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Using Open Sources to Stop Online Fraud

August 15, 2014 |

Tyson Johnson, CFE, Vice President of Business Development at BrightPlanet, discusses the value of using open source intelligence on the Deep Web and in social media to stop online fraud. Tyson will also be speaking at the 2014 ACFE Canadian Fraud Conference in Toronto. To Listen click here.

Use of Deceptive Practices During Interrogation

June 6, 2014 |

The landmark US Supreme Court decision addressing deceptive practices during an interrogation is Frazier v. Cupp (1969). In Frazier, the Court upheld a confession from a homicide suspect who was falsely told that an accomplice had implicated the suspect in the crime. The Court ruled that deceptive practices should be evaluated based on the “totality…

Addressing the Suspect’s Behavior

February 22, 2014 |

It is human nature to cite a person’s behavior as evidence to support some underlying premise. It is an enticing argument to state that because one exhibits an observable behavior it is proof of some consequent conclusion. Consider the following examples of reaching conclusions based on observed behavior: “If you were in proper shape you…