Honolulu Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Scott Bell is Named “Prosecutor of the Year” by Llorente SIU™

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Scott Bell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, has been recognized as “Prosecutor of the Year” for 2009 by Llorente SIU™, a leading Contract SIU service provider. The award is given annually to a prosecutor who does an extraordinary job of fighting insurance fraud.

Acting Prosecuting Attorney Douglas S. Chin attended the event, along with the entire Trials Division of the Prosecuting Attorney’s office. Members of the Honolulu Police Department’s White Collar Crime Unit were on hand as well, as were executives from Hawaii Employers Mutual Insurance Company.

“Scott Bell does not waver in his commitment to seeing justice served,” said Llorente President and Chief Executive Officer Kristen Llorente in presenting the award. “The level of cooperation and dedication he has shown go a long way towards building trust between the victims of insurance fraud, and the law enforcement community as a whole.”

Among his efforts, Bell prosecuted what is believed to be the first ever workers’ compensation insurance related theft and perjury case in the State of Hawaii.

About Llorente SIU

Llorente SIU specializes solely in Contract SIU (Special Investigative Unit) services for U.S. insurance carriers. Companies use contract SIU services to determine if an insurance claim may be fraudulent and, if it's prosecutable, allow Llorente SIU to present the claim to law enforcement. Llorente SIU handles all lines of insurance - with a specialty in workers’ compensation coverage and offers full regulatory compliance services for those states with compliance requirements. Llorente SIU is confident in its guarantee that "companies that partner with the firm will be in compliance with all applicable regulations and statutes."

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