Examining 2025's Most Pressing Fraud Threats Shaping the 2026 Risk Landscape
Presented by Marie Rice, PhD, CFE, CIA
2024 ACFE Educator of the Year
February 5, 2026
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Virtual Event via Zoom
Registration will begin at 8:30am. Seminar will start at 9:00am (EDT).
Four hours of CPE
Member price $80
Non-member price $100
Zoom invite will be sent the week before the event.
Register online at CCC-ACFE - Home
- Ripped from the Headlines
- Top Fraud Trends Affecting North Carolinians in 2025
- Examining Current Fraud Trends through an Interactive Case
This course provides an overview of the most significant fraud trends affecting North Carolinians in 2025 and examines how these schemes manifest in real‑world practice. Participants will analyze a FOIA‑sourced, related fraud case to evaluate evidence quality, identify red flags, and apply professional judgment in an investigative context. Through guided discussion and structured case analysis, the course emphasizes the application of forensic techniques, professional skepticism, and decision‑making frameworks relevant to current fraud risks. This session is designed for accounting, auditing, and financial forensics professionals seeking to strengthen their fraud detection and evaluation skills.
Marie holds a PhD in accounting, with an emphasis in fraud and forensic accounting, from West Virginia University and is an Assistant Professor at Siena University where she serves as Director of the Center for Anti-fraud Resources and Examination Services (CARES). Prior to entering academia, Marie was a forensic accountant and a Chief Audit Executive/Chief Risk and Compliance Officer with 20 years of experience. As a practitioner, she managed fraud examination engagements up to and including expert testimony and advised audit committees and executive leadership teams of small to mid-sized U.S. listed companies on risk and compliance matters. A former Ritchie-Jennings award winner and ACFE Research Institute recipient, Marie is the President of the Albany Area Chapter of the ACFE and President of the Justice for Fraud Victims Project (JFVP), a pro-bono fraud examination service for vulnerable victims. She received the Siena University Award of Excellence, and was named 2024 ACFE Educator of the Year and received the ACFE’s 2010 Outstanding Achievement in Outreach/Community Service Award and the Spokane Police Chief’s Citizen Award because of her work with the JFVP.
Cutoff for registration and refund requests is January 29, at 5pm. Refund requests must be emailed to Jhobbs925612@gmail.com
