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Hold Your Horses! Could Tighter Reins Have Prevented a Landmark Fraud?

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$79.00 Regular Registration
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$109.00 Regular Registration
This course is being offered on multiple dates, listed below. Click the Register button next to your preferred date to register.
 Wed, 06/11/2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:49 pm
 Sat, 06/14/2025 from 1:00 pm to 2:49 pm
 Thu, 06/26/2025 from 2:00 pm to 3:49 pm
 Thu, 07/10/2025 from 3:00 pm to 4:49 pm
 Fri, 07/18/2025 from 4:00 pm to 5:49 pm
 Fri, 08/08/2025 from 5:00 pm to 6:49 pm
 Fri, 08/22/2025 from 10:00 am to 11:49 am
 Thu, 09/04/2025 from 11:00 am to 12:49 pm
 Mon, 09/22/2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:49 pm
 Fri, 10/03/2025 from 1:00 pm to 2:49 pm
 Sat, 10/18/2025 from 2:00 pm to 3:49 pm
 Wed, 11/12/2025 from 3:00 pm to 4:49 pm
 Tue, 11/25/2025 from 4:00 pm to 5:49 pm
 Tue, 12/02/2025 from 5:00 pm to 6:49 pm
 Thu, 12/11/2025 from 7:00 pm to 8:49 pm
 Fri, 12/12/2025 from 10:00 am to 11:49 am
Designed For:

CPAs in public practice, members in industry, and other professionals who want to enhance their fraud awareness and detection skills

Prerequisite:

None

What can we learn from one of the largest municipal frauds in U.S. history? Rita Crundwell stole nearly $54 million from the citizens of Dixon, Illinois over the course of two decades. This course examines circumstances that allowed this landmark fraud to occur. We will explore internal control deficiencies and other circumstances that hindered prevention or timely detection of Rita's scheme.

Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Auditing
Program Level: Basic

Sponsors

For Technical Support: 
Please contact the ACPEN Help Desk at (877) 602-9877, [email protected]   or visit https://vscpa.acpen.com/Support/. The Help Desk is available by phone 24/7, 365 days a year. Allow 1 business day for email

Objectives

  • Understand factors that allowed the Dixon fraud to occur
  • Identify internal controls that could have prevented the fraud
  • Recognize lessons that CPA firms should learn from this case
  • Understand the intricacies of independence
  • Distinguish best practices for government agencies and other organizations that utilize employees

Speakers

Advanced Preparation

None

Vendor

The Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBARegistry.org.

For more information regarding refund, complaint, program cancellation or other policies, visit our Registration Policies page or call (800) 733-8272.