The Greater St. Louis Area Chapter was formed in 2002. A group of local area CFE's petitioned the National ACFE Headquarters with an official request for chapter designation. The National ACFE organization granted the request. The Greater St. Louis Area Chapter #105 became incorporated in March 2003. Our chapter consists of fraud detection and prevention professionals in the St. Louis area. While many of our members hold the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation, it certainly is not a requirement for chapter membership. We welcome anyone who works in the field or is interested in fraud investigation and prevention. The ACFE is the world's largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. Together with more than 85,000 members, the ACFE is reducing business fraud worldwide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.