Among the various kinds of fraud that organizations might be faced with, occupational fraud is likely the largest and most prevalent threat. Occupational fraud—fraud committed against the organization by its own officers, directors, or employees—constitutes an attack against the organization from within, by the very people who were entrusted to protect its assets and resources. Since the ACFE began tracking data on occupational fraud cases in 1996, they have reviewed thousands of cases in which insiders collectively stole billions of dollars from their employers, and those cases were merely a drop in the bucket.

We will be holding a panel discussion to review instances of fraud within our community as it related to the findings and questions posed in the Report to the Nations. We will provide copies of the 2018 Report to the Nations to those attending the training. The panel will consist of the following fraud investigators:

• ‍Jennifer Pratt, CFO of Utah Farms Bureau Federation;
• Dan Henage, Senior Security Engineer at Mountain America Credit Union;
• Michael Sorenson, Enterprise Security at Zions Bank;
• Wayne Cline will be the master of ceremonies (MC) leading the discussion.