Upcoming Events and Events Calendar

Regular Chapter luncheon meetings are held at The Turnip Rose, Orange, CA every other month.

Scheduled meeting dates for 2010:

To be advised

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Current Event

Topic: "Financial Statement Fraud" and "Conducting Forensic Investigations"

Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010

Time: 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Presentation

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.

Location: The City Club
Orange County Medical Association Building
300 South Flower Street
Orange, CA 92868

Members: Chapter Members: $35; Non-Chapter members $40

Includes: Complimentary Parking for All

"Financial Statement Fraud"

The massive financial scandals of recent years resulted in an explosion of new legislation, regulatory oversight and concern about the reliability of financial statements. "Financial Statement Fraud" is illustrated with magic and some fascinating stories about actual frauds. Topics include:

The nature and prevalence of financial statement fraud
How financial statement fraud happens
Why financial statement fraud happens
Tips for minimizing the risk of financial statement fraud

Participants will gain valuable insight into the nature and prevalence of financial statement fraud. They'll also learn tips for spotting fraud and specific techniques for minimizing its effects.

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"Conducting Forensic Investigations"

The differences between a routine internal audit and a forensic investigation are huge. Failure to recognize and account for those differences can have significant, negative consequences. When faced with an allegation of impropriety, you won't have time to learn from your mistakes. Topics include:

The differences between an internal audit and a forensic investigation
The forensic approach
Necessary forensic skills
Forensic interviews
The role of the internal auditor

Participants will gain valuable insight into the nuances of forensic investigations. They'll learn to recognize when a routine internal audit becomes a forensic investigation and how to increase the odds for a successful outcome.

GUEST SPEAKERS: MR. JOHN TONSICK

SPEAKER BIO: John Tonsick is the founding partner of Fraud Solutions, a consulting firm focused on helping clients prevent, detect and investigate fraud. He is a CPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner with more than 30 years of experience that includes fraud investigation, litigation support, auditing and financial management. His public accounting and consulting experience spansover 15 years and includes more than 4 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers. In private industry, John has been a controller and an internal audit director for major corporations, including almost 9 years with ARCO, a Fortune 50 company.

John is a popular speaker all over the United States. His knowledge and enthusiastic style have endeared him to audiences from the Fortune 500 to professional organizations of lawyers, accountants and business people. He has published numerous articles on the subjects of fraud, corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley. John has been interviewed by MSNBC and such national publications as the Wall Street Journal and CFO Magazine. He is a contributing author to "Fraud Casebook: Lessons from the Bad Side of Business" (Wiley, 2007).

John's presentations are filled with insights and information that you can use in your business right away. His talks are illustrated with fascinating stories from his own "real world" experiences investigating actual frauds. John is a Magician Member of the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and he uses magic and humor to inform and entertain his audiences.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION

Please RSVP as soon as possible. To ensure that we have accurate estimates of attendance, we must receive your RSVP no later than June 7, 2010. Please mail in your RSVP and payment, and email notice of your RSVP to Bob Oduguwa at boduguwa@aol.com.

Please make checks are payable to: OCACFE. Please do not mail us cash.

Mail your RSVP and payment to:
OCACFE
P.O. Box 14501
Irvine, CA 92623-4501

We prefer that you mail in your payment. If you do not, you can make payment by cash or check at the Registration Desk at the meeting. If you do pay in cash, please try to bring exact change.

The cost for Chapter members is $35. The cost for non-Chapter members is $40. There is no discount for being a member of the ACFE itself.

If you need further assistance with your RSVP, please contact Bob Oduguwa at:
(714) 322-5869 or boduguwa@aol.com

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