Let's Talk FinCrime

Where did the money come from, and where did it go – that’s the question forensic accountants work to answer. Robert Nordlander spent more than 20 years at the IRS as a special agent in forensic accounting working to uncover massive levels of fraud. In this episode, hear his most interesting stories from his experience following the money. Robert Nordlander is a CPA and CFE with over 20 years of experience as a special agent with IRS-Criminal Investigation.  During his time with the IRS, Robert investigated federal tax crimes and money laundering around the world.  Currently, Robert is the principal member of Nordlander CPA, PLLC [https://www.nordlandercpa.com/], a boutique forensic accounting firm specializing in forensic accounting to solve tax problems.  You can also find Robert on his podcast: Fraud Fighter. [https://www.fraudfighterpodcast.com/]

Standard compliance doesn’t mean you’re completely safe. On this episode of Let’s Talk FinCrime, we’re joined by Corey White, CEO and Co-Founder of Cyvatar, as we discuss his storied career in the cybersecurity industry, how cybersecurity has changed over the years and how bad actors attack and breach your accounts in the modern age. Corey White is a proven security industry veteran with more than twenty-five years of success building and implementing security strategies and leading consulting teams. His work encompasses virtually every industry, including government, high tech, hospitality, critical infrastructure, finance, healthcare and manufacturing. Currently the CEO and co-founder of Cyvatar [https://cyvatar.ai/], Corey also served as the SVP of Worldwide Consulting, Chief Experience Officer at Cylance and as the Southwest Director of Consulting for Foundstone & McAfee/Intel Professional Services. He’s an avid lover of bio-hacking, manifestation, and meditation. You can hear more of our conversation with Corey  by visiting actimize.nice.com/podcast [https://actimize.nice.com/lets-talk-fincrime.html]

How do financial crime fighters get caught? On this episode of Let’s Talk FinCrime, we’re joined by Gregory Coleman, Founder and CEO of Coleman Worldwide Advisors, as well the man responsible for leading the investigation into the Wolf of Wallstreet, as we discuss his career as a special agent in the FBI for 25 years, and how he’s helped financial services organizations stay on the right side of the law since his retirement. Mr. Coleman retired from the FBI with over 25 years of experience investigating financial crimes, money laundering, and asset forfeiture.  He was widely recognized as an anti-money laundering expert among his law enforcement colleagues and is a recipient of the Director's Award (Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys) for Outstanding Contributions in Law Enforcement.  Many of his investigations involved stock market manipulations where the proceeds were laundered through shell corporations and offshore bank accounts.   You can hear more of our conversation with Gregory  by visiting actimize.nice.com/podcast [https://actimize.nice.com/lets-talk-fincrime.html]

What is AI and machine learning and how are they being used in the fight against financial crime? In this episode of Let’s Talk FinCrime, hear from Parit Patel, NICE Actimize Director of Solutions Consulting, as he discusses changes in managing financial crime risk brought on by AI and machine learning, as well as its general growth outlook over the coming years. Parit Patel is the Solutions Director for EMEA and APAC at NICE Actimize [https://www.niceactimize.com/]. Parit has been part of this team for over two years and focuses on helping customers design and develop a financial crime roadmap that makes them more accurate and effective. Before joining NICE Actimize, Parit spent nearly 20 years across a number of technology start-ups - specifically within organizations that focused on AI and machine learning. You can hear more of our conversation with Parit  by visiting actimize.nice.com/podcast [https://actimize.nice.com/lets-talk-fincrime.html]

Why do good people make bad choices in the workplace? On this episode of Let’s Talk FinCrime, we bring back Tom Hardin, better known as Tipper X, as we discuss the vital importance of instilling an ethical culture to reinforce accountability and put your organization in a position to make the right choices. Tom became one of the most prolific informants in securities fraud history, helping to build over 20 of the 80+ individual criminal cases in “Operation Perfect Hedge,” a Wall Street house cleaning campaign that morphed into the largest insider trading investigation of a generation. As the youngest professional implicated in the sting, Tom was tasked with wearing a covert body wire on over 40 occasions to help the FBI bring down some of its biggest targets in the industry. Hear the rest of Tom and Paul's conversation by visiting actimize.nice.com/podcast [http://actimize.nice.com/podcast] Want to learn more about Tipper X? Visit his website here. [https://tipperx.com/]