Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners
The ACFE is the world's premier
provider of anti-fraud training and education. A leader in the
global anti-fraud community, the ACFE has over 34,000 members,
sponsors more than 100 chapters worldwide and provides anti-fraud
educational materials to over 100 universities. Certified Fraud
Examiners (CFE’s) on six continents have investigated more than 1
million suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud. Together with
our members the ACFE is reducing business fraud world-wide and
inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within
the profession.
Certified Fraud Examiner:
Certified Fraud Examiners are experts in the prevention, detection,
and investigation of fraud. The CFE credential is the most preferred
certification for anti-fraud professionals in the world. Currently,
there are over 15,000 CFE’s actively fighting fraud worldwide, at
all levels of business and government. Fraud examiners have a unique
set of skills that are not found in any other discipline; they
combine knowledge of complex financial transactions with an
understanding of investigation, law, and how to resolve allegations
of fraud. Fraud examiners are also trained to understand not only
how fraud occurs, but why.
The CFE process
focuses on four bodies of knowledge critical to the fight against
fraud: Financial Transactions; Investigation, Law, and Criminology.
CFE’s have the ability to:
• Understand how fraud is committed
and how it can be identified;
• Examine books and records to
detect and trace fraudulent transactions;
• Interview suspects
to obtain information and confessions;
• Write investigation
reports, advise clients as to their findings, and testify at trial
• Be well-versed in the law as it relates to fraud and fraud
investigations; and
• Understand the underlying factors that
motivate individuals to commit fraud.
ASIS
International 
ASIS
International, with more than 33,000 members, is the preeminent
international organization for professionals responsible for
security, including managers and directors of security. In addition,
corporate executives and other management personnel, as well as
consultants, architects, attorneys, and federal, state, and local
law enforcement, are becoming involved with ASIS to better
understand the constant changes in security issues and
solutions.
National Association of Investigative
Specialists
The National
Association of Investigative Specialists is an American trade
association of private investigative professionals that focuses in
on marketing investigative services, developing new investigative
techniques, providing training programs for those in practice or
those wishing to enter the profession, developing positive media
coverage of the investigative profession, acting as a center for
case referrals and positive publicity referrals to members, and
providing the overall membership with group buying power.
National Council of Investigation and
Security Services, Inc.
The National
Council of Investigation and Security Services, Inc., is a
cooperative effort of those companies and associations responsible
for providing private security and investigation services to the
legal profession, business community, government and the
public.
Minnesota Association of
Private Investigators and Protective
Agents
The Minnesota
Association of Private Investigators and Protective Agents is a
non-profit corporation organized under and pursuant to the
provisions found in the Minnesota State Non-Profit Corporation
Act. MAPI was initially organized and founded by a group of
private investigators interested in building career awareness
through shared resources and educational opportunities. MAPI was
exclusively organized as a fraternal association for educational,
political, legal and social purposes. The corporation works solely
for the benefit of its members and respective industries.
MetroNorth
Chamber of Commerce
The MetroNorth
Chamber of Commerce is the business advocate organization for the
MetroNorth area of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area in Minnesota.
The Chamber is an independent, non-profit corporation run by its
members through an elected board of directors. The Chamber is not
affiliated with any branch of local, state, or federal government.
We draw our strength from attracting the greatest number of
individuals and businesses into our membership. The Chamber
organizes and directs the energy, talent and money contributed by
the members into projects that improve the business climate in the
community.
Northeast Minneapolis Chamber
of Commerce
The Northeast
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce has been serving the Northeast
community since 1953. The Chamber is a non-profit, pro-business
organization working to make our community a better place to live,
work and do business. The Chamber seeks to improve member businesses
and organizations, stimulate the business environment and encourage
economic development. The Chamber, governed by a volunteer Board of
Directors, provides the communication link while acting as a
resource for business and allows groups to form and create change in
Northeast Minneapolis.
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