Connecting People and Fighting Fraud Since 1982
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On December 16th, our annual election will be conducted online.
Members will receive an email which will allow them to cast a vote.
Positions currently up for election are –
President
Board of Directors – 3 open
Email to webadmin@mfrin.org to place to volunteer for one of the spots.
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Special Agents Association is once again partnering with Midwest Fraud Investigators Network for this year’s Annual Fraud Conference on Friday, May 17th.
Register by May 15th at https://mfrin.org/2024-conference
Location –
College of DuPage
SSG Miller Homeland Security Education Center
425 Fawell Boulevard
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
You may be eligible for up to 7 CPE
8:00 am to 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am to 9:15 am
Intro and opening remarks
9:15 am to 10:30 am
Stop Trafficking—Human Trafficking
Lina Tor—Special Agent
Melissa Sifferman—Special Agent
Homeland Security Investigations
10:30 am to 10:45 am
Morning Break
10:45 am to 12:00 pm
Sim Swapping
Valerie Dozono—Detective
Chicago Police Department
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm to 2:15 pm
Emerging Trends & Opportunities to Collaborate Within Credit Card Fraud
Jeremy Bloxson—Principal Investigator
Capital One
2:15 pm to 2:30 pm
Afternoon Break
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Financially Motivated Crime
Sonali Jaykar—Intelligence Analyst
Kaila Griffin—Intelligence Analyst
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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On December 15th, our annual election will be conducted online. Members will receive an email which will allow then to cast a vote.
The candidates we currently have –
For Vice President – George Quiroga – BMO Harris Bank
For Secretary – Stan Mocek
For Treasurer – Ilona Dumlija – Northern Trust
For Board of Directors – 2 spots open –
Kristin Ferguson – TIAA
Anna Kotsovos – NICB
If you desire to run for one of the open offices, pleas notify us at webadmin@mfrin.org before December 15th.
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Special Agents Association is partnering with Midwest Fraud Investigators Network for this year’s Annual Fraud Conference.
Register by May 10th at https://mfrin.org/2023-conference
We are back to an in person conference this year at –
College of DuPage
SSG Miller Homeland Security Education Center
425 Fawell Boulevard
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
Registration and Continental breakfast at 8am.
Topics this year –
Business Email compromise and cyber related issues
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Pam McCarthy
FBI Special Agent Matt Osegard
Current Mail Theft Trends and Check Washing
US Postal Inspector Colin Ragland
US Postal Inspector Jerry Phillips
Cyber Fraud Trends and Illicit Use of Digital Assets
Nick Schlereth, Special Agent, United States Secret Service
Mike Rostescu, Special Agent, United States Secret Service
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 101
Brian Yoshino, Cybersecurity Advisor, CISA Region 5, Chicago
Charles DuShane, Protective Security Advisor, CISA Region 5, Chicago
$95 per person, or $75 if you are a dues paid member of MFIN or SAA
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The Annual Fraud Conference will be in person this year on May 17th 8 to 4pm.
We’ll be co-hosting it with Special Agents Association. More details will be coming soon!
Location:
College of DuPage
Homeland Security Training Institute
425 Fawell Boulevard
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
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Here are the results of the 2023 election:
For President –
Jeff Barry – Alight Solutions
For Director –
Darcy Friesen – Lincoln Savings Bank
Jessica Hendon – Blackhawk Bank
Tim Murphy – Wintrust Financial Corporation
Congratulations to all and many thanks to our outgoing President, Horacio Isais of BMO Harris Bank