PNW Chapter Annual Fraud Conference - ONLINE VIA ZOOM 

Date/Time: Monday, May 17, 2021. The Conference begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends around 4:45 p.m.  

Location:
The Conference will be held entirely online through Zoom. Meeting login information will be sent up to a week prior to the event.

CPE:
There are 8 hours of Continuing Professional Education available to all who attend this event.  

Registration fees through May 10:

Members: $50 

Non-Members: $75

Students: $0 (but still must register before May 10)

Registration fees May 11 or later:

All registrants:  $100

Speakers and Topics include:

Special Agent Eric Hunter and Special Agent in Charge Weston King, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General

Topic: SBA CARES Act Loan Fraud:  Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans 

Has your bank or credit union received suspicious SBA CARES Act funds in customer accounts? Has your agency received complaints from community members that their ID was stolen and used to obtain COVID relief funds?  In this course, we will discuss the explosion in COVID-19 relief fraud related to the SBA’s Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs. Both programs were created by the CARES Act to assist small businesses economically impacted by COVID-19. We will discuss current trends in online fraud targeting government programs and the tools we can use to protect your customers, your programs,  and your organization. 

SBA-OIG Website:  https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/oversight-advocacy/office-inspector-general

James Cronin, MPA, CFE, Seattle Insurance and Legal Investigations

Topic:  Insurance Fraud Investigation

Jim will address the scope and types of insurance fraud, and methods of recognizing, investigating and resisting insurance fraud.

Brian Steverson
Topic:  Ethics - Organizational Psychopaths and What to Do about Them
This year Brian will be talking about Organizational Psychopaths and What to Do about Them, the topic of his new book, The Ethics of Employment Screening for Psychopathy. 

Brian's info:  https://www.gonzaga.edu/academics/faculty-listing/detail/steverson

Robert Floberg, Forensic Document Examiner/Handwriting Expert  

Topic: Forensic Document and Handwriting Examination

Rob will cover the theory of handwriting identification, identifying a specific writer, handwriting exemplars and standards, disguised writing, and forged writing. 

Rob's website: http://www.robertfloberg.com/index.html