Of the 34,000 members of the ACFE, more than 15,000 are certified fraud examiners.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners was created in 1988.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) was established in 1988.
Association of Title Examiners was created in 1942.
To get a CFE you must be a good standing member in the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. You have to do the application and pay the fees online and have 3 references from the ACFE.
The ACFE's mission, as stated in its official materials, is to reduce the incidence of fraud and white-collar crime and to assist the membership in its detection and deterrence.
The AICPA has collaborated with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to establish an Institute for Fraud Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Publications are available for those preparing for the examination for professional certification, as well as for members and others interested in extending their knowledge of fraud detection and prevention.
There are many training programs online that can assist you in getting a job as a fraud investigator including programs by the ACFE which is the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Its founder, Joseph T. Wells, was previously a public accountant and also a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with experience in public accounting and in heading his own consulting firm.
As of mid-2005, there were more than 34,000 members worldwide, with approximately 120 local chapters. Over forty states in the United States have at least one local chapter.
Local chapters provide activities to enhance professional knowledge and skills while the national office offers seminars, conferences, custom training, and antifraud materials to universities and other entities.
Thanks to the efforts of the New Jersey State Board of Public Accountants, the organization was formed in 1908 as the National Association of CPA Examiners, with seventeen examiners from ten states.