| Upcoming Events |
| CHAPTER LUNCHEON Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Taix French Restaurant 1911 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 213.484.1265 http://snipurl.com/taix LA-ACFE Members: $45 All Others: $50 The event is approved for 2 hour CPE for Certified Fraud Examiners and Accountants and 2 hour MCLE credit for attorneys. |
| TOPIC: "THE CREDIT CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY, CORPORATE FINANCING, AND BUSINESS INSOLVENCY" Ron Durkin, former KPMG National Partner in Charge of the Fraud and Misconduct Investigations practice and the Western Region's forensic practice leader and now Senior Managing Director of Durkin Forensic, Inc. in San Diego will present and lead a panel of experts on the Credit Crisis and its Impact on the Mortgage Industry, Corporate Financing, and Business Insolvency. Panel of Speakers: Ron Durkin, Senior Managing Director of Durkin Forensic, Inc. Paul Bertrand, Supervisory Special FBI Agent, Los Angeles Mortgage Fraud Task Force Frank Burke, Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson Speaker Bio: Ronald L. Durkin is a CPA with over 30 years combined experience in public accounting and as a Special Agent with the FBI. He has testified in accounting, financial, and bankruptcy matters in U.S. District Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Tax Court and in various State courts. During his tenure with the FBI, Ron was responsible for investigations involving white collar crime, political and public corruption, money laundering, organized crime, labor racketeering, racketeer-influenced and corrupt organization statute (RICO) violations, and narcotics matters. Since leaving the FBI, he has assisted clients in matters involving fraud prevention, detection, and internal investigations. He has worked on cases involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, employee embezzlement, management fraud, financial statement fraud, conflict-of-interest, check kiting, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, and Ponzi schemes. In 2008 Ron retired from KPMG. While at KPMG, Ron was the National Partner in Charge of the Fraud and Misconduct Investigations practice and served as the Western Region's forensic practice leader as well as the office coordinating partner for the Los Angeles' forensic practice. He is a frequent speaker at the FBI Academy and at the AICPA National Fraud Conference, California and other State CPA Societies, and he has made presentations to the IRS Criminal Investigative Division and the U.S. Postal Inspectors CPA seminars. He is a member of the AICPA National Accreditation Commission and a former member of the Business Valuation and Forensic Litigation Services Executive Committee. He is the former chair of the AICPA Anti-Fraud Programs and Controls Task Force and past chair of the AICPA Litigation and Dispute Resolution Services Subcommittee. Ron is also the Chair of the California Society of CPA's Litigation Services Steering Committee and the past Chair of the California Society of CPAs Fraud Section. Ron was a 2003 AICPA Volunteer of the Year. Ron was also honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award by the AICPA in 2006 for his long time commitment to the ACIPA. In 2007, Ron was awarded the first-ever FLS Lifetime Achievement Award by the AICPA. |
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