Speakers: New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón, Esq., and Shawn Beck, Director of Special Investigations
Deadline to register: November 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM
Lunch included - Menu to be announced
Presentation overview:
Too often individuals wait until they have “proof” before reporting incidences of potential fraud, waste, and abuse and too often that may be too late. The sooner risks are identified and reported the sooner plans can be made to mitigate them. The fact is, we’re all responsible for identifying and reporting risk and in this presentation we’ll explain how you can submit a report or a complaint to the Office of the State Auditor, we’ll describe the “Fraud Triangle”, we’ll provide you with some examples of fraud, and we’ll review internal control functions and provide recommendations for best practices on fraud prevention.
About our speakers:
New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón, Esq.
Auditor Colón is committed to bringing awareness to the important work of the office that uncovers fraud, waste, and abuse in agencies and entities statewide. He has served New Mexico as an attorney for 18 years, and brings his legal background, passion for the law, and keen intelligence to the Office of the State Auditor culminating in a vision for ensuring accountability, transparency and excellence in New Mexico State government. As the first member of his family to go to college he believes in the value of education, and spends time mentoring young men and women to encourage them in their careers and in obtaining life goals. For more than 23 years, Brian has been married to Aleli Colón, an educator at Van Buren Middle School, a current doctoral candidate with a Civil Engineering degree and a Master’s Degree in Mathematics. Auditor Colón is involved in a multitude of community activities helping local cultural and community focused nonprofits raise money to support their causes.
Shawn Beck, Director of Special Investigations
Shawn Beck, Special Investigations Director, has also served as a Special Agent with the New Mexico Securities Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department, enforcing New Mexico’s Securities laws and protecting New Mexico citizen’s from financial and investment fraud. Shawn is a certified New Mexico Police Officer with over 35 years of law enforcement and investigative experience. He possesses a undergraduate degree in Management from National American University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance, from New Mexico Highlands University as well as certification as a Certified Fraud Examiner. Shawn is a veteran of the US Army, having served as a Military Police Supervisor and Investigator in postings in Europe, the US and in the Middle East as Part of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Total attendees: 31
Board members present: 8
Members present: 14
Non-members present: 15
Speakers: 2
Sponsors present: 0
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