Friday, 14th May 2010Kyria Ali Qualifies as Certified Fraud Examiner

CFE

14 May 2010 - The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, has awarded Kyria Ali, the globally-preferred Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential. In order to become a CFE, Kyria has met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous exam administered by the ACFE.

ACFE issued a press release stating "Ms. Ali has successfully met the ACFE's character, experience, and education requirements for the CFE credential, and has demonstrated knowledge in four areas critical to the fight against fraud: Fraudulent Financial Transactions, Criminology & Ethics, Legal Elements of Fraud and Fraud Investigation.  She joins the ranks of business and government professionals worldwide who have also earned the CFE certification. Ms. Ali is currently a Business Advisory Manager for Baker Tilly (BVI) Limited in the British Virgin Islands."

According to Andrea Douglas, head of regulatory services for Baker Tilly (BVI) Limited "Corporate fraud isn't limited to multinational corporations.  As companies implement internal control systems and look for ways to reduce fraud, we will see more cases in the British Virgin Islands.  Kyria has an extensive audit background, most recently specializing in internal audit.  We congratulate Kyria for this achievement and believe that she brings the right mix of commercial experience, professional skepticism and tenacity to deal with the challenges of fraud investigations."

CFEs have the ability to: Examine data and records to detect and trace fraudulent transactions; interview suspects to obtain information and confessions; write investigation reports, advise clients as to their findings and testify at trial; be well-versed in the law as it relates to fraud and fraud investigations; and understand the underlying factors that motivate individuals to commit fraud. Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE's) on six continents have investigated more than 1 million suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud.