Charles Laugen
Director
Insurance Compliance and Investigations, Certified Fraud Examiner
CFE
Career Highlights
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Subject Matter Expert in a wide range of fraud and financial crimes
- Extensive experience in complex, high-risk cases with a focus on compliance and regulatory standards including investigative work overseas
Charles Laugen is a Director at SunHawk Consulting, recognized as a strategic, solutions-oriented leader with expertise in risk identification, people leadership, and fraud prevention. He is a strong advocate for educating associates on detecting and preventing fraud, bringing extensive knowledge in fraud, insider risk, and sales practices. His experience spans a wide range of financial crimes, including highly complex and sensitive cases, as well as emerging fraud trends across the industry.
Before joining SunHawk Consulting, Charles spent nearly 30 years at Prudential Insurance Company of America, where he held various roles, including Director of Corporate Investigations. In this role, he led investigations into internal and vendor fraud, sales practices, and fraud incidents across multiple business units. Throughout his career, he has managed and conducted thousands of investigations involving internal and external fraud, insider risk, data loss prevention, cyber and privacy breaches, securities law violations, and unethical or illegal conduct involving agents, sales management, and employees.
A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Charles is an active member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and previously served as a board member and Vice President of the organization’s Arizona Chapter. He is also an experienced public speaker, addressing topics such as elder fraud, financial abuse, and the impact of sales incentives on corporate culture. Highly respected by his peers, Charles is known for his proactive, collaborative, and open-minded leadership approach.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Minnesota State University – Moorhead.
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