Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Boston Chapter
Annual Meeting and Training
Sheraton Four Points- Norwood, MA
Friday May 20, 2016
Session:
Finding Fraud: Here, There and Everywhere
8:30-9:00am:
Registration (Continental Breakfast)
9:00-9:15am:
John J. Drummey, Chapter President
Opening Comments/Welcome
9:15-10:30am:
Laura Kessler, VP/General Counsel Insurance Fraud Bureau
The Criminal Investigation of Insurance Fraud: What Works What Doesn’t and Why?
BIO: Laura Kessler is Vice-President/General Counsel to the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts serving as chief legal officer since 1991. Formerly, Laura served as counsel to the Special Investigation Unit of Arbella Mutual Insurance Company and enforcement counsel to the Massachusetts Securities Division. A graduate of Villanova University, Laura Kessler received a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1985. She is a member of the Massachusetts and American Bar Associations, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, New England Association of Insurance Fraud Investigators and serves on the Board of Directors of the New England Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units.
10:30-10:45am:
Break
10:45-12:00pm:
Scott W. Kelley, United States Postal Inspector - Team Leader MF/MLI
Common Practices and Trends regarding Mail Fraud and Money Laundering
BIO: Inspector Kelley is a United States Postal Inspector, a federal law enforcement agent assigned to the Boston Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service with responsibilities in White Collar fraud including Mail Fraud and Money Laundering. Previously, he was a Police Officer in Massachusetts and a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) with investigative responsibilities in the interest of the United States Navy and Marine Corps to include child sex crimes, sexual assaults and fraud. Inspector Kelley conducted complex Investigations in coordination with the Department of Justice, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and the Department of Justice’s, Mail Fraud Task Force in Washington, DC on national and international scope investigations. He has provided trainings and lectures to community, school-related and professional organizations on the symptoms and methodology of child sex crimes and fraud related schemes. Inspector Kelley is currently the Group Supervisor overseeing Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, and financial investigations in the State of Massachusetts.
12:00-1:15pm:
Lunch
1:15-2:30pm:
Commissioner Gayle Cameron, Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Licensing, increased economic and job opportunities, community mitigation issues, and the duties of the Gaming Commission Investigation and Enforcement Bureau.
BIO: Commissioner Cameron was appointed to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in April of 2012 by Governor Deval Patrick, Attorney General Martha Coakley and Treasurer Steve Grossman. She was reappointed to a second term in 2016 by Governor Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg. Commissioner Cameron has oversight and advisory responsibility for investigations, licensing and horse racing.
Prior to her appointment to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Gayle Cameron worked as a public safety consultant after a distinguished career with the New Jersey State Police. She retired as a Deputy Superintendent, the second highest rank.
Prior to her retirement, Lieutenant Colonel Cameron commanded the Investigations Branch which had authority over the areas of: casino regulation, specialized investigations, intelligence gathering and analysis, and forensic sciences. In this position she held the agency’s top security clearance and interacted on a regular basis with the US Attorney from the District of NJ, the State’s Governor, the NJ Attorney General and was the primary liaison with all federal law enforcement agencies.
Commissioner Cameron’s gaming experience began as an undercover operative while conducting casino criminal and organized crime investigations. She also gained valuable expertise as a detective vetting individuals and companies during the application process for licensure to Atlantic City’s casinos.
Commissioner Cameron has also been called upon to sit on numerous promotional boards both in the United States and abroad. She was appointed to serve as a Commissioner for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) which evaluates police agencies’ best practices both nationally and internationally. She is a founding member of New Jersey Women in Law Enforcement and frequently serves as a panelist for the international association of Chiefs of Police and the National Center for Women and Policing.
Lt. Colonel Cameron holds an M.A. from Seton Hall University, a B.S. from Bridgewater State College, and is a graduate of the FBI Leadership Development School, the Northwestern University School of Staff and Command, and the International Chiefs of Police Leadership in Police Organizations certification.
2:30-2:45pm:
Break
2:45-3:30pm:
James D. Ruotolo, CFE-SAS Fraud & Security Intelligence
Exploring the Next Generation of Fraud
BIO: James D. Ruotolo , CFE
Director, Product Management Fraud & Security Intelligence Solutions SAS
James Ruotolo is the product line leader for the fraud and security intelligence solution
Portfolio at SAS®. He is responsible for product management and marketing of fraud detection and compliance solutions for the banking, insurance, healthcare and government industries.
Before joining SAS®, James was the Director of Strategic Operations for the special investigation unit of a large multi-line US insurance company where he was responsible for investigative analytics and intelligence operations. He has nearly two decades of investigation and fraud analytics experience.
James holds a Master’s degree in Economic Crime Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. He is the co-inventor of a patented insurance fraud detection model, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and certified Fraud Claim Law Specialist (FCLS). He is a frequent
author and speaker on fraud analytics technology.
Connect with him on Twitter @jdruotolo
3:30-4:15
Annual Chapter Meeting / Election Results
(Presentation times subject to change)
Register Online by May 18, 2014
Cost: $85.00 – All Attendees
6 CPE’s awarded for this session