BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9d3ef9681ff955b93363ce9116625f4c9 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:2022 Annual State Education Conference DESCRIPTION:
8:00AM
REGISTRATION
8:30AM
INTRODUCTION
Abby Curro, NYACT Executive Director & NYACT Chair Nichole Soriano, Di
rector Major Case Unit Investigative Services, Travelers
8:45AM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: COMBATTING FRAUD: NEW YORK'S CHIEF WATCHDOG
LUCY LANG
Lucy Lang, Inspector General, Offices of the New York State
Inspector General
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang
is a lifelong New Yorker, attorney, and educator. State Inspector General
Lucy Lang is charged with looking out for the integrity of state government
and has jurisdiction over all executive branch agencies, departments, divi
sions, officers, boards and commissions, and over most public authorities a
nd public benefit corporations. She'll share her insight after almost a yea
r in office and how her agency works with law enforcement and insurance age
ncies to tackle fraud.
Prior to her appointment as New York State ’s 11th Inspector General in October 2021, Lang served as Director of the I nstitute for Innovation in Prosecution (IIP), a national criminal justice r eform think tank. She also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Manh attan, where she investigated and prosecuted violent crimes including homic ides, gun violence, and domestic abuse, as well as Special Counsel for Poli cy and Projects. Lang brings her longstanding commitment to justice to bear in the Office’s investigations into corruption, waste, fraud, abuse, and m isconduct in state government as well as deep experience designing and impl ementing practices that promote institutional integrity, transparency, and accountability.
While at the Manhattan District Attorney’s O ffice and in collaboration with Columbia University’s Center for Justice, I G Lang created Inside Criminal Justice, a first-of-its-kind college class f or incarcerated students and prosecutors to study criminal justice together and develop policy proposals to better the system for all involved. This i s a national model being replicated by other District Attorney’s offices an d correctional facilities across the country. Lang has been widely recogniz ed for her work, including receiving the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award fr om the American Psychological Association in 2020 as an educator who inspir es her students in prison to make a difference in their communities. p>
Inspector General Lang is currently Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, a member of the Council on Criminal Justice, and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has bee n published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, the New York Daily News, a nd many others. Lang is the author of March On!, a children's book about th e 1915 Women's March for Suffrage in New York City which encourages the nex t generation of courageous and thoughtful leaders.
Inspector General Lang is a graduate of Swarthmore College and Columbia Law School, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gender and Law and has served as a Lecturer-in-Law.
She was appointed to and served on the New York State Bar Association Task Forces on Racial Injustice and Police Reform in 2020-21, and on Racism, Social Equity, and the Law in 2021 -22.
9:30AM
DIGITAL TRANS
FORMATION OF NEW YORK STATE’S MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER OVERSIGHT PROGRAM
M
ichael Mulcahy, Senior Consultant, Verifi
This presentation w
ill outline NYS DMV’s transition from a manual, paper-based dealer record k
eeping and vehicle sales model to an innovative electronic solution. Some
of the changes to be discussed include electronic dealer books of registry
, electronic dealer reassignments, plain paper temporary registrations, rea
l time data collection and sharing, security and integrity controls and oth
er topics.
Mike is currently a Senior Consultant with Vanguard D irect. He retired from the NYS DMV as the Director of Compliance, Vehicle Safety & Clean Air in the Fall of 2020. The Office of Compliance consi sted of Title Bureau, Insurance Services Bureau, Bus Driver Compliance, Dat a Protection and Monitoring, International Registration Bureau and Vehicle Safety & Clean Air. From 2015 – 2017, he was the Director of Risk Mana gement and was responsible for monitoring public and government access to D MV’s data and systems. From 1993 – 2015, Mike served in numerous capacitie s as an Investigator and Supervisor with the DMV’s Division of Field Invest igation. From 2005 – 2015, he was the Deputy Director of Investigations. H e has a BA in Criminology from the University of Maryland and is a veteran of the US Air Force.
10:15AM
BREAK
10:30AM
BILLING
PRACTICES IN PSYCHOLOGY: EUPHORIA OR DEPRESSION?
David M. Masur, Ph.D.
, ABPP, Neuropsychologist
Dr, Masur will introduce the listen
er to basic concepts of psychological practice, how billing for services is
accomplished, and common errors of an unintentional and intentional nature
observed in different types of psychological settings.
David Mas ur, Ph.D. ABPP is a Board-Certified neuropsychologist who is currently Emer itus Professor of Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Emeritus Director of the Division of Neuropsychology at Montefiore Medical Center. For the past 30 years he was the director of a large clinical neur opsychology service and has evaluated hundreds of patients ranging in age f rom children to the elderly, with disorders which include learning disabili ties, ADD, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, and dementia. He continues to ma intain an active practice in forensic neuropsychology in New York and New J ersey.
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PHOTO IDENTIFICATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Tho
mas Burke, Detective DT1, Detective Bureau/Auto Crime, NYPD
C
ase studies on the positive identification of motor vehicles from videos. M
atching the vehicle to the crime. Catalytic Converter labeling program "WHO
LET THE CATS OUT " update and demonstration.
Thomas Burke, is an Active 1st Grade Detective Investigator with the New York City Police Depa rtment with over 39 years of experience. Federal and State Court certified expert in all aspects of vehicle related crimes, including forensic vehicle identification, vehicle theft, vehicle identification numbers (VIN’s), ins urance fraud, hidden compartments, street racing and vehicle/parts appraisa ls. Received numerous awards and recognition in forensic investigations, in cluding the Times Square Bomber and Leiby Kletzky murder investigation. Dir ector of NYPD’s “Fundamentals of Auto Crime” course for over eleven years, college accrediting more than 12,000 students in the art and science of aut o crime investigations. Lecturer throughout the United States and Canada on all aspects of vehicle related crimes including organized crime, terrorist links and forensic photographic investigations. Method of instruction leav es students attending with more than a trade, but rather the ability to ask intelligent questions and think of logical answers, providing a value to t hemselves and to their employers. Board member of New York Anti Car Theft C ommittee (NYACT), New York State Motor Vehicle Theft & Insurance Fraud (MVT&IF) Grant Writer (2016/ $193,000) . President International Assoc. of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI NE Chapter), President Auto Crime Inc. Adjunct Professor in Criminology, 400.00 course series, John Jay College, N YC.
12:15PM
AWARD PRESENTATIONS
NYACT
Executive Board and Annual Education Conference Committee
12:30PM |
1:30PM
CLOSING
Registration Information:
NYACT Corporate Members
: $60.00
Law Enforcement Personnel: Free
Non-Mem
bers: $150.00
Each year, the NYACT Board of D irectors requests nominations from member companies and organizations for t he following awards to be presented at the NYACT Annual Education Conferenc e.
The Joe McDonald Award is NYACT’s hig hest and most prestigious honor and is given to an individual or team in La w Enforcement in recognition of their contributions to the prevention and i nvestigation of auto theft and insurance fraud in New York State, and for t heir dedication, support and contributions to the mission and work of NYACT . This award is named in honor of Joe McDonald, a co-founder of NYACT and dedicated vehicle crime and fraud fighter. (Plaque)
The John J. Kennedy Award is presented for Ou tstanding Service by an individual or team in the insurance industry in rec ognition of the investigation and prevention of auto theft and insurance fr aud. This award is named in honor of J.J. Kennedy, who started his career w ith the New York City Police Department in 1966 and retired as a Detective from the Auto Crimes Division. He started his second career as a Special A gent with the National Auto Theft Bureau, which later became the National I nsurance Crime Bureau where he spent the next twenty years of his life. (Pl aque)
CERTIFICATES OF MERITORIOUS ACHIEVMENT (Law Enforcement)
To recognize the efforts of investigation and fr
aud fighting by law enforcement personnel in the current year. Certificates
will be awarded to one employee per Law Enforcement organization.
Michael Dominguez, NYPD
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/span>Vincent Spampinato, NYS DFS IFB
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/span>Ken Michaels, NYS Inspector General
Brittany Krilov, National Insurance Crime Bureau
CERTIFICATES OF MERITORIOUS ACHIEVMENT (Member Insurance Comp
anies)
To recognize the efforts of investigation and fraud fighting by ins
urance personnel in the current year. Certificates of Meritorious Achieveme
nt will be awarded to one employee per member Insurance Company.
Edmund Golat, Progressive
Perry Glickman, Allstate Insurance
R
eynaldo Paulino, Travelers
Terri Page, Liberty Mutual
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