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The Radar Phenomenon


Total Credits: 1 including .5 Accounting - Technical, .5 Auditing- Technical

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

Dates
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Description

This session reviews the three elements of fraud, how fraudsters think, how proper internal controls can prevent and detect fraud, and the red flags to look for to identify fraud. It looks at Radar O'Reilly, one of the most beloved characters of the TV show M*A*S*H. He was trusted by his boss to run the administrative side of the US Army medical unit. Were there red flags all around Radar? Did he have the opportunity to steal? Was he a fraudster? We'll find out? Attendees learn to recognize the traits of this type fraudster that are present in many organization. Case studies of various Radars are included.

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

Major Subjects
  • Internal Controls
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Fraud Investigation

Course Materials

Faculty

Daniel Porter, CFE's Profile

Daniel Porter, CFE Related Seminars and Products


Daniel Porter, CFE, has conducted civil and criminal investigations for over 20 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, Dec 27, 2024 - 02:00pm to 02:58pm CST
Fri, Jan 17, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CST
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CST
Fri, Feb 14, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CST
Thu, Feb 27, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CST
Fri, Mar 07, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CST
Sat, Mar 08, 2025 - 10:00am to 10:58am CST
Tue, Mar 25, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Mon, Apr 14, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Thu, Apr 17, 2025 - 06:00pm to 06:58pm CDT
Thu, May 01, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Fri, May 16, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Sat, May 17, 2025 - 10:00am to 10:58am CDT
Fri, Jun 13, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Mon, Jun 30, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Tue, Jul 01, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Fri, Jul 18, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Sat, Aug 02, 2025 - 10:00am to 10:58am CDT
Thu, Aug 14, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Fri, Aug 29, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Mon, Sep 15, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Tue, Sep 30, 2025 - 06:00pm to 06:58pm CDT
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 - 10:00am to 10:58am CDT
Thu, Oct 30, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Mon, Nov 03, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CST
Wed, Nov 26, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CST
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 - 09:00am to 09:58am CST
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 - 10:00am to 10:58am CST
Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CST
Wed, Jan 07, 2026 - 09:00am to 09:58am CST
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 - 06:00pm to 06:58pm CST
Mon, Feb 02, 2026 - 09:00am to 09:58am CST
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CST
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Fri, Apr 17, 2026 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Thu, May 07, 2026 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Sat, May 16, 2026 - 10:00am to 10:58am CDT
Tue, May 26, 2026 - 01:00pm to 01:58pm CDT
Wed, Jun 03, 2026 - 09:00am to 09:58am CDT
Tue, Jun 23, 2026 - 06:00pm to 06:58pm CDT

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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