Member Spotlight: Sergeant Yoshua Garfinkel, CFE

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Member Spotlight: Sergeant Yoshua Garfinkel, CFE

Until four years ago, most of his experience had been working as road patrol, but Sergeant Yoshua Garfinkel, CFE, has always been drawn to investigating fraud. Now the Sergeant of the Hialeah Police Department Economic Crimes Unit, the department’s first CFE and the vice president of the ACFE South Florida Chapter, he credits his rise through the ranks to his desire to keep learning and share that knowledge. “I pride myself on the level of success I was able to achieve, as well as my ability to assist others,” he said. “I attribute this to my pursuit of continuing education.”

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Member Spotlight: Michael Wynn, CFE

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Member Spotlight: Michael Wynn, CFE

Michael Wynn, CFE, has more than 30 years of combined experience in accounting, auditing, fraud examination and grant monitoring. He recently retired from working for the state of Michigan and now devotes his time to consulting on risk assessments, compliance and operational reviews. He also teaches organizations and individuals about financial literacy and is a motivational speaker and professional development coach.

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Member Spotlight: Crystal Skotedis, CFE, CPA

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Member Spotlight: Crystal Skotedis, CFE, CPA

Crystal Skotedis, CFE, CPA, is more than just a fraud examiner with over a decade of experience in auditing — she is a pillar of her community. She is president of the ACFE Central Pennsylvania Chapter and was appointed to be treasurer for Capital Region Water, a volunteer position serving her community. She also has been named in Pennsylvania Business Central’s Women Making a Difference List, as well as the Central Penn Business Journal as a Women of Influence Award winner.

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What does fighting fraud mean to you?

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What does fighting fraud mean to you?

It’s International Fraud Awareness Week. Many of you have signed up as supporters, and some of you have also submitted great events on the Fraud Week site. Fraud Week is the perfect time to go a step further in your role as an anti-fraud professional to start discussions among peers, coworkers, executives and stakeholders in your community about how important fraud prevention is to society as a whole. Our members are on the front lines in the fight against fraud, so recently, we asked them, “What does fighting fraud mean to you?” Here’s what they had to say.

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Member Spotlight: Maheswari Kanniah, CFE

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Member Spotlight: Maheswari Kanniah, CFE

Maheswari Kanniah, CFE, has decades of experience working in financial institutions and currently is the executive director/group chief regulatory and compliance officer for Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd. (KIBB) in Malaysia. While she spends a lot of time balancing regulatory compliance with business needs, she places a high value on educating other employees about fraud and fraud prevention. Her work in spearheading KIBB’s support of International Fraud Awareness Week, November 17-23, 2019, has greatly helped spread fraud awareness within her organization, and she encourages other organizations to follow suit.

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