CFE, has helped advance parental choices in education across the US by promoting and explaining the keys to effective charter school governance, finance & operations, enterprise risk management (including fraud risk management), and strategic thinking. He has authored several books for the charter school sector, as well as having written the 500+ question test bank for the 2nd and 3rd editions of Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination by Richard Riley and Mary Jo Kranacher (Wiley & Sons). Most of his work is focused on deterrence, however, he does occasional investigations into school leader or board misconduct.

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