Bulletin of The San Bernardino County Bar Association
November 2009

Investigating and confirming the existence of a significant financial fraud, forensic accountant investigators and attorneys partnered to address a local fraud case in early 2009 that began with the suspicions of an astute manager.

VLS Fraud Solutions, a fraud investigation unit under the umbrella of accounting firm Vicenti, Lloyd & Stutzman LLP in Glendora, joined forces wit the law firm of Best Best & Krieger LLP to investigate the case to the fullest, delivering a full report to a local Southern California District Attorney’s office within 90 days.

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Though VLS Fraud Solutions works with several law firms, it was Grover Trask of Best Best & Krieger LLP that got the call. Trask served for nearly a quarter century as Riverside County District Attorney and 32 years as a prosecutor.

Trask co-chairs his firm's Public Policy and Ethics Group that assists both their private and public clients on internal investigations dealing with potential violations of law and issues dealing with conflicts of interest and other California ethics compliance laws.

With Trask's expertise in analyzing a case for potential criminal activity, Cooper felt confident that the First American case would be handled properly.

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