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Electronic Voting Period October 2-17, 2025 CAFI Members: The California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) election is currently underway. This year we are voting electronically. You can cast your ballot by clicking on the link below. You must be a full member to vote and can only vote for a candidate in your department. […]
In-Service Training Provides Opportunity to Connect with Members Statewide SACRAMENTO – On August 28, 2024, CSLEA Chief Counsel Kasey Clark and Field Representative Marco Castro met with the statewide staff of Employment Development Department investigators at their Headquarters Office in Sacramento. Clark gave a detailed presentation on the history and status of AB 2872, the […]
“I could not be more pleased with my experience working with CSLEA and Kasey Clark. Kasey was extremely timely and straight forward with not only myself but my department. I felt as though CSLEA and Kasey had my best interest in mind the entire time through my grievance. My experience has shown me just how […]
“Catalytic converter thieves wreak havoc in our communities, so this is a very welcomed operation. By calling upon the resources available to them, including the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, San Jose police officers and detectives likely made a big dent in this crime that impacts all of us.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona. SAN […]
SACRAMENTO – The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) offer a warm congratulations and best wishes to CSLEA Director and CAFI President Bruce Todd as he retires from more than 19 years of service as a California Department of Insurance (CDI) special investigator. Upon retiring, Todd will also […]
The California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the two recipients of CAFI’s 2021 scholarships. Congratulations to Cassidy Gilbert and Courtney Gilbert. Both are biology majors at a university in Southern California. They are the children of CAFI Member Connie Gilbert. CAFI is happy to award these scholarships to […]
Dear CAFI Members: The California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) election is currently underway. This year we are voting electronically. You can cast your ballot by clicking on the link below. You must be a full member to vote and can only vote for a candidate in your department. Currently there is only one candidate per department […]
By CSLEA Senior Counsel Jim Vitko RANCHO CUCAMONGA – On June 3, 2021, California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) President Bruce Todd and California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Legal Counsel Jim Vitko met with California Department of Insurance (CDI) special investigators in Rancho Cucamonga. Due to COVID restrictions, special investigators from other Southern […]
Hello CAFI members – The California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) Board of Directors has opened nominations for a Food & Ag representative to the Board. The nomination period begins today and ends at the close of business on April 29, 2021. The election will be held shortly thereafter. The election is to fill the […]
MONTEREY COUNTY – On November 3, 2020, election day, former candidate for the 30th Assembly District for the State of California Neil Kitchens, 53, of Prunedale, entered a plea of no contest to one count of filing a false declaration of candidacy, a felony violation of Election Code section 18203, in the 2018 election. The […]
LOS ANGELES-On October 12, 2020, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced it issued an amended Cease and Desist Order and Order to Show Cause effective immediately to Omega Vehicle Services, LLC doing business as Delta Auto Protect (Delta), and its controlling manager, Charles Seruya, for allegedly selling more than $2 million in illegal Vehicle Service Contracts (VSCs). Earlier in […]
ESCONDIDO – On April 15, 2020, Special Investigators from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Investigative Services Unit, along with the Escondido Police Department, concluded a year-long investigation into a statewide illegal/unregistered grease collection and transport case. The theft involved four people, two of whom were arrest, Patrick Spain and Robert Walton who […]
SAN DIEGO – When several new faces began emerging at the California Department of Insurance in San Diego, Special Investigator and California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Site Representative James Suibielski thought it might be a good time for lunch with a union representative and he didn’t have to ask CSLEA Counsel Stacy Olsen twice. […]
HUMBOLDT COUNTY – On August 5, 2019, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) began a four-day countywide operation targeting large scale illegal cannabis cultivation. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the California Department of Justice and National Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Cal Fire, […]
SACRAMENTO – Few spotlights have been focused on the work that CalCannabis special investigators do to assist local law enforcement departments with the investigation and eradication of illegal marijuana grows in California. What better kudos then this praise about CalCannabis special investigators from Amador County Sheriff Martin Ryan to the Director of CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing: […]
KRAMER JUNCTION— On June 19, 2019 the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced the results of a livestock enforcement operation conducted near Kramer Junction. The operation was conducted on May 22, 2019 by deputies from the Sheriff’s Rural Crime Task Force, along with Investigators from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and California […]
Dear CAFI member, If you are participating in the 2019 Baker to Vegas event this weekend, this will be of great interest to you. California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) has agreed to donate $100.00 directly to qualifying race participants who are CAFI members as of December 31, 2018. The CAFI Board has authorized up to […]
SACRAMENTO – The California Association of Fraud Investigators (CAFI) held a board meeting on February 28, 2019 in Sacramento. In an effort to keep CAFI members updated on items and actions that the CAFI board has discussed and taken, we invite you to check out the bullet points below: Contract Proposals: The board reviewed contract […]
SACRAMENTO – On February 13, 2019, seven new Cal Cannabis special investigators met with California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Counsel Andrea Perez and California Association of Fraud Investigators Director Julie Lowrie for a new employee orientation. “This meeting was a great opportunity for us to welcome and meet six new members and an […]
NORWALK – As the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and its affiliate associations prepare for contract negotiations with the state, CSLEA attorneys and affiliate board directors are meeting with members regarding possible contract proposals. On February 7, 2019, CSLEA Senior Counsel Jim Vitko and Counsel Stacy Olsen attended a California Association of Fraud Investigators […]
