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Absent petitioner, CBA hearing on Irene Velasquez’s reinstatement submitted for decision
Summary
A Nov. 21 petition hearing for reinstatement of CPA Irene Velasquez was held in her absence. Prosecutors introduced a 159‑page packet, outlined past convictions and recent arrest reports and urged denial; the ALJ closed the record and submitted the matter to the board for deliberation in closed session.
The California Board of Accountancy held a petition hearing on Nov. 21, 2024, in the matter of Irene Velasquez’s petition for reduction of penalty and reinstatement of a surrendered CPA certificate. The petitioner did not appear; an administrative law judge took the matter on the papers and admitted a 159‑page exhibit packet into evidence.
Deputy Attorney General Ted Dercar, appearing for the people of the State of California, summarized Ms. Velasquez’s disciplinary and criminal history and offered the entire petition packet (IV‑PET‑001 through IV‑PET‑159) into evidence, which the ALJ admitted "for all purposes." Dercar said the CBA had previously accepted Velasquez’s 2020 surrender after an accusation and that she had agreed to pay $12,428 in investigative and enforcement costs that remain unpaid. He added that the packet shows six…
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