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A Fox in the Henhouse/Courthouse


Total Credits: 1 including 1 Auditing- Technical

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Categories:
ACPEN Industry Institute |  Accounting and Auditing
Faculty:
Daniel Porter, CFE
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
1 Hour
License:
Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

The ancient Romans had a saying about using caution when appointing someone to a position of trust, "don't set a wolf to watch the sheep". That saying is in use today and has changed to include "don't put a fox to guard the henhouses";. The thought is similar, but the wolf and fox are vastly different animals. Wolves rely upon their strength to survive while foxes rely on their cunning. Like foxes, fraudsters rely upon their cunning to defeat or circumvent internal controls. This session reviews the investigation of a deputy court clerk who exploited a weakness in internal controls and committed fraud in the courthouse.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Learn the relationship between the three elements of fraud and how fraudsters think
  • Understand how internal controls prevent fraud
  • Learn the red flags to look for to identify fraud
  • Learn to investigate fraud

Major Subjects
  • Internal Controls
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Fraud Investigation

Course Materials

Faculty

Daniel Porter, CFE's Profile

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Daniel Porter, CFE, has conducted civil and criminal investigations for over 30 years as a licensed private investigator, a loss prevention manager, and as an investigator with the State of Tennessee. While he was Investigations Manager with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (an organization with over 4,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 Billion) he created an investigations section and was responsible for investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse. Currently, he is an investigator in the Special Investigations Unit in the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury, of the State of Tennessee where he investigates fraud involving public funds. 

He is a Cum Laude graduate from Middle Tennessee State University's Criminal Justice Program and a CFE. He has made presentations at AGA, IIA, and CFE conferences as well as to governmental agencies in various states including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations and the Indiana CPA Society. He has provided law enforcement training certified by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. He is a guest lecturer at Middle Tennessee State University and the Vanderbilt University School of Law. He previously served as President and Vice President of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and was selected the Chapter's Member of the Year in 2003.


Dates

Fri, Jun 13, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EDT
Mon, Jun 30, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Tue, Jul 01, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EDT
Fri, Jul 18, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Thu, Aug 14, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EDT
Fri, Aug 29, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Mon, Sep 15, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EDT
Tue, Sep 30, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 - 7:00 PM to 7:57 PM EDT
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Mon, Nov 03, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EST
Wed, Nov 26, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EST
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EST
Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EST
Wed, Jan 07, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EST
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EST
Mon, Feb 02, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EST
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EST
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EDT
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Fri, Apr 17, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EDT
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Thu, May 07, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 7:57 PM EDT
Tue, May 26, 2026 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT
Wed, Jun 03, 2026 - 3:00 PM to 3:57 PM EDT
Tue, Jun 23, 2026 - 11:00 AM to 11:57 AM EDT

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation  None
Designed For Finance management, business management, bookkeepers, accountants, fraud examiners
Original Recording Date

09/2024

 


Yellow Book No
Course Developer D.Porter Solutions
Date Added to Catalog 09/16/2024

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Instructional Delivery Method

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