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Opening Plenary: The Nuts and Bolts of Prosecuting Procurement Fraud

Course Category Audit

September 08, 2025

8:00 a.m.

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On-Site

This course will be delivered on-site in CNMI.

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Course Description

Technically, an auditor’s job description probably does not include the term “detective.” But if a suspected fraud reaches the point where criminal charges seem likely, auditors may be called upon to perform an investigatory function. For those who have never worked alongside law enforcement officers and prosecutors, this may be a strange and challenging experience. This presentation will walk through the identification, investigation, and courtroom presentation of procurement fraud cases from the perspective of a federal prosecutor. Focus is on how auditors can help the prosecution team build sufficient admissible evidence to prove criminality beyond a reasonable doubt.

What You Will Learn

Understand how prosecutors build and present criminal cases.
Identify and distinguish various roles in a criminal prosecution (targets, witnesses, experts, etc.).
Introduce basic law enforcement concepts, including forensic tools and admissibility of evidence.
Formulating investigative strategies.
Anticipating and countering defenses to procurement fraud.

Who Should Attend

APIPA conference sessions are intended for island government accountability professionals. Audit, budget, finance, accounting, and related management and staff members will find interest and value in this presentation.

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September 08, 2025

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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CPEs - 4 Credit Hours

On-Site, CNMI

TBD, CNMI

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Instructor

Eric S. O'Malley

Saipan, CNMI

Eric O’Malley is an Assistant United States Attorney assigned to the Saipan office in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands (N.M.I.). He began his service as a federal prosecutor in 2007 in that same office and has, at times served as interim branch chief for the N.M.I. and First Assistant for the Districts of Guam and the N.M.I. Between 2012 and 2017, he served in two overseas training and development programs. The first was in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he led the DOJ’s anti-corruption initiatives and was the programs Deputy Justice Attaché in 2014. His second tour was in Manila, Philippines as Resident Legal Advisor for the Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training Program.

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