Day to Day Ethics for SIU (January 2024)
Presenter: Brent Walker, Director of Government Relations – Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Fighting Fraud with Advanced Analytics and Tech (October 2023)
Presenters: Shay Gause, Verisk Consultant – Anti-Fraud Analytics and John Trovinger, Verisk AVP – Anti-Fraud Analytics
SIU Preparedness for Regulator Oversight, Audits & Compliance (July 2023)
$1M Fraud Case Study & High-Quality Fraud Referrals (April 2023)
Presenters: Nick Wanka, MFCU-Director and Nick Sandquist, MFCU-Lead Investigator
Detecting Healthcare Fraud Schemes through Shared Patient Analysis (December 2022)
Presenter: Chris Larsen and Kevin Kinsey
Overcoming Bias in Investigations (August 2022)
Presenter: Gerry Zack
Case Planning & Culture: Two Key Elements to Effective and Efficient Fraud Investigations (May 2022)
Presenter: Peter Monson
Why Good Investigators and Companies do Bad Things (October 2021)
Presenter: David Schultz
Digital Evidence Locker: Best Practices for Evidence in a Virtual World (July 2021)
Presenters: Kristi Nielsen and Dan Santos
Interviewing Virtually for Insurance Fraud (March 2021)
Presenter: Don Rabon, CFE
Navigating Information Security Risk, Mitigation, and Investigation as a Fraud Investigator (December 2020)
Presenters: Brad Abbott – Director – Information Risk Management, Medica; Brandon T. Jones – Chief Information Officer, WAEPA
Conducting Ethical Online Investigations (August 2020)
Presenter: Cynthia Hetherington
“Stop the Spread” Webinar: Fighting COVID-19 Fraud (May 2020)
Presenters: Experts from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Turning the Tide: Dragging criminals out of the shadows
(November 2019)
Speaker: Ryan Aniol, Senior Investigator, Spycloud
Easiest Catch – Don’t Be Another Fish in the Dark Net
(August 2019)
Speaker: Mark Lanterman, Office of Computer Forensic Services
Putting Your Case Together: Interviewing, Documentation, Discovery and Data Analytics (May 2019)
Speakers: Leatha G. Wolter, Esq., Ariel K. Lierz, Esq. – Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P.
Case Study: Operation Back Cracker – A No-Fault Insurance Fraud Investigation (February 2019)
Speakers: Michael Marben and Jonathan Ferris – MN Commerce Fraud Bureau
What Insurance Leaders Need to Know: The Future of Insurance Fraud (November 2018)
Speaker: Matthew J. Smith, Esq.
How Good Employees Rationalize Bad Decisions (August 2018)
Speaker: Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope
Nomadic Groups and Insurance Fraud (May 2018)
Speaker: Michael Ferguson, ALHC, CG, CII; Worldwide Resources, Inc.
An Inside Job: Internal Fraud Schemes (February 2018)
Speaker: Julia Twaddle, CFE – WayPoint, Inc.
Pushing Back Against Counterfeit Digital Patient Records: A Workshop (October 2017)
Speaker: Reed D. Gelzer, MD, MPH for Trustworthy EHR, LLC
Open Sources and Social Media for Investigations (August 2017)
Michele Stuart, JAG Investigations, Inc.
Elder Fraud and Financial Abuse (May 2017)
Charles Laugen, CFE, CFCI, Director, Corporate Investigations – Prudential Financial
The Prosecution of Dr. Elena Polukhin and Best Aid Pharmacy (March 2017)
John Kokkinen, Assistant United States Attorney
“You’ve Been Sued” (November 2016)
Steve Wilson, Senior Council – Allianze Life Insurance Co.
Understanding Cultural Differences When Conducting Investigations (August 2016)
Interpretations, LLC – Arturo Solarte, Kazoua Yang, Rahma Abdi, Maria Petrenko
Easiest Catch: Don’t Be Another Fish In The Dark ‘Net (May 2016)
Mark Lanterman, Chief Technology Officer of Computer Forensic Services
Interviewing Strategies: The Power and Mystique of Persuasion (March 2016)
Daniel T. Marsano, CIFI, CFE
“Boots-On-The-Ground” Advanced Internet Searching (July 2015)
Cynthia Hetherington, MLS, MSM, CFE
Current Trends at the Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau (April 2015)
Michael W. Marben
Jonathan J. Ferris
PONZI SCHEME INVESTIGATIONS (February 2015)
Eileen Rice, WayPoint Inc.
Josiah Lamb, CPA, CFE
“SPY THE LIE” (August 2014)
Don Tennant, Editorial Director & Partner, QVerity
Panel Discussion: “Don’t Throw It Over the Fence”
How to prepare a successful law enforcement case referral (May 2014)
Panelists from agencies listed below:
Minneapolis Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Human Services, OIG/SIRS
Department of Commerce, Fraud Bureau
Ramsey County Attorney’s Office
Medica Health Plans
The Dog’s Breakfast (February 2014)
Kevin J. Ripa, Owner of Computer Evidence Recovery, Inc.
Pooling America’s Healthcare Data – The Future of Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (October 2013)
Karthik Balakrishnan, Sr. VP- Fraud Solutions & Analytics at Verisk Health
Why Good People & Organizations Do Bad Things (August 2013)
Professor David A. Schultz
Broker Fraud – Early Detection and Broker Identity Theft (May 2013)
Brian Erickson & Kristi Nieman
Interviewing and the Gentle Art of Persuasion (January 2013)
Dr. Everett Doolittle
Office of Inspector General (OIG) – MN Dept. of Human Services (October 2012)
Jerry Kerber – Inspector General,
Bridgid Dowdal – Chief Legal Counsel,
Julie Beck – Federal Audits Supervisor/Surveillance and Integrity Review (SIRS),
Jennifer J. Hasbargen – SIRS Attorney,
Deb Johnson-Schad – SIRS Senior Investigator,
Penny Cell, SIRS Senior Investigator
Internet Profiling & Intelligence Gathering (August 2012)
Michele Stuart, JAG Investigations, Inc.
Life Insurance Fraud – International Trends and Strategies (May 2012)
Richard J. Marquez – Diligence International Group
Interviewing Strategies: Solving Word Game Challenges (May 2012)
Daniel T. Marsano, CIFI, CFE
Emerging Fraud Trends (February 2012)
Richard A. Waller, Supervisory Special Agent – FBI
Characteristics of (identifying) a problem provider and recent developments in the area of provider healthcare fraud. (October 2011)
Richard Stempel, Esq.
Nonverbal Communications in a Forensic Setting (July 2011)
Joe Navarro, M.A. (www.jnforensics.com)
Fraud and Consequences (January 2011)
Jerome Mayne
“Know Your Customer,” SARs and InfraGard (October 2010)
Mark Twombly, FBI
Sean Boylan, FBI
Insurance Fraud Fighting Efforts in Minnesota (July 2010)
Mark Kulda, Vice President, Public Affairs Insurance Federation of Minnesota
Health Reform: A Health Plan Perspective (July 2010)
Philip Stalboerger, Vice President for Policy and Legislative Affairs, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
International Claim Investigations and Database Resources (April 2010)
Richard Marquez, Managing Director/Partner of Diligence International Consultants, LLC
Trends in Health Care Enforcement 2010 (February 2010)
Gerald Wilhelm, Assistant United States Attorney
David M. Genrich, Assistant United States Attorney
Chad Blumenfield, Assistant United States Attorney
Detecting Financial Fraud in Tax Returns (October 2009)
Constance Cardamone, President of CPA Risk Services, Inc.
View from the Coalition (July 2009)
Dennis Jay, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Minnesota Division of Insurance Fraud (July 2009)
Richard A. Peterson, Minnesota Department of Commerce
The Art of Listening: Hearing the Spoken Word (May 2009)
Daniel Marsano – V. P. Special Investigations – Prudential
STOLI: It’s in the Middle of the Road and it Stinks (January 2009)
Geoff Peterson, J.D., CLU, ChFC, FLMI
Detecting and Investigating Fraud in Homecare; A Multijurisdictional Approach (October 2008)
Deborah Peterson – Assistant Attorney General
Ron Nail – Manager, MN Dept. of Human Services
David Kiesow – Special Agent, DHHS/OIG/OI
Understanding Cultural Differences When Conducting Investigations (July 2008)
Arthur Solarte – Interpretations
Forensic Document Examination and the Fraud Examiner (April 2008)
Janis Tweedy – Forensic Document Examiner
The Affects of Provider Fraud on the Insured (January 2008)
Jennifer J. Hasbargen – Assistant Attorney General
“The Quintessential Victim” – Elder Care Fraud & Abuse (October 2007)
Chuck Ladd, CFE – Independent Fraud Examiner
Combating Fraud Perpetrated by Non-Traditional Organized Crime Groups – Traveling Gypsies (July 2007)
Gary Nolte – Detective (Retired), Skokie Police Department (IL)
Developing Leads Through Real-Time Pharmaceutical Databases (April 2007)
Angela Bolduc – Manager of Strategic Accounts for Ingenix, Inc.
US Postal Inspection Service and the Mail Fraud Statute (January 2007)
Robert M. Strande, United States Postal Inspector
Minnesota Department of Commerce – Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention (November 2006)
Penny L. Kandt – Investigator Supervisor
Disability Field Visits – A MUST Claim Tool (November 2006)
Robert Deverell & Jon B. Meier FLMI, ALHC
GenderSmart® Communication – How Style Differences Impact Interviews and Investigations (July 2006)
Jane Sanders, Author, Speaker, Trainer, and Consultant
Enrollment and Claimant Fraud (April 2006)
Rick Munson , Director, SIU – Medica Health Plans
Janet A. Newberg, Esq. – Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt
Criminal Prosecution of Insurance Fraud in State Court (January 2006)
Tom Arneson, Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County
Mastering Interviews and Interrogations: Effective Use of Body Language, Non-Verbals and Proxemics (July 2005)
Joe Navarro, M.A., FBI (ret.)
How Immigration and Customs Enforcement Effects the Insurance Industry (April 2005)
Mark Vosper, U.S Department of Homeland Security, U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Foreign Death Claim Investigations (January 2005)
Richard J. Marquez, CFE, Consulting Director of Special Investigations for Prudential Financial
Computer Forensic Analysis in Fraud Investigations (October 2004)
Mark Lanterman, Director of Forensic Services, Computer Forensic Services
Progress and Trends in Combating Insurance Fraud in the U.S. (July 2004)
Dennis Jay, Executive Director-Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Forensic Document Examination (July 2004)
Janis Tweedy, Forensic Document Examiner
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy–Hip and Knee Replacement (April 2004)
Jack A. Drogt, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon Summit Orthopedics, LTD.
Insurance Fraud Coverage on Television (January 2004)
Gary Hill, Director of Investigations and Special Segments, KSTP-TV
Exploitation of Minnesota Insurance Laws (October 2003)
Richard L. Ostrom, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Terrorism Financing Investigations (October 2003)
Betsy Fries, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Data Verification During the Underwriting Process (July 2003)
Kay Ferrian, CLU, FLMI, ACS, HIA, Special Investigator, Prudential Financial
Toni Mortensen, ALHC, ASC, HIA, Fraud Consultant, Prudential Financial
Statement Analysis (July 2003)
Daniel T. Marsano, CIFI, CFE, Director, Special Investigations, Prudential Financial
Chiropractor Fraud (April 2003)
Investigator Tom Rachel, Anoka County Attorney’s Office
Idenity Fraud/Theft (January 2003)
Sergeant Amelia Huffman, Minneapolis Police Department
USA Patriot Act – Anti Money Laundering (October 2002)
Cindy Moore, Compliance Officer, Securian Financial Services
Telephone & In-Person Interviewing – Behavior Symptom Analysis: Assessing Subject Credibility
Joseph P. Buckley, President – John E. Reid and Associates, Inc.
Investigative Surveillance – (Performing And Prosecuting Surveillance Cases)
John Harper III – Esq. – Krause Monroe
Bruce Hanley – Esq. – Rider Bennett
Fritz Reeker – Esq. (Plaintiff’s Worker’s Compensation Attorney)
Matt Marrin – Sr. Investigator – Data Research Group
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Insurance Industry
Mark Vosper, Special Agent – U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Background Profiling in the Digital Age
Paul Jaeb, President – Heartland Investigation
Laura Dozois, Esq. – Risk Management Consultant, Lexis-Nexis
Privacy & Prison: Protect Individually Identifiable Health Informaiton or Else!
Janet A. Newberg, Esq. – Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt, P.A.
Software for Fraud Detection
HNS Insurance Solutions
Internal Fraud Investigation: Focus on Insurance Agent Fraud
Greg Price – St. Paul Companies
Data Privacy (Chapter 13 Data Privacy’s Act) – Impact on Civil and Criminal Investigations
Don Gemberling – Director of Information, Minnesota Department of Administration
Deputy Chief Ron Whitehead, Bloomington Police Department
Prosecuting Insurance Fraud (Preparing Case, Formulating Alliance with Law Enforcement)
William Hittler, Esquire, and Kevin Hoffman, Esquire
Halleland, Lewis, Nilan, Simpkins & Johnson
Advanced Interviewing Techniques
Richard Gregory
Detecting Deception in Medical Reports (Unconscious or Otherwise)
William Loman, MD
Medical Consultant, Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
Prosecution of Fraud
Dale Barron, Esquire
Senior Criminal Counsel, Texas Department Of Insurance
The Role of the Clinical Professional in Health Care Fraud
Investigations
Jean Lyon, RN, MS, and Hilary Alvino, RN, CPC Integrity Plus
Financial Investigations
Lucinda Schad and Ralph Johnson
Special Investigators for the IRS
Insurance Fraud
Jim Feckey, Minnesota Department Of Labor and Industry
Kevin Jacobson, Minnesota Life
Gary Dunn, Allianz
Computer Fraud
Jerry Dewees, Special Agent – FBI, Minneapolis
Four Faces of Insurance Fraud
Dennis Jay, Executive Director, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
David Orbuck, Asst. Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Psychological Aspects of Claim Evaluation
Dr. Gary Athelstan
How Public and Private Sectors Work Together to Detect and Prosecute Medical Provider Fraud
Dr. Catherine Hoeckle
Ancillary Speakers: Louise Dobbe, Esquire, Attorney General’s Office; Jean Lyon, Medica; Sharon Schmid, Chief Investigator, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Forensic Investigations
Robert Di Traglia, MD Forensic Pathologist, Office of the Coroner – County of Riverside, California