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

I know that Jane Buck reported the election results in the following pages; however, from my perspective, I would like to thank the Membership for the vote of confidence that you have shown, by unanimously electing the entire slate, for a full term.

While most professional organizations took the summer off and are now sending out "Welcome Back" newsletters, it is business as usual for our very active Chapter. Our July 13th meeting was well attended, even with some vacation conflicts. Our Special Guest Speaker was The Hon. Supreme Court Judge Edward McCarty III. If you were on vacation, you missed a fantastic presentation, plus a super "Case of the Month," by our own John F. Matula, CFE. The Westbury Manor continues to serve our needs in an exemplary fashion.

Our next meeting, on Thursday, September 16th, will feature a presentation on Bribery, by Joseph R. Kuceluk, CFE, of the New York City Department of Investigation. Mr. Kuceluk is a member of the New York City Chapter, ACFE, and has spoken before that Chapter on the subject of Bribery Investigations. The "Case of the Month" will be presented by Barry L. Pulchin, CPA, CFE, CVA.

INTERNET NEWS: www.licfe.org and www.licfe.net are still under construction. You are welcome to visit our site at www.licfe.com, which is on line, although it is not quite finished and still needs some more work. Naturally, once it is complete and all of the corrections have been made, "com" and "net" will "point" to "org".

Wednesday, November 17th is the date for our full day seminar. The committees have been working, for the past five months, to guarantee a successful endeavor. The seminar will be a joint effort of LICFE and the Long Island Chapter of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners. The event will be at the Westbury Manor and the attendees will receive 8 CPE Credits. Please reserve the date now and watch for more information from the committees.

Last year's Meetings & Seminar Committee Chairperson, Gregory J. Naclerio, Esq., JD, CFE, is our new Vice President of Membership. Greg has already begun a new Membership Drive. Please do your part and bring in at least one new member. There will be special recognition for the member who brings in the most new members.

Finally, I want to thank Jane R. Buck, Esq., JD, CFE, and Donna N. Karp, CFE, for representing LICFE at the 10th Annual Fraud Conference, in Las Vegas, last month.

Please make sure to send your $35.00 checks and reservations, TODAY, for the September 16th Meeting, to the Chapter Office, at 87 Bethpage Road, Hicksville, NY 11801.

Very truly yours,

David E. Zeldin, CFE
President