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On our continued mission to find a new meeting location we met at the Embassy Suites near Seaport Village this week. Lynn led us in a moment of silence in honor of the Boston Marathon bombing followed with an invocation. Joe was up next with our patriotic song then we pledged to our electronic flag via a Tablet!
Miranda officially  introduced online airline ticket agencies  Dr. Kevin Rose who came to our YP happy hour a few months ago and has visited us at a few luncheons. Kevin is a chiropractor who moved his practice online airline ticket agencies a few years ago (from Norcal)  - awarded best chiropractor in Mission Valley Last year!
Miranda introduced Jesse Navarro Dominic Dugo from the District Attorney s office.  Jesse shared that San Diego has the #1 conviction online airline ticket agencies rate in the state of California. The DA office handles an average of 40,000 cases per year. Jesse stressed that the DA office has an obligation to San Diego County to making their office and staff both accessible and accountable.
While the DA office handles many problems that most of us in the audience won t have to face, identity theft is a rising problem that all of us ARE likely to face.   Dominic Dugo who is known as the King of insurance fraud, particularly worker s compensation fraud, discussed online airline ticket agencies insurance fraud with us.   Insurance fraud cases are $80-$90 billion a year in the nation. $4 billion is related to Workers Compensation Fraud. While the nation s number one crime is tax evasion and #2 insurance fraud, the State of California online airline ticket agencies is unique in that Insurance Fraud ($15 billion a year) is the number one crime while tax evasion is #2.
Dominic informed us of the many types of insurance fraud and the measures online airline ticket agencies the DA office is taking to prevent future cases. He encouraged business owners to follow workman compensation laws and educate employees that insurance fraud is a felony.
April 27  8:00am-10:00am Southeastern San Diego Kiwanis Club is hosting a Flapjack Fundraiser . 8am-10am at Applebees in Plaza Bonita Mall 3030 Plaza Bonita Rd. $10 at the door and funds benefit scholarships for Morse Lincoln online airline ticket agencies H.S. Key Clubbers.
Sunday, May 5th-  Cinco De Mayo  -Concert in the Park featuring SDSU School of Music and Dance Jazz Orchestra, Aztec Concert Choir, Mariachi, and the Bunnell Strings!  - Balboa Park s Organ Pavillion
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