Annual Ethics Seminar for Certified Fraud Examiners
Presented by Lynda Schwartz, CPA CFF CFE CGMA
Meet your annual CFE Ethics requirement by attending this training event.
Session Description Coming Soon!
CPEs: 2
Date: Friday, January 30, 2026
In-Person Only
Additional Information
Location:
The Italian American Community Center
257 Washington Ave Ext., Albany NY 12205
Times:
Registration begins at 11:30 AM
Lunch and Speaker begin promptly at Noon
Speaker's presentation is Noon to 2:00 pm.
The Albany ACFE Annual Meeting and Awards will directly follow the speaker presentation and will be completed by 3:00 pm.
Meal Choices:
Chicken Parmesan, Baked Haddock, or Eggplant Parmesan
Cost:
$25.00 2026 Members of the Albany ACFE Chapter
$40.00 Non-Members of the Albany ACFE Chapter
Free Student Members of the Albany ACFE Chapter
Registration will be open until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. If you have any questions please send an email to AlbanyACFE@aol.com.
Speaker Bio
Lynda H. Schwartz, CPA CFF CFE CGMA
Professor of Practice and Director of Forensic Accounting Curriculum Isenberg School of Management University of Massachusetts Amherst lynda@lyndaschwartzllc.com 617-901-7257
Lynda Schwartz is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified in Financial Forensics and Chartered Global Management Accountant credentials. She is an experienced fraud investigation and forensic accounting expert. She provides investigation, expert witness and litigation consulting services in matters involving account reconstruction, allegations of embezzlement, lost profits, bankruptcy and business solvency and financial accounting matters. She has testified in state, federal and arbitration settings. She also adjudicates business disputes as an independent arbitrator. Lynda is a Professor of Practice at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she directs the forensic accounting curriculum and teaches courses in forensic accounting and fraud examination. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Lynda maintains an active forensic accounting practice. Prior to establishing her own firm, she was a partner with Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services practice. In her 26-year career with Ernst & Young, she led complex, high-profile fraud and regulatory compliance investigations and litigation support engagements. She contributed to both the 2023 and 2017 editions of COSO’s Fraud Risk Management Guide and authored the ACFE’s certificate program materials related to the Fraud Risk Management Guide. She was a contributing author of the 2017 and 2012 editions of the Litigation Service Handbook, co-authoring chapters on “The Troubled Business and Bankruptcy”, “Alter Ego” and “Executive Compensation in the Litigation Setting”. Lynda was a contributing author to the AICPA’s 2020 publication Understanding the Forensic Technology Landscape and its 2009 AICPA publication Guide to Investigating Business Fraud, co-authoring chapters entitled “Working with Attorneys” and “The First 48 Hours of an Investigation.” Lynda currently serves on the AICPA’s Forensic and Valuation Services Executive Committee.
Substitution/Cancellation Policy:
Substitutions can be made at any time up until the event but there can be no meal change after 5:00 pm on January 23, 2026 for any substitution. Registration fees will not be refunded for cancellations made after January 23, 2026. No-shows will be individually responsible for full payment.
