FraudMentr Glossary
Forensic Accountant
Someone who collects accounting records and assesses transactions to find misreported and unethical actions. Forensic Accountant can be shortened to FA.
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Adult Protective Services
State and local agency that provides social services to abused, neglected, or exploited older adults and adults with significant disabilities. Adult Protective…
Certified Fraud Examiner
A credentialed anti-fraud professional involved in discovering, investigating, and resolving fraud cases. A Certified Fraud Examiner can also be referred to as…
Certified Public Accountant
A trusted accounting professional who has gone through a rigorous exam and state-level certification process. A Certified Public Accountant is also known…
Financial Exploitation
A subset of elder abuse; the inappropriate use of an older person’s financial resources, for the benefit of someone other than the…
Elder Abuse
An intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. Elder Abuse can…
First Responders
An organization with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance or incident resolution at the scene of…