Welcome to the ACFE CA Central Coast & Valley Chapter #157

We are a Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. The ACFE is the world's largest anti-fraud organization with more than 60,000 members.

Our Chapter area includes Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Frenso, Tulare, and Kings counties. If you're in the region or a neighboring county you're welcome to join as well.

Our membership consists of Forensic Accountants, Fraud Investigators, Ethics & Compliance Officers, CFO's and other anti-fraud professionals dedicated to detecting, preventing, and resolving fraud related issues and crimes.

We welcome interested anti-fraud business professionals, eligible college students,and the general public to join our training sessions and to also join our Chapter.

Our Mission

Is to support the ACFE's objective to reduce the incidence of fraud and white collar crime in our Chapter's communities by providing anti-fraud awareness training and networking opportunities for our Chapter's membership.