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Theft of $450,000 – a nickel at a time
Greg Wright, Certified Fraud Examiner, Assoc. of Certified Fraud Examineers
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
The Indianapolis Public Library embezzlement case is popular, especially with college finance classes. This case tracks the embezzler from youth to the fraud, to discovery of the fraud, to prison and her post-prison life. Following prison, Greg found her working at the Indiana University purchasing department in a sensitive position.
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Applying Benford’s Law to catch fraudsters
Greg Wright, Certified Fraud Examiner, Assoc. of Certified Fraud Examineers
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
For several years, Greg has taught this course to Fraud Examiners and Accountants. Fraudulent numbers are invented numbers that can often be identified by applying special audit techniques. Recently, he has been conducted fraudulent number invention research in conjunction with Purdue and Ball State. This seminar is only presented to law enforcement and fraud auditors. MORE >
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Is Your Financial Advisor a Crook?
Greg Wright, Certified Fraud Examiner, Assoc. of Certified Fraud Examineers
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Find out if your advisor has had his licenses suspended, revoked, had multiple consumer complaints or been charged by a regulator. The advisor may have hidden this part of his background from you. Learn how to use free internet sites when conducting a background check on financial advisors.
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1300 A.D. social justice issues that causd the American Indian cultural collapse
Greg Wright, Certified Fraud Examiner, Assoc. of Certified Fraud Examineers
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
The Southwestern (Anasazi) and Mississippian (Moundbuilders) cultures came to an abrupt end in 1300 A.D. Chaco Canion was abandoned. In today’s Illinois, what had been a North American city larger than any in Europe at that time was abandoned. Climate change was only part of the cause. Yes, this happened way before Columbus.
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HISTORICAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE EXODUS
Greg Wright, Certified Fraud Examiner, Assoc. of Certified Fraud Examineers
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
In the book, 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, the world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes. No more Minoans, or Mycenaeans, or Trojans, or Hittites, or Babylonians. These cultures suddenly ceased to exist. These events help us understand Joseph being sold by his brothers and the Exodus.
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How crooks conceal their past and change their identity
Greg Wright, Certified Fraud Examiner, Assoc. of Certified Fraud Examineers
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Is your adviser a convicted fraudster that adopted a new identity following prison? Did a child molester circumvent your school’s background check? Greg will discuss U. S. states that have “closed” and “open” vital records, demonstrate how easy it is to “take” a dead person’s identity, illustrate how to produce “breeder” documents necessary to get a new U. S. Social Security number, show how some conceal the time they were in prison, and how crooks create a “new-skin” individual. MORE >
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Never Quit Climbing: Overcoming Life’s Seemingly Insurmountable Mountains
Gary Sinclair, Director, Never Quit Climbing
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
We all have mountains to climb, some big, some little. But often when confronted with ours, they seem like Mt. Everest or Denali. They loom large and take our breath and motivation away making it difficult to even start to overcome them. But Gary and his wife, avid hikers, were forced to face a mountain with Jackie, her stage 3 cancer. And when this new peak in their lives threatened to paralyze them by its size and magnitude they began with God's help to climb it the way they climbed actual mountains of granite... one switchback at a time. MORE >
Together they learned practical strategies for both preparing for any personal mountain, getting started, looking for potential problems and getting up the trail a little bit at a time. Gary uses both humor and poignant illustrations to keep audiences on the edge of their seat while able to take something with them to tackle their own challenges. -
The Seven Best Things I’ve Learned About Loving The People I Love
Gary Sinclair, Director, Never Quit Climbing
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement
Love is fun... and also hard. It takes time, work, practice and sacrifice. Over the years, Gary has learned some tough, but important lessons about how to truly love someone, especially those closest to him. And while circumstances vary from family to family and person to person, there are some critical and common concepts that we can all learn to do better to love those around us - spouses, kids, coworkers, other family, etc. In a fun, yet practical way, Gary shares seven of those vital principles that can help anyone of any age do better at truly loving another person. MORE >
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Answering the Call: The Story of Grace on Wings
Hal Blank, CEO / Chief Pilot, Grace on Wings, Inc
TOPIC CATEGORY: Miscellaneous
Grace on Wings, the only charity air ambulance in the United States, was founded in 2006 when a group of volunteers responded to God's call on their lives. Since then, the ministry has served 575 patients in crisis from a medical emergency throughout the United States. MORE >
Grace On Wings is a non-profit public charity organization under IRS code 501(c)(3) that provides charity air ambulance services within the United States and is based out of the Indianapolis International Airport.Grace On Wings is a member of The Air Medical Physician Association (AMPA), The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), and The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). Grace on Wings is certified by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) commission.
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Healing a Nation Through Common Ground Communication
David Bennett, Owner, Common Ground Communication
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
It is apparent over the last few years that the United States is deeply divided. There are not only many different perspectives but, those perspectives are often rigidly held. But, what can be done, and more importantly what can each of us do to bring the people of this country together? MORE >
I believe it starts with each of us and our communication with our family, friends, and work colleagues. To bridge differences and promote understanding of different perspectives, we need to find common ground with one another. We need to find commonalities not just differences. We can start a dialogue with people we disagree with by first finding the areas on which we agree. It is clear that there are more areas on which we agree than on which we disagree, but we often lose perspective when someone challenges or disagrees with us.When we put this to work in our communication we develop "connections" with one another. This connection leads to a greater respect and understanding of diverse perspectives.
I've seen this approach make a tremendous difference with people and groups. And it's not hard for people to adopt. They already have the skills needed. It's just matter of applying some existing skills differently, enhancing other skills, and putting it all together with every person with whom they interact in every conversation.
I share my perspectives on how common ground connections can help bridge differences and bring people together with participants at conferences and meetings. I work with individuals and companies on identifying and resolving communication issues and improving existing communication skills.
Now more than ever we need to communicate in such a way that we establish common ground connections with everyone. I hope to work with you in helping you do that.