and i'd like to invite up to the podium susan wong. ms. wong, are you able to join us at the podium? colleagues, i am really delighted to present this commendation to a woman who has truly exemplified bravery and courage. and you know that during these 2:30 special commendationses we have a lot of superlatives that we provide to the men and women who we honor. but those qualities of courage and bravery are accolades that i do not give lightly. susan wong is a brave woman who helped the city successfully capture and convict four suspects in the so-called chinese busing scam case. you may have read in the newspapers that there had been so-called busing scams or ghost scams that have occurred for the past year in san francisco and in cities around the world. there have been seniors within the chinese community who have been targeted by scamers who claim to ward off evil spirits by making blessings of residents money and jewelry and then run off with valuables. and in san francisco, an estimated $1.5 million of money and property have been sto