IIA Dallas Chapter :: 2008 Almost Free Seminar

The Dallas Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors

Dallas IIA – Almost Free Seminar
Full-Day Business Ethics, Fraud & Critical Thinking
Skills Workshops for the Auditing Profession!!!

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Cityplace, Dallas, TX
Cost: $50 for 8 Credit Hours

8:30 am – 4:30 pm; Registration begins at 8:00 am

Dallas IIA Members Only

Presenter: Patrick J. Kuhse
International Speaker, Trainer & Writer

The objective of this interactive program is to give the auditing practitioner audience a better understanding of why good people do bad things.

We’ll discuss what goes on in someone’s mind that allows them to think they can go undetected while committing a fraudulent act.

Patrick will share insights from his own experiences as well as the myriad of interviews he conducted with his fellow inmates who were convicted of fraud.

What he found was a common set of thinking errors and patterns that each of us can be susceptible to on a regular basis.

You’ll learn what fraud perpetrators know - that you don’t, why they do it, how they do it, why they don’t think you will catch them, and the things you should know about perpetrators of fraud that will make you a more effective auditor.

Patrick also examines the common ethical dilemmas that auditing practitioners face in today’s workplace.

The full-day ethics and fraud workshops also include a talk and discussion on the consequences of unethical and illegal behavior.

Patrick Kuhse will share his life story of prominence as a stockbroker, his involvement in a bribery scheme with the Oklahoma State Treasurer’s Office, his subsequent flight and life as an international fugitive, eventual self-surrender and incarceration in both a foreign jail and US Federal Prisons.

He will conclude with a proven ethical decision-making tool that guarantees one will do the right thing.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone working in the auditing or accounting sector including management.

Why You Should Attend?

The end objective of this workshop is to give the participants a deeper understanding of ethical dilemmas and fraud in the workplace and why good people do bad things.

The goals are to be able to identify these dilemmas, process the options, and make a clearly defined decision as to the right thing to do.

What we’ll cover?

We’ll learn to recognize these ethical dilemmas, process the options, and make a clearly defined decision path as to the right thing to do.
We’ll discuss what goes on in someone’s mind that allows them to think they can go undetected while committing a fraudulent act.
Patrick will share insights from his own experiences as well as the myriad of interviews he conducted with his fellow inmates who were convicted of fraud.
What he found was a common set of thinking errors and patterns that each of us can be susceptible to on a regular basis.
You’ll learn what fraud perpetrators knew - that you didn’t, why they did it, how they did it, why they didn’t think you would catch them, and the things you should know about perpetrators of fraud that will make you a more effective auditor.
He will also examine the common ethical dilemmas that auditing practitioners face in today’s workplace.
Including Patrick’s remarks, the program will emphasize “real world” ethical dilemmas and examples from Martha Stewart to Enron.

Patrick J. Kuhse Resume

Patrick was born and raised in Iowa farm country. In the mid-70’s he attended Arizona State University as a business major; leaving in his third year to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams of success. The lessons learned on his path to success – one that led him from prominence to prison – are lessons that everyone is vulnerable to and no one needs to experience first-hand.

Patrick’s professional background includes a mix of corporate and entrepreneurial experiences:

1980 to 1987 - Financial Planner and regional manager with two national securities firms. He earned his Certified Financial Planner designation in 1986.
1987 to 1993 - Co-owner and Financial Principal of a San Diego securities firm where he maintained a personal client base as well as providing financial products for independent brokers nationwide.
1993 - While one of his professional activities was under investigation by the FBI, he relocated his family to Costa Rica. Shortly thereafter, 32 federal indictments were filed against him.
1997 - After living in Central America as an international fugitive for nearly 4 years, Patrick self-surrendered to the American Embassy in Costa Rica and was immediately incarcerated in the infamous prison – San Sebastian. He was subsequently returned to the US where he was convicted of numerous federal felony counts involving money laundering, bribing a public official and conspiracy.
2001 - Patrick was released from incarceration after serving four years in foreign and federal prisons.
To fulfill his community service obligation, he began giving talks on business ethics to various groups.
He recognized a strong national interest in personal and business ethics and the causes of white-collar crime. Utilizing his own personal experiences and observations, he’s able to share with his audiences unique insights into the causes and effects of unethical behavior.
Since 2001, he has given nearly 1,000 presentations and workshops both nationwide and internationally on business ethics and critical thinking skills in leadership. His clients include such diverse groups as major universities including Harvard, Stanford, MIT and UCLA, businesses including Boeing, Sempra Energy, National City Bank and MetLife, civic groups, international professional associations and law enforcement agencies.
BA Western Illinois University
Ethics Fellow – Poe Center for Business Ethics – University of Florida
Ethics Fellow – Sawyer School of Management – Suffolk University – Boston