We have all heard of government benefits fraud but did you ever wonder how it works? How do these fraud schemes work and how much do they cost taxpayers? This course is designed to review government benefits frauds.
Publication Date: November 2019
Designed For
CFOs, CEOs, business owners, business managers, internal auditors, external auditors, corporate accountants, government accountants, CPAs, CMA, CIAs and risk management personnel.
Topics Covered
- Fraud Review
- Government Benefits Fraud
- Medicare Frauds
- Social Security Frauds
- Worker's Comp Fraud
- Unemployment Fraud 2018
- Welfare Fraud 2017
- SNAP Fraud
- School Lunch Fraud
- Student Loan Fraud
- SBA Loan Fraud
- Corruption
- Reporting Government Benefits Fraud
Learning Objectives
- Identify common government benefits frauds
- Recognize components of the fraud triangle
- Recognize correct statements regarding government benefits fraud
- Describe how much fraud costs the U.S. each year
- Identify examples of bribery
- Describe the three elements of fraud
- Identify examples of a conflict of interest, with respect to the topics of corruption
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting (Governmental) (1 hour), Auditing (Governmental) (1 hour)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
Instructor
Robert K Minniti
DBA, CPA, CFE, Cr.FA, CVA, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, PI
Dr. Minniti is the President and Owner of Minniti CPA, LLC. Dr. Minniti is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Forensic Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and is a licensed private investigator in the state of Arizona.
Dr. Minniti received his doctoral degree in business administration from Walden University, received his MBA degree and Graduate Certificate in Accounting from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Minniti taught graduate and undergraduate courses in forensic accounting at DeVry University, Grand Canyon University, Kaplan University, Northwestern University, and the University of Phoenix. He designed graduate and undergraduate courses for Grand Canyon University, Northwestern University, and Anthem College.
He is a writer and public speaker. He has experience in forensic accounting, fraud examinations, financial audits, internal audits, compliance audits, real estate valuations, business valuations, internal control development, business continuation planning, risk management, cyber security, privacy laws, data security, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work and business consulting. In addition to his practice Dr. Minniti is an instructor teaching continuing professional education classes for a variety of providers and CPA Societies.
Dr. Minniti is currently serving as a board member on the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts' (NACVA) Litigation Forensics Board (LFB) and as a committee member on the Arizona State Board of Accountancy's Law Review Advisory Committee.