LICFE - President's Message - Long Island Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

The next meeting of the LICFE will be on Wednesday, May 16th, at the Westbury Manor. This TWO CPE CREDIT meeting will feature a Special Guest Speaker, The Hon. CHARLES J. HYNES, now completing his third four-year term as the Kings County District Attorney, in Brooklyn, New York. From a background standpoint, after spending ten years in private practice and as an attorney with the Legal Aid Society, Mr. Hynes worked as an ADA in Brooklyn, the New York City Fire Commissioner, Special State Prosecutor for Medicaid Fraud and Corruption Prosecutor for the New York City Criminal Justice System.

This meeting promises to be the biggest of the year and reservations are already coming in at an alarming rate. Remember, the room only holds 100 people and our Mailing List has almost 300 people on it. Let me assure you that you don't want to get cut out of this meeting, so R.S.V.P. to the Chapter Office or via e-mail (info@licfe.org) right now! Don't put it off!

According to Article VI, Section 3 of the By-Laws, the Chapter Officers were elected for two year terms, ending July 31, 2002; however, the other directors were elected for one year terms. Therefore, in accordance with the By-Laws, we are required to hold an election for those non-officer Directorships on the Board. Any Chapter Member who would like to run for such office should contact the Chairperson of the Nominations Committee, Jane R. Buck, Esq. (ForJBuck@aol.com).

If any Chapter Member or Associate would like to volunteer to either be a guest speaker, or present a Case of the Month, please call the Chapter Office, or send an e-mail to info@licfe.org. Similarly, anyone who would like to expand his or her professionalism and devote a few hours per month to the LICFE should contact me, as soon as possible.

As a reminder, LICFE now accepts credit card payments in its own name. Chapter meetings, as well as dues can be easily charged by calling the Chapter Office. Dues can also be charged on our Secure Server at www.licfe.org, with a click on Membership Application.

Finally, as announced last month, the Advertisement section of the LICFE Web Site is now open. Anyone wishing to place a banner ad on the site, with a direct company link, can do so by sending the HTML Code for the banner to me at dez@zeldin.org. As an added Membership Benefit, there will be NO CHARGE for Chapter Members and Associates, through the end of this year.

SEE YOU AT THE WESTBURY MANOR AT 6:00PM, ON WED., MAY 16th!

Very truly yours,

David E. Zeldin, CFE
President