The Inspection Service, it’s mission and the involving trends in mail theft, stolen checks and related financial fraud. (11/05/2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Speaker: Anthony P. Ruffini, ESQ.

CPE: 1

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Virtual Zoom Event: Attendees will receive a Zoom registration and the Zoom link prior to the event.

Event Description:

Cost: Free for 2026 Members of the Albany ACFE Chapter

$20.00 Non-Members of the Albany ACFE Chapter

Webinar Description

Attendees will learn about the Inspection Service, it’s mission, and the involving trends in mail theft, stolen checks, and related financial fraud.

Speaker Biography

Anthony P. Ruffini, Esq., is a United States Postal Inspector assigned to the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). He investigates mail theft, check fraud, financial crimes, and related criminal activity, drawing on more than 17 years of federal investigative and law enforcement experience. His work focuses on identifying complex fraud schemes, developing prosecutable cases, and coordinating investigations across jurisdictional boundaries.

Before joining USPIS, Ruffini served as a Special Agent with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General (USDA-OIG). His assignments have included financial fraud and criminal conspiracy investigations, consumer protection matters, and joint task force operations. While at TIGTA, he served on a task force investigating the theft and fraudulent negotiation of U.S. Treasury checks, an area of expertise he continues to apply at USPIS.

His investigative experience includes Operation Grand Champion, a multistate dogfighting investigation that led to federal prosecutions and the rescue of 66 dogs, and an FDA-OCI investigation involving the fraudulent marketing of apricot seeds as a cancer treatment. Across these matters, he has worked with prosecutors and federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to turn extensive evidence and complex records into clear investigative findings.

Ruffini also serves as a liaison with the U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement interagency community and mentors newer investigators. He has represented USPIS at the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) conference, where he presented on Treasury check fraud and investigative trends.

In addition to his investigative career, Ruffini previously served as Regional Counsel with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and as a commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, holding operational leadership and law enforcement responsibilities. He earned his undergraduate degree from St. John’s University and his Juris Doctor from New York Law School, graduating cum laude from both. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

For the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Ruffini brings a practitioner’s perspective to USPIS’s mission and the evolving trends in mail theft, stolen checks, and related financial fraud

Registration will be open until Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT.

If you have any questions please send an email to AlbanyACFE@aol.com.

Substitution/Cancellation Policy:

Registration fees will not be refunded for cancellations made after November 1, 2026. No-shows will be individually responsible for full payment.

2026 Annual Two-Day Anti-Fraud Training Conference (11/23/2026)

Mon, 23 Nov 2026 13:15:00 GMT

2026 Anti-Fraud Training Conference: November 23-24, 2026

Location: Albany Marriott

Description:

Join us for this information packed annual two day hybrid Anti-Fraud Training Conference. You can choose to attend one or both days, either in person or virtual, and we offer a $25 discount if you register early.

Day one includes five presentations: beginning with a presentation by Christopher Rosetti titled On the Ground 9/11, followed by a presentation from Jonathan Misskerg titled Applied Cryptocurrency Investigations. In the afternoon there are three presentations: a Fireside Chat with a Scam Victim presented by the team of Jacqueline Crenshaw and Shane Shoemaker, Students Fighting Fraud presented by the Justice For Victims Project at Siena University and Fraud Analytics with AI presented by Jason DiNovi.

On day two, the morning will include a presentation by Jon Schwartz titled Elder Financial Exploitation - Through the Eyes of Financial Predators and a presentation from Bryan Richmond, Katherine Rizzo, and Amy McMullen titled Workers Compensation Fraud: Trends, Red Flags, and Real Case Insights. The afternoon session titled Zoltar the Predictor on Fraud: Where Organic and Artificial Intelligence Meet, will be presented by Michael Dudley.

Registration and Event Website

Costs:

Early Bird registration ends October 30, 2026. Payment must be received by November 20th

One Day Pricing

	Early Bird	Regular
Member	$ 200.00	$ 225.00
Non-Member	$ 300.00	$ 325.00
Retiree	$ 125.00	$ 150.00

Two Day Pricing

	Early Bird	Regular
Member	$ 300.00	$ 325.00
Non-Member	$ 400.00	$ 425.00
Retiree	$ 225.00	$ 250.00

You won’t want to miss this year’s Anti-Fraud Training Conference. Earn 7.5 or 15 continuing education credit hours by attending the seminar for one or two days, respectively.

Albany ACFE upcoming events

The Inspection Service, it’s mission and the involving trends in mail theft, stolen checks and related financial fraud. (11/05/2026)

2026 Annual Two-Day Anti-Fraud Training Conference (11/23/2026)