Meet the Examiners
Erik C. Aho, JD, CFE
Mr. Aho's career spans over 25 years of accounting and legal experience in investigating financial misconduct, elder financial abuse, and securities fraud. He spent the first part of his career working with the Federal government as a member of a securities litigation support team investigating the largest default in the history of the municipal bond market, and then at the State level where he investigated illegal securities schemes. » read more...
Lorraine S. Aho, CFE
Ms. Aho is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over 20 years experience as a corporate controller, Sarbanes-Oxley auditor, and financial investigator. Ms. Aho's forensic expertise focuses on providing investigatory litigation support services, particularly in matters involving financial misconduct by trustees and guardians/conservators. » read more...
Gordon T. Axton, Jr., CFE
Principal and founder of the Axton Wine Group, Mr. Axton has 20 years of experience valuing business, brands, intangible assets, and providing merger & acquisitions and corporate recovery services to his clients worldwide. » read more...
Leonard C. Huseby JD, CFE
Mr. Huseby has spent his entire career working in the fidelity and surety industry. After working with two different insurance companies, Mr. Huseby opened his office in Napa, California where he has continued to investigate fraud cases at banks, credit unions, and all other types of businesses for over 20 years. » read more...
Michael Leonard, CFE
Mr. Michael Leonard’s career has been spent in the area of investigating financial crimes. He has spent 25 years as an investigator for several law enforcement agencies. Since retiring from public service, he has been involved with investigating and providing legal support in the area of crimes against banking institutions and crimes involving occupational fraud. » read more...
Jeffrey A. Mallan, CPA, CFF, CFE
As coordinator and founder of the North Bay Alliance of Certified Fraud Examiners, Mr. Jeffrey A. Mallan has more than twenty years of experience in the fields of accounting and auditing which includes seven years within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). In his last DoD position, Jeff contributed to the development of a fraud detection system and assisted investigators in uncovering unauthorized transactions using computer data-mining techniques. » read more...
Sam Martin, CPA, CFE
Mr. Sam Martin, a CPA, has been with Brotemarkle, Davis & Co LLP since 2005. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and specializes in applying his tax experience and business skills to help businesses improve their operations. » read more...
Gary Reynolds, CFE
Mr. Reynolds is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over 35 years of financial crime and fraud investigation experience in both the private and public sector. Gary currently is a Senior Vice President and the Chief Security Officer for Dragnet Solutions, Inc., a biometric and identity document management company located in Novato, California. » read more...
Mary Allred Strohecker, CPA, CFE
Mrs. Mary Strohecker, a CPA and CFE, joined G & J Seiberlich & Co LLP in their Napa office in February of 2010. Prior to that time she served as a tax manager at various firms in Napa, Corte Madera and Rohnert Park. Her concentration is in estate and trust taxation. » read more...
Randy Sugarman, CPA, CFE, CIRA
Randy Sugarman is the managing partner of Sugarman & Company LLP, which he founded in 1977. His experience spans a wide range of areas and industries. Among the industries in which he has expertise are: advertising, construction, direct selling, distribution, financial institutions, hospitals and other health care organizations, manufacturing, professional service firms (including accounting, engineering and law), real estate investment, and retail. » read more...



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