July 22, 2025

Webinar

4 CPE

Webinar (CA): Governmental & Not for Profit Fraud 25-26 🗓

July 22, 2025
Webinar
4 CPE

Webinar (CA): Governmental & Not for Profit Fraud 25-26 🗓

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    Instructor

    Robert
    Bedwell

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    Robert Bedwell

    Bio

    Robert Bedwell (“Bob”) is a financial accounting and compliance professional with over 42 years of audit, accounting and financial reporting experience. During his tenure as an audit partner with several large regional and national public accounting firms, Bob regularly assisted clients with a full range of corporate audit and assurance services, including financial statement preparation, auditing, SEC reporting, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, due diligence, financing regulatory compliance, accounting system oversight, internal controls, IFRS conversions, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance advisory, and the independent review of external data.

    Bob has been a national speaker and instructor on numerous topics for Surgent Professional Education, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as for the firms for which he has worked, and has received high evaluations for his knowledge of topics and presentation skills.

    Bob received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey, and has also earned a Masters in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University. Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Florida, Bob is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has previously served as chairman of the FICPA Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Committee.

Governmental and not-for-profit organizations are entrusted with funds from taxpayers and donors and are frequently targeted by fraud perpetrators. How can these organizations ensure those funds are used only for intended purposes? This course will provide several real-world case studies in which a governmental or not-for-profit entity was the victim of fraud, including what type of fraud (asset misappropriation, fraudulent financial reporting, or corruption), how it happened, the fraud indicators that were present, and what could have been done to prevent the fraud.

Learning Objectives

• Identify common types of fraud schemes occurring today in governments and not-for-profit entities
• Learn how to identify fraud indicators or "red flags"
• Develop controls to prevent fraud

Major Topics

• Review real-world examples of fraud schemes perpetrated against governments and not-for-profits, including misappropriations of cash, grant frauds, vendor frauds, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds
• Understand and recognize fraud risk and fraud indicators
• Consider types of fraud prevention programs

CPE Credits Available

4 CPE
4
Auditing (Governmental)

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Basic

Professional Area of Focus

  • Governmental

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of governmental and not-for-profit entities

Advanced Preparation

This webinar is produced by CalCPA. You will receive your login link/instructions and Certificate of Attendance directly from this third-party vendor. It is important that you review your COCPA confirmation for details on receiving your login instructions and COA from said vendor.

Intended Audience

Auditors of governments and not-for-profit entities and industry professionals working in the government and not-for-profit environment.

Provider

California CPA Education Foundation

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