Association of Certified Fraud Specialists
Encyclopedia
The Association of Certified Fraud Specialists, Inc. is an educational, non-profit corporation. Membership consists of professionals representing multiple disciplines, ACFS courses qualify for continuing education credits for a variety of disciplines including NASBA, MCLE
, POST, and CFS.
fighters in Sacramento, California
, formed an educational non-profit corporation to help meet local needs for low-cost training programs.
Between 1993 and 1998, the corporation operated under the name of the Gold Rush Chapter of the National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc. Due to members migrating
to new jobs and locations and a growing interest in training programs, activities expanded to provide training to anti-fraud professionals from multiple states. In 1998, the membership made the decision to restructure from a local into a national entity and changed to its current name of Association of Certified Fraud Specialists, Inc.
MCLE
Continuing legal education is required of members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines to ensure that throughout their career, they keep abreast with law and jurisprudence, maintain the ethics of the profession and enhance the standards of the practice of law Continuing legal education is...
, POST, and CFS.
History
In 1993, a group of fraudFraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
fighters in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, formed an educational non-profit corporation to help meet local needs for low-cost training programs.
Between 1993 and 1998, the corporation operated under the name of the Gold Rush Chapter of the National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc. Due to members migrating
Job migration
Job migration is a term that has gained widespread use in the recent years and although it means relocation of jobs from one geographical area to another, it has come to symbolize the migration or relocation of jobs to other countries....
to new jobs and locations and a growing interest in training programs, activities expanded to provide training to anti-fraud professionals from multiple states. In 1998, the membership made the decision to restructure from a local into a national entity and changed to its current name of Association of Certified Fraud Specialists, Inc.
External links
- Association of Certified Fraud Specialists official website