2024 ARELLO Regulatory Investigations Seminar
Columbus, Ohio
October 22–24, 2024
About This Event
This year’s ARIS will be held October 22-24 in Columbus, Ohio. The program includes something for everyone with a role in real estate enforcement, including sessions on social media and Internet investigations, probable cause determinations, report writing, best safety practices, and opportunities for networking and multiple roundtable information sharing sessions.
Meet Our Speakers:
Tom Simon
Tom Simon served the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 26 years as a Special Agent with an expertise in white collar crime investigations, counterterrorism, and sensitive national security matters. Based in Florida, he is currently a licensed private investigator and forensic accountant with a CPA background.
As an FBI Special Agent, Tom was stationed in Chicago, Honolulu, and Jacksonville where he investigated a wide range of financial crimes involving embezzlements, investment scams, and real estate fraud. Following the 9-11 attacks, he was assigned to a team of Special Agents tasked with cutting off the flow of money to Al Qaeda and other extremist groups. He investigated several government officials, including convicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Tom left the FBI in 2021 to form Simon Worldwide Investigations, a full-service private investigative firm with a specialty in theft, corporate embezzlement schemes, and other financial crimes. He has testified as an expert witness in court proceedings.
Tom is a recognized authority on fraud matters and has been a contributor to television shows including American Greed, Crime Watch Daily, and True Crime Daily. He is currently a paid law enforcement analyst for Hawaii News Now, the Honolulu CBS/NBC affiliate. Tom produces daily educational videos on fraud matters on his social media feeds (TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube) as @SimonInvestigations with over 50,000 daily followers and millions of video views. Tom has provided hundreds of speeches and training seminars for law enforcement, regulatory, intelligence, and industry groups.
Schedule
Meeting time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (US/Eastern time)
Tuesday October 22 | |
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11:00 am–1:00 pm | Registration |
1:00–1:30 pm |
Welcome & Introductions Sherry Maxfield, Ohio Department of Commerce Director |
1:30–1:45 pm | Get to Know Your Table |
1:45–2:15 pm | Opening Session |
2:30–4:00 pm | Issues in Your State Panel |
6:00–9:00 pm |
Welcome Reception |
Wednesday October 23 | |
7:00–7:45 am | Breakfast |
8:00–9:15 am |
Testifying Techniques Charles "Bill" Carter, Ohio Department of Insurance Licensing and Enforcement Attorney |
9:15–10:15 am | Case Study |
10:15–10:30 am | Break |
10:30 am–12:00 pm | Tom Simon Presentation |
12:00–1:30 pm | Lunch On Your Own |
1:30–2:30 pm | Tom Simon Presentation |
2:00–3:15 pm | Case Study |
3:15–3:30 pm | Break |
3:30–4:30 pm | How Does the Transaction Flow? |
Thursday October 24 | |
7:00–7:45 am | Breakfast |
8:00–9:30 am | New Investigators vs. Seasoned Investigators |
9:30–10:30 am | Case Study |
10:30–10:45 am | Break |
10:45 am–12:00 pm |
Forensic Accounting Christopher Harstel, FBI Forensic Accountant |
12:00–1:15 pm | Lunch On Your Own |
1:15–2:00 pm | Investigator of the Year Presentation |
2:00–3:15 pm | Roundtable Discussion |
3:15–3:30 pm | Break |
3:30–4:30 pm | 10 Questions to Ask in Your Investigations / Report Writing |
Hotel Information
Hyatt Regency Columbus
350 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
To book your stay at the Hyatt Regency, where the event programming is taking place, click here.
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Interested in other options?
Hilton Columbus Downtown
402 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
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Drury Plaza Hotel Downtown Columbus
88 E Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215
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Canopy by Hilton Columbus Downtown Short North
77 E Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215
To book your stay at the Canopy by Hilton Columbus Downtown Short North, click here.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellation requests must be in writing and sent to ARELLO's Chief Executive Officer. Cancellations received at or before September 22, 2024 11:59pm ET (30 days prior to the start of the event) will receive a full refund. There is a $100.00 cancellation fee for cancellations received between September 23, 2024 12:00am ET and October 12, 2024 11:59pm ET (10 days prior to the start of the event). No refunds will be made for cancellations received after October 13 12:00am ET.
Refunds for cancellations due to an illness, injury, death or emergency will be considered on a case by case basis by the ARELLO Chief Executive Officer.
Registration Fee Information
Name | Availability | Fee |
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General Admission All registrants pay the same fee for this event. |
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$450.00 |
Guest |
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$75.00 |
Registration closes 9/27/2024 11:59pm EDT.
Documents
File | Size | Modified |
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ARIS Sponsorship Packet.pdf | 10.79 MiB | 6/10/24 3:34 PM |