Renee M. Slaughter, CPA, earns CFE credential

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, has awarded Renee M. Slaughter of Smyrna the globally preferred Certified Fraud Examiner credential.

In order to become a CFE, Slaughter met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous exam administered by the ACFE.

Slaughter has successfully met the ACFE’s character, experience and education requirements for the CFE credential, and has demonstrated knowledge in four areas critical to the fight against fraud: fraudulent financial transactions, fraud prevention and deterrence, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation.

Slaughter is currently a senior accountant for Raymond F. Book & Associates CPAs. She works in the firm’s Dover, Middletown and Lewes offices.

CFEs have the ability to: examine data and records to detect and trace fraudulent transactions; interview suspects to obtain information and confessions; write investigation reports; advise clients as to their findings; testify at trial; understand the law as it relates to fraud and fraud investigations; and identify the underlying factors that motivate individuals to commit fraud. CFEs on six continents have investigated more than 1 million suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud.

For more information about the ACFE, go to www.ACFE.com.