2025 Half Day Fraud Training Seminar - November 3, 2025
November 03, 2025
8:00 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST
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UNO Thompson Center
6705 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68182
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Attention: There will be limited seating for Virtual attendance. We will only sell 100 Virtual Tickets so please get them early.
We are offering the first 30 in person member registrations for FREE!!!! Register now to snag a free ticket!
Due to rising costs, we will be increasing our membership dues for 2026. While we don't yet know how much the increase will be, you have the option to renew your membership or join the chapter now at 2025 rates when you register for the conference!
Please register online. You may pay online or mail a check to Heartland ACFE Chapter, PO Box 460726, Papillion, NE 68046. Group registrations can be done online by adding multiple tickets to your order. If you are paying by check, your check MUST be received by October 20, 2025.
Tickets are either live or virtual.
Final registration deadline is October 24, 2025! If you are interested in registering past the final deadline, please reach out to see if space is still available: [email protected]
8:00 am CST - 9:00 am CST
John Warren, J.D., CFE, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
John Warren is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He is also an advisory member of the ACFE Board of Regents and sits on the Board of Directors of the ACFE Foundation.
Warren is responsible for setting the strategic vision of the association and for implementing enterprise-level strategic initiatives with the goal of growing global membership, improving member satisfaction and raising the profile of the ACFE.
Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Warren most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer for the organization. He first joined the ACFE as a member of its legal department in 1996 and in 2004 he was appointed General Counsel, where he was responsible for providing guidance, oversight, and direction to management and staff on all legal issues affecting the ACFE. He served in this position until 2022.
He was a co-author of the Report to the Nations, the ACFE’s biennial study on the costs and effects of occupational fraud from 2002 to 2022, and he also serves in an advisory capacity as a representative to the ACFE Research Institute, a multidisciplinary academic research center dedicated to supporting anti- fraud research.
Takeaways:
- Attendees will see data on fraud trends drawn from the world’s largest study of occupational fraud
- Understand the costs associated with occupational fraud
- Learn the most effective methods for detecting occupational fraud and how to enhance fraud detection programs
- Learn to understand and recognize the behavioral warning signs of occupational fraud
- Understand the ways in which anti-fraud controls impact occupational fraud risk
Participants will earn 1 CPE
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this session.
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Live Base & Group Internet Based
9:00 am CST - 10:00 am CST
Karen Bertram, CPA, Forensic Accountant, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Karen Bertram has been a Forensic Accountant with the FBI for the last 14 years. After starting her career at FBI HQ in Washington, D.C., Bertram transferred to the Omaha Field Office where she supports Case Agents in investigations under every type of criminal and national security violation. Bertram is a member of the FBI’s Virtual Currency Response Team, giving her access to specialized training which is then shared with federal, state, and local law enforcement. Bertram is a Certified Public Accountant in Nebraska and holds Bachelors’ Degrees in Math and Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Accounting.
Takeaways:
- Baseline understanding of block chains and tokens
- Cryptocurrency fraud trends in Nebraska and Iowa
Participants will earn 1 CPE
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this session.
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Live Base & Group Internet Based
10:00 am CST - 11:00 am CST
Aaron Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Nebraska Attorney General's Office
Aaron Graves is a lawyer with the Consumer Protection Bureau of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office. He is a member of the bureau’s Enforcement Team and will be joined by two of the team’s investigators. One function of the Enforcement Team is to investigate fraud and scam complaints received by the AG’s Consumer Affairs Response Team.
Takeaways:
- Protecting consumers from fraud using Nebraska’s Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
- Trends in consumer fraud.
- Nebraska Controllable Electronic Records Act
- Taking down scam websites.
Participants will earn 1 CPE
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this session.
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Live Base & Group Internet Based
11:00 am CST - 12:00 pm CST
Panelist 1: John Warren, J.D., CFE, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Panelist 2: Karen Bertram, CPA, Forensic Accountant, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Panelist 3: Aaron Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Nebraska Attorney General's Office
Title: Panel Discussion - Fraud in the Modern Economy: From the Workplace to the Blockchain
- Join us for a panel discussion regarding the future of fraud as it relates to the ACFE, cryptocurrency, and local matters.
Participants will earn 1 CPE
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this session.
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Live Base & Group Internet Based
Heartland ACFE Chapter is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
I understand seating is not guaranteed until payment is received in full. I also understand that in order to receive a refund, I must cancel by no later than October 20, 2025. For more information regarding administrative policies for complaints or refunds, please click here or contact us at: [email protected].
Tickets
$0.00 First 30 Live/In Person Member Registrations Free!
$25.00 Live/In Person Member Ticket
$55.00 Virtual Member Ticket
$50.00 Live/In Person Member Ticket with 2026 Membership Renewal
$80.00 Virtual Member Ticket with 2026 Membership Renewal
$55.00 Live/In Person Non-Member Ticket
$95.00 Virtual Non-Member Ticket
$80.00 Live/In Person Non-Member Ticket with 2026 Membership
$120.00 Virtual Non-Member Ticket with 2026 Membership
