Keith Rohman and Roberta Yang, Esq. will present “The Criminal and the Civil: Non-Equity Investigations in the Public Sector” at CALPELRA‘s 50th Annual Training Conference on November 21, 2025 in Monterey, CA.

Download the Presentation – 2025 CALPELRA Criminal-Civil

Allegations of bribery, kickbacks, accounting and payroll fraud, theft of products or supplies, conflicts of interest in contracting, public corruption, acts or threats of violence, and office break-ins all include criminal elements.

Participants will learn tactics for conducting investigations with criminal elements:

• Determining whether subject matter experts are needed and the proper scope
• Working with relevant stakeholders
• When or whether to call in law enforcement
• Drafting an investigative plan
• Modifying interview approaches to fit the facts
• Complexities of investigations involving elected or appointed officials
• Conducting investigations in a heavily unionized environment