September 15, 2014 IAFCI NEWSLETTER

The IAFCI 46th Annual Training Conference Was Again Another Success!!!

2014 IAFCI Annual Training Conference Recap Phoenix, AZ

The International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators would like to recognize the participants who attended our 2014 Annual Training Conference.

First and for most we would like to thank our Arizona Chapter for supporting our 46th Annual Training Conference as well as a special thank you to our top Conference Sponsors, Discover Network, Western Union, Giesecke & Devrient Systems, Truwest Credit Union, Trustwave, Identity Theft 911 and United States Secret Service.

We also want to thank our IAFCI Chapters for their generous Chapter Donations and to our Golf Sponsors.

And a BIG thank you to all who volunteered their time to make this year's IAFCI Annual Conference another successful event.

Announcing Our 2015-2016

Executive Board Officers

Announced and sworn into office at our IAFCI 2014 Annual Training Conference Phoenix, AZ

International President

SAM GUTTMAN

1st International Vice President

DOUGLAS BUAN

2nd International Vice President

ALAN PERKINS

Secretary

Mike Carroll

Treasurer

NINA BERBIGLIA

Announcing 2014 Award Winners

Presented at IAFCI Annual Training Conference

Law Enforcement of the Year Award

MasterCard Worldwide and IAFCI

Randy Berkland

U.S. Postal Inspector

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Carolinas Chapter

1st Runner Up

Jason Collom

Investigator

San Francisco Attorney's Office

San Francisco Chapter

2nd Runner Up

Scott Robbins

Postal Inspector

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Southern California Chapter

Rick Brady Financial Crimes Investigator of the Year

Discover Financial Services and IAFCI

Glenn Justus

Senior Corporate Investigator

Barnes & Noble Stores

Carolinas Chapter

Prosecutor of the Year, United States

Visa and IAFCI

Kimberley M. Frayn

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Department of Justice

Nevada Chapter

Prosecutor of the Year - International

Visa and IAFCI

John Scutt

Senior Prosecutor

Ministry of the Attorney General

Central Canada Chapter

Task Force of the Year

LexisNexis and IAFCI

ARSAIC Greg Auer-Los Angeles Field Office

Southern California Chapter

Cyber Investigations Contributor of the Year

Trustwave and IAFCI

Michael P. Adams

Special Agent

Homeland Security Investigations

Nevada Chapter

Donald Drummond Award

American Express Global Security and IAFCI

Joe Renforth

National Account Executive

Perfect Plastic

Chairman of the Year Award

IAFCI

John Lucki

Chicago Police Department

Matthew Payne

Intuit

President of the Year Award

IAFCI

Diane Terry

TransUnion

IAFCI Chairman of the Board

IAFCI CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFIED CYBER CRIMES INVESTIGATOR CERTIFICATION (CCCI):

The International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) is pleased to announce the establishment of a Certified Cyber Crimes Investigator (CCCI) Fellows Program. This program recognizes the diverse and vast experience of many senior IAFCI members. Such individuals have acquired knowledge and experience investigating Cyber Crimes over substantial periods of time, through attendance at seminars and through advanced studies. The CCCI designation via the Fellows Program is available to IAFCI senior professional members. The Cyber Fraud Industry Group (CFIG) is governed by the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI). The mission of the CFIG is to bring private and public sector entities together for the purpose of combating cyber fraud. The Certified Cyber Crimes Investigator (CCCI) certification was created by CFIG, and is sponsored by the IAFCI. Please visit our Members Only page under "Training Events" for more Information.

CFCI Certification Qualifies for Points:

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has approved the CFCI designation to qualify for points on the CFE Exam application; going forward anybody who has the CFCI designation will be entitled to claim 10 points on the ACFE Exam application. As with all other groups, this recognition does not constitute an endorsement by the ACFE of IAFCI's training or certification program

CFCI Exam:

The Certified Financial Crimes Investigator exam is available on-line for all qualified members. Please visit our Members Only page under "Training Events" for more Information.

DFCB:

This Certification is designated for those who have made significant and quantifiable contributions in the advancement of knowledge and expertise in the fields of digital forensics/or electronic discovery.

Digital Forensic Certification Board offers the "Digital Forensic Practitioner Exam" (DFCP). More Information can be found on the IAFCI public site under Certifications.

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The IAFCI International Office

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