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Manuel has worked as an independent contractor in the area of investigative accounting since 1999. He earned a specialized degree in Business Administration from Skadron College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from California State University. |
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In 1999, Manuel worked under contract with the Office of the Public Guardian & Public Conservator of the County of Riverside. He directed the forensic audits of 41 conservatorship cases that were assigned to the Public Guardian after the former private conservators were removed by the Court. The Public Guardian successfully recovered more than $1.2 million dollars in restitution to the victims. The principal private conservator, Bonnie Cambalik, was prosecuted and sentenced to 26 years. Conservator’s attorney, Michael Molloy, was sentenced to 16 years and four months in prison. In 2001, the Public Guardian was again appointed successor conservator in five conservatorship cases after the private conservator was removed by the Court. Manuel prepared detailed reports of findings which included reconstructed, restated, and analyzed court accountings. He also testified in Probate and in Criminal Courts as an expert witness. The former private conservator, Jeffrey Walker, was prosecuted and sentenced to 16 years and six months in prison. He was also ordered to repay the victims more than $238,000 in restitution. Manuel has represented the
County of Riverside in other elder abuse cases, including the case of an
88-year old victim with more than $1.3 million dollars in loses, most of
which resulted from fraudulent real estate transactions. Manuel has also been
retained to investigate cases where allegations of financial abuse were
made involving relatives of the victims. |
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