All luncheon reservations can be emailed or called in at (614) 728-7164 (Norman Hofmann)
Schedule of Upcoming Events
Central Ohio Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners
Our Mission: To improve fraud detection and deterrence through the education and interaction of our members, and to aid community efforts to detect and prevent fraud.
Past Events
January 15, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Tom Rice, Federal Security Director, Port Columbus Airport
Topic: New airport security procedures and the National Transportation Safety Board
February 19, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Jane Wasman, Chief - Fraud Control Section, Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services
Topic: State of Ohio's Medicaid Fraud Control
March 19, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Kevin R. Wolfe, Vice President - Loss Prevention, Big Lots, Inc.
Topic: Key Controls to Loss Prevention
April 16, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Bill Tenney, Unfied Investigations and Sciences, Inc.
Topic: Red Flags of Arson
May 21, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Jerry Weidner, Insurance Investigator
Topic: Emerging Trends in Insurance Fraud
September 17, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Joe Fox, Unisource
Topic: Check Fraud and Prevention
October 15, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Fritz Weidner and Heinz Ickert
Topic: Update of the National CFE Conference in Chicago
November 19, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: John O'Nan, Chief of Investigations, Ohio State Auditor's Office
Topic: Fraud Investigation
December 17, 2003 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Jack Jones, Nationwide Insurance
Topic: Information Assurance and Security
January 21, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Raman Tejwani, Columbus Police Crime Lab
Topic: DNA Analysis
March 17, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: John Monce, Superintendent of Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Topic: When Good Guys Turn Bad - The Gary DeMastery Investigation
February 18, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Tricia Smith, President - Secure Check, Inc
Topic: The Importance of Background Checks
April 21, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Kathleen Steube, Columbus Police Department
Topic: Forensics
May 19, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Mark Bentley, Bureau of Worker's Comp - Special Agent in Charge
Topic: Health Care Fraud
September 15, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Chuck Smith, Director of Security, Ohio Health Hospitals
Topic: Fraud and Theft issues facing the hospital industry
October 20, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Angelo Mazzocco, Chief Information Officer, Columbus Dispatch
Topic: Information Technology Security
November 17, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Round Table Discussions
Topic: Fraud 'War Stories'
December 15, 2004 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Dennis Lukens, Warren-Clinton Drug & Strategic Operations Task Force
Topic: Pharmaceutical Investigations
January 19, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Jim Thomas, Deputy Director of Infrastructure Protection, Dept of Public Safety
Topic: Fraud in Homeland Security
February 11, 2005 - .Ohio Highway Patrol Training Academy
740 E. 17th Avenue
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Co-Sponsored by the Central Ohio Association of CFEs and the Ohio Investigators Assoc.
Topic: One Day Training Conference
March 16, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: What Would You Do?
Topic: Actual Fraud Case Studies
April 20, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Thomas Allen, Franklin County Assistant Prosecutor
Topic: R.I.C.O.
May 18, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Video Presentation
Topic: "How To Tell If Someone Is Lying"
September 21, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Terry Baker-Smith, Sky Financial Group
Topic: Conducting High Level Investigations Against Fraud Activity
October 19, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Gregory Ruwe, Special Agent IRS
Topic: Corporate Fraud
November 16, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: F. John LaIacona, Rocky VII Business Checks, Inc
Topic: Fighting Check Fraud
December 21, 2005 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Matthew D. Wald, Vice President - Knowledge Management
Topic: Data and Information Based Networks
January 18, 2006 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Joseph R. Montgomery, Deputy Inspector - Ohio Office of Inspector General
Topic: Major Investigations
February 10, 2006 - Ohio Dept. of Transportation - Auditorium
1980 West Broad St., Columbus
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Ohio Investigators Association and ACFE are holding a one day training conference
Topic: Various Fraud Issues
March 15, 2006 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: James Carter, Special Investigator - BWC
Topic: Special Investigations
April 19, 2006 - River Club, 679 W. Long St.
Monthly Chapter Meeting/Luncheon
Speaker: Stan Partlow, Dir. of Physical Security (AEP)
