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Joseph T. Wells is founder and Chairman of the Board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization. After graduating with honors from the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Wells spent two years on the audit staff of Coopers and Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). He then was appointed a Special
Agent of the FBI. Over the next ten years, Dr. Wells investigated thousands of fraud cases, ranging from nickel-and-dime con artists to former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell for his role in the Watergate case. In 1982, he left the government to form Wells & Associates, a firm of criminologists specializing in fraud detection and deterrence. Since founding the ACFE in 1988, Dr. Wells has lectured to tens of thousands of business professionals, written 23 books, and authored scores of articles and research projects. His writing has won numerous awards, including the top articles of the year for both Internal Auditor Magazine and the Journal of Accountancy.
