About Us

THE LOCAL CHAPTER

Meeting Information:

• Generally held on 3rd Tuesday of odd numbered months at the BB&T Bank building (330 Whittington Parkway)
• Standard time is from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Include guest speakers from various organizations on various topics of interest to persons involved in preventing, detecting, or investigating fraud
• Meeting fee schedule - to be determined
• Meeting notices sent by e-mail approximately 2 weeks in advance
• See 'Upcoming Meetings' in the table of contents for details on future meetings

Membership Information:

• Membership in national ACFE organization not mandatory, but valuable
• Annual membership fee schedule - CFE member (certified) $30, Associate/Affiliate member (non-certified) $40, student member $10
• Fiscal year from August 1 - July 31
• Annual membership fees prorated 50% for new members joining after mid-point of fiscal year (January 31)
• See 'Application' in the table of contents for a blank membership application

THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (hereinafter referred to as the "Association" or "ACFE"), begun in 1988, is based out of Austin, Texas. The Association is a 20,000 member professional organization dedicated to educating qualified individuals, who are trained in the highly specialized aspects of detecting, investigating and deterring fraud and white-collar crime. Each member of the Association designated a Certified Fraud Examiner (hereinafter referred to as "CFE") has earned certification after an extensive application process, and upon passing the uniform CFE Examination. CFE's come from various professions including auditors, accountants, fraud investigators, loss prevention specialists, attorneys, educators, and criminologists. Certified Fraud Examiners gather evidence, take statements, write reports and assist in investigating fraud in its varied forms.

CFE's are employed by most major corporations and government agencies and others provide consulting and investigative services. The ACFE sponsors nearly 90 worldwide local chapters. CFE's in over 50 countries on four continents have investigated more than one (1) million suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud. Criminologist and former FBI agent Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, is Chairman and founder of the ACFE as well as an advisory member of the Board of Regents. Criminology expert and scholar Gilbert Geis, Ph.D., CFE is the Association's president. The ACFE serves its members with a staff of close to forty (40)-dedicated professionals. Among the benefits and services offered by the Association are the "White Paper," a BI-monthly magazine, professional education products, EthicsLine, a subscription company employee hotline; and numerous national and international seminars and conferences a year, devoted to continuing education.

The Association has received critical acclaim throughout the media. The Wall Street Journal said the ACFE is "The premier financial sleuthing organization," and ABC-TV's Nightline calls Joseph T. Wells "the country's foremost fraud specialist." Among other publications to praise the efforts of the Association include Forbes magazine, The New York Times, ABC News' 20/20, and CBS News' 60 Minutes.

With offices in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand and chapters around the globe - the ACFE is networked to respond to the needs of anti-fraud professionals everywhere. The Association is organized into seven regions: in the United States, the Eastern, Central, and Western U.S. regions, the Canadian; the European; the Australian; and the New Zealand regions.