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Enforcement advisory committee approves minutes; enforcement chief reports hundreds of complaints and faster case closures
Summary
At its Dec. 4, 2025 meeting in Burbank, the California Board of Accountancy Enforcement Advisory Committee approved minutes and heard an enforcement report saying the Board received more than 700 complaints in the first three months of fiscal 2025–26, closed over 600 cases and reduced average investigation time from 87 to 67 days.
The California Board of Accountancy Enforcement Advisory Committee approved minutes from its Oct. 9, 2025 meeting and heard an enforcement update Dec. 4, 2025, in Burbank. Chair Kathy Johnson opened the session and noted public comment procedures before the committee moved to approve the minutes for agenda item 2a.
Enforcement Chief Carrie O'Connor presented the activity report covering the first three months of fiscal 2025–26. "The CBA received over 700 complaints," O'Connor said, and staff closed more than 600 cases, with 98% of those closures occurring within one year. "The average days to close investigations decreased from 87 days to 67 days during this period," she added. The report listed roughly 575 cases in the pending investigations inventory at the end of the period.
O'Connor also told the committee the Board referred six matters to the Attorney General and filed 10 pleadings; 24 matters remained pending at the AG's office. The Board took action on six final disciplinary orders. The report said the Board issued just over 200 citations and that the majority were related to failures to meet continuing professional education requirements. On unlicensed activity, staff recorded 28 complaints and closed 63 related investigations in the reporting period. Probation monitoring data showed 53 individuals on probation, five new probationers and seven identified probation violations.
Why it matters: Enforcement data indicate where the Board is focusing oversight—complaints, probation monitoring and continuing education compliance—and the faster closure times are a key performance metric for the public interest mission the Board cited at the meeting.
Votes at a glance: The committee voted to approve the Oct. 9, 2025 meeting minutes (agenda item 2a). Roll-call responses in the meeting record show: Jennifer Benjamin — approved; Jeff De Leiser — approved; Allen Gittleston — approved; Julio Hejeda — approved; Kathy Johnson — abstained (not present at the Oct. 9 meeting); Laura Ross — approved; Michael Williams — approved. The chair announced, "Motion carries."
The committee then proceeded to the liaison and enforcement reports before moving the public portion of the meeting into closed session.
