CFE SENTINEL

Volume 16, Issue 3                            July 2010

July Chapter Meeting

Date:   July 14, 2010

Time:  11:30 a.m.

Place:  Ruth's Chris Restaurant, Ridgeland, MS 

Cost:   $20.00

Ruth's Chris is located at the Renaissance at Colony Park, 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, Mississippi.

You can submit your reservation by e-mail to reservations@mscfe.com; otherwise, please call Sharon Watson 601-960-9748 by noon on Monday, July 12, 2010.  If you leave a message, please state your name, employer, the names of any guests, phone number, and that you will be attending the CFE meeting.  REMINDER:  The Chapter is billed for reservation no-shows, so we have to bill you too.

Chapter Web Site

The Chapter Web Site address is www.mscfe.com.  You can access the Chapter newsletter, submit your reservations on-line, apply for membership, e-mail Officers and Directors, submit articles for inclusion in the newsletter, and access dozens of hyperlinks.  Bookmark the site in your web browser and visit often.

 IMPORTANT REMINDER:  Membership in the Central Mississippi Chapter does NOT represent membership in the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and Chapter members are expressly prohibited from any such representation.

Speaker and Topic

Joe May, CPA, CMA, CFE, CIE

Partner

Carr, Riggs & Ingram

"Fraud in the Insurance Industry"

Introduction:

With over 16 years of experience, Joe’s career has focused on the financial services sector with an emphasis in the insurance industry. He has extensive experience with GAAP and SAP audits and working as a senior examiner and manager of financial analysis at a state department of insurance (DOI). Joe began his public accounting career as an auditor with an international firm and is well-versed in both insurance industry audit and regulatory issues. He continues to work with DOI clients via contracts to perform financial and market conduct examinations along with other related engagements.

Since joining CRI, Joe has devoted a substantial portion of his time to government contracts. In addition to serving DOIs and insurance industry clients, he has provided services to numerous other governmental entities including financial audits, OMB Circular A-133 audits, and consulting services.

President’s Corner

I am pleased to announce that our July meeting will be at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Ridgeland. 

Joe May will be our speaker for the July 14th meeting.  He is a partner with Carr, Riggs & Ingram in Ridgeland Mississippi.

We are always looking for a variety of speakers with fraud as the main focus.  If you have someone that you would like to suggest as a speaker at a future luncheon, please let me know. 

Good News-Bad News!  My wife has been accepted to Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Program in Nashville, Tennessee. I will be joining her there over the next month or two. It has been a pleasure networking and learning with you all over the last few years and serving as  your president. The executive board will meet in the near future regarding this position. 

Our annual seminar in May was a great success.  I would like to thank everyone who helped organize this event and also thank the speakers for sharing their knowledge. 

We look forward to seeing you at Ruth's Chris on July 14th for great food and an exciting presentation. 

Your President,

Oliver Strange, CPA, CFE
 

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