Fraud Detection and Prevention for Investigators Certificate Program (Self-Paced)
IDFDP.CPSP

• Define fraud and explain its five elements.
• Describe the classic fraud schemes.
• Cite auditor responsibilities for the prevention and detection of fraud.
• Describe where and how fraud is committed and who commits it.
• Identify indicators/red flags and detection techniques associated with fraud.
• Describe the criminal statutes related to fraud.
• Describe the federal rules of evidence for prosecuting fraud Identify factors of auditor cooperation with investigators; timing and content of investigative referrals.

Equip audit and investigative professionals with strategies to identify and document contract and procurement fraud. Training includes real-world case studies and methods to quantify fraud and evaluate evidence while supporting legal and administrative actions.

• Recognize common fraud schemes, such as false claims, product substitution, and misuse of minority-front firms.
• Interpret federal criminal and civil laws that govern procurement fraud responses.
• Analyze red flags and assess indicators to quantify exposure in contract and grant transactions.
• Collaborate effectively with investigators, prosecutors, contracting officials, and whistleblowers.
• Develop audit and investigative plans addressing independence, evidence sourcing, and stakeholder coordination.

Learn how to build and present a prosecutable fraud case through evidence gathering, investigation planning, and effective task force collaboration.

• Describe and apply the five elements of a prosecutable fraud scheme.
• Detail the criteria used by prosecutors in making litigation decisions.
• Describe the current situation that mandates joint task force efforts in combating fraud, and the participant's role on such a task force.
• Contrast the standards of evidence that apply in investigating with those that apply in prosecuting fraud.
• Differentiate the various ways that a government agency may obtain evidence for use in administrative, civil, and criminal cases.
• Describe the restrictions that a government agency must observe in obtaining evidence for use in prosecuting a criminal fraud case.
• Describe the principles of the forensic investigation, and be able to apply them during a class project.
• State the basic rules of trial procedure, as well as the role of each participant.
• Describe the task force participant's responsibilities as a potential witness, and apply techniques to properly address defense attorney tactics.

Designed for auditors, investigators, special agents, and grant or contract managers working on IIJA-funded infrastructure projects, this intermediate-level one-day training highlights how fast‑moving funds and weak controls create fraud risks.

• Understand IIJA funding channels, key project types, and participating agencies.
• Recognize common infrastructure fraud schemes and red-flag indicators in federally funded projects.
• Assess environments for risk, control weaknesses, and fraud vulnerability.
• Review relevant federal civil and criminal statutes that apply to fraud violations.
• Reinforce learning with real-world infrastructure fraud case studies and control failure examples.

This one-day intermediate-level course equips investigators, auditors, and analysts with hands-on experience using data analytics to uncover fraud. Through real-world case studies and forensic tools, you will learn to spot anomalies, assess risk indicators, and present findings clearly and effectively in investigative contexts.

• Identify patterns, anomalies, and red flags in structured and unstructured data.
• Apply audit-specific analytics software and tools in case studies.
• Use the Data Analysis Maturity Model to assess organizational readiness.
• Practice data visualization and tabular reporting for clear evidence presentation.
• Understand emerging trends in data governance and analysis for investigations.

• Define the risks and threats associated with counterintelligence and information security.
• Identify the potential sources of domestic and foreign threats to information security.
• Explain the levels of information classification and required security.
• Recognize indicators and conditions of internal threats as well as methods used for information theft and exploitation.
• Apply countermeasures and controls to increase awareness, prevention, detection and mitigation of threats.
• Develop and apply procedures for reacting to, recording and reporting threats, suspicious activity and actual breaches