ACFE Dallas October 2026 Hybrid Meeting (Friday, October 30, 2026)

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Date :

Friday, October 30, 2026

Speaker:

Darrell James, CFE

Principal, D. R. James & Associates Investigation and Consulting

Darrell R. James graduated from the University of Georgia in 1987 with a degree in economics and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, reaching the rank of captain. in 1990, he was deployed to Desert Shield and Desert Storm, where he served in the Marine Corps Air Command Center and was responsible for all Marine air support units and air defense units in theatre.

In 1992, he was appointed as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and worked for twenty-six years investigating primarily white collar crime, including public corruption, corporate fraud, securities fraud, cybercrimes and mortgage fraud, in addition to serving as a SWAT team leader. He became a certified fraud examiner (CFE) in 2012 and received a graduate certificate in finance from the University of Georgia in 2015.

After retiring from the FBI in 2018, he investigated healthcare fraud, waste and abuse for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) before managing the BCBSTX Special Investigations Department. He formed D.R. James and Associates in 2021, where he conducts criminal and civil fraud investigations, background investigations, due diligence checks and provides security consulting for major sporting events.

Topic:

Business Email Compromise and Tech Impersonation Fraud

Objectives:

In this training, you will learn the financial impact of business email compromise and tech impersonation fraud schemes, hear recent media examples, and hear Darrell's personal investigative experiences with them. The presentation will cover what fraud examiners and investigators can do to prevent and investigate them.

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites required

Location:

Hybrid meeting with virtual livestream

In-person:
5950 Sherry Lane

Dallas, TX 75225

(Ground floor - Conference rooms)

Virtual:
Zoom webinar

Time:

11:30 AM in-person registration & lunch
11:45 AM virtual webinar opens
12:00 PM presentation

Price:

$25 - Dallas ACFE Chapter Member (in-person and virtual)
$40 - Non-Member / Guest (in-person and virtual)
$25 - Educator (in-person and virtual)

$10 / Free - Students (in-person / virtual only)

Includes lunch (in-person only)

CPE Offered:

1 hour

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