Bringing together the old and new

Media Release

20 February 2017

Bringing together the old and new

The New Zealand Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is hosting its second International Fraud and Corruption Conference this week at the Sky City Conference Centre in Auckland.

Thursday 23 February will see the SFO ‘Bringing together the old and new’ through discussions with a variety of international guest speakers and reflections on the work of the SFO. Guests include the Director of the UK SFO, a human behaviour specialist, the president and founder of anti-bribery experts TRACE, an award-winning investigative journalist and representatives from the FBI and NCIS.

The theme will illustrate that although fraud and corruption are not new crimes, today’s perpetrators are finding new ways to deceive and corrupt. The challenge for law enforcement, government and the business community is to stay one step ahead of the offenders by embracing new methods and technology to prevent, detect and prosecute those responsible.

SFO Director, Julie Read, says that as the lead law enforcement agency for investigating and prosecuting serious or complex financial crime, including bribery and corruption, the SFO understands that in order to achieve excellent results and protect New Zealand’s reputation, it cannot work alone.

“The SFO must enhance our connections with our partners here in New Zealand as well as overseas agencies in order to lead the understanding of financial crime, bribery and corruption in the private and public sectors. Our conference is an opportunity to do that. It will also be a source of education and advice to our attendees.

We are delighted to be welcoming such a high calibre of international speakers. It promises to be a thought provoking and challenging day,” she said.

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