BKD to Present for Ozark Empire Center for Financial Training

SPRINGFIELD, MO, March 23, 2013

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, is pleased to announce that Angela Morelock will be presenting for the Ozark Empire Center for Financial Training. Her presentation, "Internal Bank Fraud & Embezzlement: Schemes & Scams in an Economic Downturn," will take place on March, 26, 2013 from 1-3:30 p.m. at Bancorp South, Springfield, MO.

Morelock leads BKD's forensic accounting and investigations team, providing fraud investigation and prevention, complex litigation support and forensic accounting services for a variety of business clients. She has been qualified as an expert witness in cases involving criminal and civil fraud, securities fraud, business valuation, acquisition disputes, commercial business damages, funding constitutionality, bankruptcy, fidelity and bonding claim disputes and other financial matters in both federal courts and numerous state level courts around the country.

Morelock is a certified fraud examiner (CFE), certified in financial forensics (CFF), and Certified Forensic Accountant (Cr.FA ) as well as a CPA. Angela has an extensive background in business valuation, and in 1998, earned the AICPA's Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation.

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, have been assisting organizations and attorneys for more than 85 years, regarding fraud investigations, litigation support, and damage calculations, as well as business valuations, computer forensics and electronic data discovery. To learn more, visit http://bkdforensics.com/.

BKD, LLP, one of the top tier CPA and advisory firm in the U.S., helps people and businesses realize their goals. Our more than 2,000 dedicated professionals offer solutions to clients in all 50 states and internationally. BKD and its subsidiaries offer clients a variety of services in accounting, audit and assurance, tax, risk management, technology, corporate finance, forensic and valuation services and wealth management. We combine the insight and ideas of multiple disciplines to provide solutions to a wide range of industries, including financial services, not-for-profit, manufacturing, distribution, health care, construction and real estate.

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