Midwest Fraud Investigators Network

Join us on November 5th at 12pm for a free one hour webinar hosted by Midwest Fraud Investigators Network and the Chicago Chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Each attendee will receive 1 CPE credit for attending.

Email to webadmin@mfrin.org for a link invitation.

Jennifer Mackovjak and Chris Brenner—221b Partners
How to Leverage OSINT, Traditional Public Records Sources and the Deep and Dark Web

This presentation will focus on threat and violence risk assessments from a public records and open-source intelligence perspective and how to leverage tools available to investigators and the public, conduct research and gather intelligence. We will discuss how we can use this information and intelligence both proactively for prevention and to mitigate risk and reactionary during an investigation or incident response.

The presenters will use real case scenarios, pulling out the important details to provide to a threat assessment team or law enforcement. Real examples used will illustrate the value of these records and practitioners will be compelled to include these searches and the results in their approach to future threat assessments.

This event has been cancelled. See the post above for information on a new webinar.

Midwest Fraud Investigators Network and the Chicago Chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners are partnering to host a Half Day Conference on November 5th from 9am to 1pm. Registration will begin at 8am. The cost is $30 per person.

Through the ACFE, each attendee will receive 3 CPE credits.

Pay and register Here

Refreshments and snacks will be served before and during the conference. Our location will be at BluSky Restoration, 3200 Squibb Ave, Rolling Meadows, IL.

Here’s the lineup of speakers:

Andrew Keith and Craig Kelbus—221B Partners
Digging Deeper: Why Primary Sources Matter Most

A presentation and discussion on the importance of going beyond what is reported in commercial databases and what can be gleaned from analyzing data from primary sources. We will discuss, among other things, limitations of commercial databases and provide real examples of how finding and analyzing primary source documents helped us to identify relevant information and connect the dots in our investigations.

Taylor Etzell—FINRA
Red Flags of Crypto Investment Schemes and Best Practice Considerations

A discussion on red flags financial institutions may come across that could indicate a customer is the victim of a crypto investment scheme. Taylor will also share her perspective on processes and controls that may help address these schemes.

Jennifer Mackovjak and Chris Brenner—221b Partners
How to Leverage OSINT, Traditional Public Records Sources and the Deep and Dark Web

This presentation will focus on threat and violence risk assessments from a public records and open-source intelligence perspective and how to leverage tools available to investigators and the public, conduct research and gather intelligence. We will discuss how we can use this information and intelligence both proactively for prevention and to mitigate risk and reactionary during an investigation or incident response.

The presenters will use real case scenarios, pulling out the important details to provide to a threat assessment team or law enforcement. Real examples used will illustrate the value of these records and practitioners will be compelled to include these searches and the results in their approach to future threat assessments.

This year we are partnering with Cook County Organized Crime Task Force, ACFE Chicago Chapter, Special Agents Association, IAFCI and Coalition Against Financial Crime. See the details below. Download a copy of the flyer here.