Mr. Gonzales has more than 23 years of professional experience involving most aspects of forensic document examination, both as a former San Diego Police Department forensic document examiner & for the past 15 plus years as a private forensic document examiner, consultant & testifying expert. He received his apprenticeship in questioned documents, beginning in 1979, at the Riverside County Sheriff's Department while employed as a Fraud Investigator (California Peace Officer) by the County of Riverside.

In criminal matters, Mr. Gonzales has been retained on such crimes ranging from theft, prescription forgery to murder. In civil litigation, he has been retained on behalf of plaintiffs & defendants in matters ranging from suspected forged promissory notes of a few thousand dollars to suspected forged documents with values in the millions of dollars. His cases, both criminal & civil, have included high profile or highly publicized figures or incidents. Mr. Gonzales has lectured extensively on the subject of questioned documents on a local & international level. He is regarded as an excellent expert witness by those who have retained him to provide expert witness testimony & is respected by his peers.

Mr. Gonzales graduated from National University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, graduating with distinction (Cum Laude) due to superior academic achievement.

• Real Estate Transactions
• Corporate Investigations
• General Civil Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Immigration Matters
• Anonymous Letters
• Sexual Harassment
• Criminal Defense
• Insurance Fraud
• Probate Matters
• Family Law

• Development & Decipherment of Indented Writings
• Photocopier Classification & Identification
• Typewriting Classification & Identification
• Signature & Handwriting Identification
• Document Dating & Anachronism
• Detection of Altered Documents
• Computer-Generated Documents
• Decipherment of Obliterations
• Photocopy Manipulations
• Ink & Paper Analyses
• Counterfeit Detection
• Expert Witness Testimony
• Consulting Services

• Municipal Courts
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• Superior Courts
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  • San Bernardino
  • Los Angeles Counties
• Military Courts-Martial - 11th Naval District, San Diego
• Federal Courts
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• Arbitrations
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• Student Honor Hearing UCSD, San Diego
• Depositions
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• Administrative Law Hearings San Diego
• Jewish Rabbinical Court Los Angeles
• Special Master Hearing San Diego
• State Bar Court Los Angeles
• DMV Hearings San Diego
• NASD Hearing San Diego

• State Bar Court, Division of Trial Counsel, State Bar of California
• San Diego County Alternate Public Defender's Office
• County of San Bernardino Public Defender's Office
• County of San Diego Office of the District Attorney
• San Diego County Public Defender's Office
• California Attorney General's Office
• Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
• Beverly Hills Police Department
• San Diego Police Department
• U. S. Attorney's Office
• Private Civil Attorneys for Defendants & Plaintiffs
• Private Criminal Defense Attorneys

• 1989-1994 U. S. Department of Justice (ICITAP), Washington, D. C. Former chief consultant & instructor of questioned documents courses. Presented formal questioned document classes to law enforcement & intelligence agents throughout Central & South America & Caribbean.
• 1988-1995 Grossmont Community College, El Cajon, California, Administration of Justice Program. Adjunct faculty & chief instructor. Taught, "Examination of Questioned Documents" semester course.

• San Diego County Office of the Alternate Public Defender
• San Bernardino County Office of the Public Defender
• Riverside County Office of the Public Defender
• U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
• San Diego County Public Defenders' Office
• City of San Diego City Attorney's Office
• U. S. Postal Service Human Resources
• County Counsel, County of San Diego
• Naval Criminal Investigative Services
• California Attorney General's Office
• Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Beverly Hills Police Department
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• U.S. Postal Inspection Service
• San Diego Police Department
• Internal Revenue Service
• Federal Grand Jury
• Numerous private law firms, insurance carriers, corporations & private concerns

• 1971 Examination of Questioned Documents course, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA.
• 1980 Examination of Questioned Documents course, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA.
• 1980 Scientific Crime Detection, Institute of Applied Science. Included the Identification of Handwriting & Typewriting, Syracuse, NY.
• 1980 Questioned Documents Course, U. S. Secret Service, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.
• 1986 Fundamentals of Document Examination for Laboratory Personnel, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia.

• International Association for Identification (Questioned Document Section)
• Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc
• American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• California Department of Justice

• Document Examiner, Alliance Forensic Services, Escondido, CA.
• Document Examiner, Associated Documents Examiners, San Diego, CA.
• Police Document Examiner, San Diego Police Department, Forensic Sciences Unit, San Diego, CA.
• Document Examiner, Auditor-Controller's Office, County of Los Angeles, CA.
• Staff Special Investigator & Document Examiner, State Bar of California, Los Angeles, CA.
• Fraud Investigator (California Peace Officer) & Document Examiner, County of Riverside, CA.

• International Association for Identification (Questioned Document Section)
• Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, Inc
• San Diego County Investigators Association (Past President)
• Evidence Photographers International Council
• California Defense Investigators Association
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

• 1970 Private Investigator's License issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
• 1993 Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation awarded by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
• 1998 Certified Professional Investigator (CPI) designation awarded by the California Association of Licensed Investigators, Inc.,
• 2000 Professional Certificate in Criminal Justice from National University, San Diego, CA. Included the formal presentation of a research paper related to the forensic examination of photocopies to peers & faculty of National University.

Mr. Gonzales also participates in proficiency testing for questioned document examiners, the agency which also administers proficiency testing in the various forensic sciences to numerous law enforcement laboratories throughout the US.

• Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from National University, San Diego, CA.
• Award of Recognition. Recognized by PI Magazine as one of the Nation's Leading Private Investigators due to contributions made to the private investigation field as a forensic document examiner.
• Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Performance as a Teacher awarded by Grossmont Community College, El Cajon, CA.
• Purple Heart Medal awarded for "wounds received in action" against communist guerrilla forces while serving in the former Republic of South Vietnam with U.S. Marines.
• U. S. Army Achievement Medal earned for meritorious service while serving as a Marine Liaison Officer for the U. S. Army Oregon National Guard.

• Criminal Investigator, Sergeant, USMC.
  Mr. Gonzales' distinguished military career also includes a combat tour of duty in the former Republic of South Vietnam with a Marine reconnaissance unit. He was wounded in combat action against enemy forces & awarded the Purple Heart Medal by the President of the United States for "wounds received in action."
• 1983-1996 Criminal Investigations Officer/Military Police Officer, Chief Warrant Officer 4 (RET), USMCR. As an Officer of Marines, Mr. Gonzales provided training for members of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) & military policemen in questioned documents & investigations & examined documents for the CID.

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