The innovative educational experiences available through The Justice for Fraud Victims Project at SUNY Old Westbury have again been put in the spotlight by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the world's largest anti-fraud organization.
David Glodstein, director the JFVP and associate professor in the SUNY Old Westbury School of Business, was interviewed about the project in a recent AFCE informational video, titled "The Justice for Fraud Victims Project: How Students are Fighting Financial Crime."
During the interview, Glodstein discusses the hands-on opportunities students have to work on real fraud cases, helping victims who can't afford professional forensic accounting services.
At SUNY Old Westbury, this initiative has provided students with invaluable experience — leading some to careers with the IRS, FBI and Homeland Security. Now, Glodstein is part of an effort to expand the effort across the nation, hoping to shape not only Old Westbury graduates but the next generation of fraud examiners throughout the U.S.
Through the JFVP at SUNY Old Westbury, accounting students enrolled in the Master of Science in Forensic Accounting move out of the standard classroom environment to perform as forensic accountants. With the assistance and oversight of Certified Fraud Examiners and other professionals, the students establish the method by which the fraud was perpetrated and help quantify damages so cases can be prosecuted.