Meeting/Event Information

SPEAKER: John Tonsick

DESCRIPTION OF SPEECH: Mr. Tonsick will be covering the following points regarding procurement fraud:

- Who commits procurement fraud?
- How procurement fraud happens:
- Collusion, kick-backs, split purchases, sole-sourcing, rigged specification, over billing
- Signs of procurement fraud
- How to find and prevent procurement fraud

SPEAKER BIO: John L. Tonsick is a Director with Grant Thornton LLP and leads the Forensic and Investigative Services practice in the Western Region.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner with more than 25 years of experience that includes fraud investigation, litigation support, internalcontrols consulting, financial auditing and financial management. His public accounting and consulting experience spans more than 12 years, including over 4 years with 
PricewaterhouseCoopers and its predecessor firm, Coopers &Lybrand.  Industry experience includes oil & gas, financial services, real estate, transportation, health care, manufacturing, retail and non-profit organizations.