In this session, Jeff George from Baker Tilly and Tod McDonald from Valid8 will provide the best practice procedures used in high-profile fraud investigations. Jeff and Tod will use examples from cases they've both worked on in the past to highlight tools and procedures that help professionals avoid pitfalls, accelerate the next steps, deliver superior analysis, and develop compelling case narratives.
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Baker Tilly
Director, GFLS
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(720) 889-4856
Jeff George appreciates finding and telling the story behind the numbers in complex claims and cases.
An accomplished forensic accountant and expert witness, Jeff specializes in forensic investigations and calculating economic damages in commercial litigation. He has testified and been retained in various cases, including Partnership Disputes, Breach of Contract, Theft of Trade Secrets, Los Profits and Business interruption, personal injury, and wrongful termination and employment matters.
Jeff has investigated various cases involving fraud, including employee dishonesty, embezzlement, Ponzi schemes, EB5, and other fidelity matters. In some of his engagements, he has worked with federal equity receivers, the SEC, and the FTC.
Valid8 Financial, Inc.
Cofounder
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(206) 920-1144
Tod McDonald, CPA, CIRA, is the co-founder of Valid8 Financial. Early in his career, Tod was an auditor with Ernst & Young and has spent decades navigating complex financial situations, including leading an investigation that unraveled a $200 million real estate investment Ponzi scheme in Washington State. Motivated by this experience, he co-founded Valid8 Financial to build a Verified Financial Intelligence solution to expedite data prep, eliminate sample risk and improve the speed and quality of rendering a professional opinion on complex financial cases.