About Us - Advisors

- Frank W. Abagnale
- Frank W. Abagnale
  
  is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. For over 25 years he has lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world regarding document security and fraud issues.
  
  Mr. Abagnale is a former professional impostor, and the author of the bestselling memoir, Catch Me If You Can, which was adapted to the Academy Award winning motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.
  
  Mr. Abagnale continues his ongoing association with the FBI, lecturing extensively at the FBI Academy and for the field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He maintains a position as an outside consultant on secure document issues for key players in the secure document and credit card manufacturing industries, including Standard Register - USA, Data Business Forms - Canada, and Leigh-Mardon - Australia and Pacific Rim. Other clients of Mr. Abagnale include Discover Financial Services, Inc., PRG-Schultz, Progeny, Trilegiant Corporation and Audemars Piguet. Mr. Abagnale is also an advisor to the Board of Directors of NuTech Solutions, Inc.
  
  With first-hand knowledge and experience in exploring methods for altering documents and overcoming security measures Mr. Abagnale is now a respected authority in evaluating secure document features, techniques, practices and safeguards useful in combating fraud. To this end Mr. Abagnale designed the new ADP payroll check, which is issued 750 million times a year worldwide. He has designed programs that have been used by more than 11,000 financial institutions and corporations, and over 3,000 law enforcement agencies.
  
  Mr. Abagnale has also designed programs for thousands of negotiable instruments including the IPS (Integrated Payment System) Official Check used by over 3,000 major U.S. financial institutions in replacement of their cashier's checks. In conjunction with a major West Coast bank, he designed and developed the SAFEChecks Program used by thousands of municipal and county governments. He has also designed the new SuperCheck, a highly secure personal check for consumers, available through check printers such as Liberty, and your local financial institution.
  
  Mr. Abagnale has visited on-site to inspect and review the accounts payable operations of more than 65% of the nation's Fortune 500 Companies, while more than 14,000 financial institutions, corporations and law enforcement agencies use his fraud prevention programs. In 1998, he was selected as a distinguished member of "Pinnacle 400" by CNN Financial News.
  
  Mr. Abagnale believes that punishment for fraud and the recovery of stolen funds are so rare; prevention is the only viable course of action.