This is a chapter appreciation event! A private room has been reserved at Moerlein Lager House in Cincinnati. There will be free appetizers and a cash bar. We also will have giveaways for attendees including free registrations to the Central Ohio ACFE Chapter conference! Southwest Ohio ACFE Chapter members can register for free. We welcome non-members and guests to also attend for $15.
Venue Info: Moerlein Lager House, 115 Joe Nuxhall Way. Parking is available in the Central Riverfront Garage, 124 E Mehring Way ($9 for 2 hours / $13 for 3+ hours).
Timing: We will have networking from 5-5:45. The presenter will speak from 5:45-6:45, and then networking will resume until 7:30.
Speaker: Dirk Halscheidt, Postal Inspector – Cyber Crimes, Financial Crimes, & Money Laundering - United States Postal Inspection Service
Topic: Overview of the United States Postal Inspection Service and Current Trends
This presentation will cover what areas of criminal activity that USPIS investigates. In addition, we will cover the current trends of criminal activities to include mail theft, check fraud, and the use of social media such as Telegram to facilitate the crimes.
CPE: 1 hour
CPE credits are based on a 50-minute hour. CPE is offered through the ACFE as well as the Accountancy Board of Ohio (sponsor number CPE.00467). Attendees must attend 50 minutes of the actual presentation and sign in at the meeting to validate attendance.
Learning Objectives: Promotion of improved fraud detection and deterrence and through expansion of knowledge in relation to the session's topic.
Prerequisites: None
Speaker Bio: Postal Inspector Dirk Halscheidt is currently serving as a U.S. Postal Inspector at the Cleveland Field Office within the Pittsburgh Division. PI Halscheidt is currently assigned to the financial crimes group where he is detailed to the United States Secret Service Cyber and Money Laundering Task Force. PI Halscheidt has previously been detailed to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the USPIS Cyber Crimes Unit in various capacities to include Cyber Program Manager at the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force. PI Halscheidt was previously employed with IRS Criminal Investigation where he was assigned as the Cyber Crimes Coordinator and the SAR Review Team Coordinator. Prior to that PI Halscheidt was a local police officer, public accountant at Deloitte, and a Corporate Controller at a multinational company. PI Halscheidt has investigated cases in various areas which included areas such as public corruption, drug trafficking, money laundering, cybercrimes, business email compromise, tax evasion, bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
