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Upcoming events

    • February 18, 2025
    • May 30, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Online
    Register

    Fort Worth Chapter ACFE has opened our annual scholarship application. Our scholarship awards are typically (but not limited to) $500 each. Support documentation can be attached at the end of your online application or emailed to president@fwacfe.org after the completion of your application. You must submit your application and all supporting documents by 5:00 PM on May 30, 2025 to be considered for this scholarship award. 

    To begin the scholarship application, please press the "Register" button on the left-hand side of this page.

    • March 26, 2025
    • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register
    The March 2025 Fort Worth ACFE Monthly Chapter meeting will be held virtually via the Zoom platform. Details are below:


    Date : Wednesday, March 26, 2025

    Speakers:

    Courtney Austin, CFE, Manager Cost Recovery, BNSF Railway
    Topic: Spring Cleaning your Internal Controls: Fraud Prevention & Detection Checklist
    Objective:
    Assess internal control weaknesses in your organization
    Prerequisite: No prerequisites are required.
    Location:

    Virtual

    Platform: Zoom
    Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Presentation
    Price:

    $10 - Fort Worth ACFE Chapter Member

    $20 - Non-Member / Guest

    $0 - Texas Wesleyan University Student

    $10 - Other Students 

    CPE Offered:

     1.0


    Description:

    Is your organization still as protected from fraud risks as it thinks it is? Now is the perfect time to dust off your internal controls by leveraging helpful checklists, recent cases, growing trends, and your own company’s data to re-evaluate the strength of your company’s controls.


    About the Speaker:

    Courtney Austin currently works as a Manager, Cost Recovery in BNSF Railway's Finance department. Previous to this role, she has worked in accounts payable / disbursements compliance, anti-fraud, and internal audit. Areas of expertise are fraud investigations, fraud risk assessments, internal controls consulting, process improvement, and compliance monitoring. Courtney is a CFE and has served on the Fort Worth ACFE leadership team in various roles for the past decade. 

    • April 25, 2025
    • 7:15 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Texas Wesleyan University
    Register

    Save the date for our next full-day conference! April 25, 2025


    The 13th Annual Tolleson Fraud Conference, co-hosted by Texas Wesleyan University and the Fort Worth ACFE Chapter, is an in-person event held on Texas Wesleyan University campus in Fort Worth, TX. For more information on the event and the speakers, please visit the event page.

    Date : Friday, April 25, 2025

    Topics & Speakers:

    Detecting Deception in Investigations via Body Language for CFE’s

    Jerry Balistreri


    The Ins and Outs of Insurance Fraud

    Patrick Cryer, Texas Department of Insurance


    30 Years of Fraud: Narcissism, Entitlement, and the Rule of Swine

    Greg Westfall, Partner, Cantey Hanger


    Financial Statement Fraud: A Case Study

    Eric Werner, SEC


    Guarding Your Career Search: Navigating Security & Avoiding Scams

    Jim McConnell, Principal, Ask McConnell


    What's on the Horizon for Fraud Investigation in 2025 and Beyond?

    Panel Discussion


    Additional speakers and topics TBA

    Objectives:
    • Develop a deeper understanding of financial fraud by studying actual fraud cases
    • Identify methods used to commit financial fraud
    • Examine different approaches to prevent, detect, and investigate fraud
    • Evaluate strategies to assess and mitigate the risk of fraud
    • Understand how fraud impacts individuals, consumers, organizations, and society
      Prerequisites: No prerequisites are required
      Location:

      Nick and Lou Martin University Center

      Texas Wesleyan University

      3165 E. Rosedale Street, Fort Worth, TX 76105

      (2nd floor foyer)

      Parking: Complimentary parking provided 
      Time:

      Check-In, Breakfast, and Networking: 7:15 am - 8:00 am
      Speaker Sessions: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

      Prices through April 18th:
      • FW ACFE Chapter Member: $275
      • Group (5 or More): $275
      • Guest: $325
      • Student: $75
      Prices after April 18th:
      • FW ACFE Chapter Member: $300
      • Group (5 or More): $300
      • Guest: $350
      • Student: $100


      Please reach out to president@fwacfe.org for assistance with group or student registrations, or if you have any other questions.

      Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided and are included in the registration cost.

      The event is planned as in-person format only (no virtual attendance option). 

    Past events

    February 27, 2025 FW ACFE February 2025 Chapter Meeting
    January 22, 2025 FW ACFE January 2025 Chapter Meeting
    November 21, 2024 FW ACFE November 2024 Chapter Meeting
    November 04, 2024 FW ACFE 2025 Officer Elections Sign-Up
    May 03, 2024 12th Annual Tolleson Fraud Conference
    March 27, 2024 2024 Fort Worth ACFE Scholarship Application
    February 21, 2024 Fort Worth ACFE Chapter February 2024 Meeting
    November 16, 2023 Fort Worth ACFE Chapter November 2023 Meeting
    May 17, 2023 FW ACFE May 2023 Chapter Meeting
    April 30, 2023 2023 Fort Worth ACFE Scholarship Application
    April 21, 2023 11th Annual Tolleson Fraud Conference
    March 15, 2023 FW ACFE March 2023 Chapter Meeting
    February 15, 2023 FW ACFE February 2023 Chapter Meeting
    December 07, 2022 Fort Worth ACFE Chapter December 2022 Meeting
    November 09, 2022 Fort Worth ACFE Chapter November 2022 Meeting
    August 19, 2022 ACFE Dallas Partnership - 32nd Annual DFW Fraud Conference
    May 13, 2022 ACFE Dallas May 2022 Half-Day Seminar (Partnership)
    April 22, 2022 10th Annual Tolleson Fraud Conference
    April 09, 2022 2022 Fort Worth ACFE Scholarship Application
    April 08, 2022 Fort Worth IIA & ACFE Chapters April 2022 Meeting
    October 20, 2021 Fort Worth ACFE Chapter October 2021 Meeting
    April 16, 2021 9th Annual Texas Wesleyan University Fraud Conference
    April 16, 2021 2021 Fort Worth ACFE Scholarship Application
    March 24, 2021 Fort Worth ACFE Chapter February 2021 Meeting (Rescheduled)
    March 24, 2021 Fort Worth ACFE Chapter March 2021 Meeting
    May 15, 2020 2020 Fort Worth ACFE Scholarship Application
    February 19, 2020 FW ACFE Chapter February 2020 Meeting
    January 29, 2020 Joint FW ACFE and FW IIA January 2020 Chapter Meeting
    December 18, 2019 FW ACFE December 2019 Chapter Meeting
    November 20, 2019 FW ACFE November 2019 Chapter Meeting
    October 23, 2019 FW ACFE October 2019 Chapter Meeting
    September 18, 2019 FW ACFE September 2019 Chapter Meeting
    April 12, 2019 8th Annual Texas Wesleyan University Fraud Conference
    March 20, 2019 FW ACFE March 2019 Chapter Meeting
    February 20, 2019 FW ACFE February 2019 Chapter Meeting
    January 16, 2019 FW ACFE January 2019 Chapter Meeting
    December 19, 2018 FW ACFE December 2018 Chapter Meeting
    November 28, 2018 FW ACFE November 2018 Chapter Meeting
    October 17, 2018 FW ACFE October 2018 Chapter Meeting
    September 19, 2018 FW ACFE September 2018 Chapter Meeting
    April 26, 2018 Texas Wesleyan University Fraud Conference
    March 21, 2018 FW ACFE March 2018 Chapter Meeting
    February 21, 2018 FW ACFE February 2018 Chapter Meeting
    January 17, 2018 FW ACFE January 2018 Chapter Meeting
    December 19, 2017 Joint FW ACFE and FW IIA December 2017 Meeting
    November 15, 2017 FW ACFE November 2017 Chapter Meeting
    October 18, 2017 FW ACFE October 2017 Chapter Meeting
    September 20, 2017 FW ACFE September 2017 Chapter Meeting
    April 07, 2017 Texas Wesleyan University & FWACFE Fraud Conference
    March 15, 2017 FW ACFE March 2017 Meeting
    February 15, 2017 FW ACFE February 2017 Meeting
    January 18, 2017 January 2017 Meeting
    December 21, 2016 December Meeting
    November 16, 2016 November Meeting - Joint IIA & ACFE
    October 19, 2016 October Meeting
    September 21, 2016 September Meeting
    April 20, 2016 April Meeting - Half-day Seminar
    March 16, 2016 March Meeting
    February 17, 2016 February Meeting
    January 20, 2016 January Meeting
    December 15, 2015 December Joint ACFE/IIA Meeting
    November 18, 2015 November Meeting
    October 21, 2015 October Meeting
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