Lori Achilles, CPA, CFE, CFF

Lori Achilles is the Director of the Fraud Division of Veracity, working from the Chicago area satellite office.

Achilles is a former Special Agent of the FBI specializing in White Collar Crime working in both the Indianapolis and New York City divisions of the FBI for more than 7 years. While in Indianapolis, she worked on the White Collar Squad investigating corporate fraud, investment schemes, health care fraud, and mortgage fraud. She was also a member of the Bank Fraud Working Group which involved coordinating with other law enforcement and regulatory agencies to discuss trends, potential frauds and weaknesses within the banking industry.

In New York, Achilles worked on the Securities Fraud squad as the lead case agent on the Wextrust Capital case, a $255 million Ponzi scheme. She was also a team member of the Madoff case.

Prior to the FBI, Mrs. Achilles spent seven years auditing, consulting, and investigating within the securities and banking industries. She gained valuable experience as a regulatory auditor at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, working in accounting at Citadel Investment Group. She also worked as Senior Internal Auditor at ABN AMRO on the investment side of the bank. After leaving the Bureau to raise her family, she returned to the Chicago area where she has spent the last few years volunteering as Treasurer of two different local not-for-profit organizations.

Achilles is a 1997 graduate of the University of Illinois where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy. She also has her Certified Public Accounting (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) certifications.