Beth Mohr, CFE

Beth A. Mohr, CFE, is managing partner of The McHard Firm, a firm specializing in forensic accounting, investigations and expert testimony. Mohr provides expert testimony in several areas, including cases where false or coerced confessions are alleged. Contact Mohr at bmohr@themchardfirm.com.

Fighting fraud and achieving success

As organizations and people across the globe observe International Women’s Day in March, the author talks to anti-fraud professionals about the challenges they face in the field, their successes and how they’re overcoming gender bias.

Written By: Beth Mohr, CFE


CFEs, examine this: Are you required to be licensed as a private investigator?

Do U.S. CFEs need to be licensed as private investigators (PIs)? The answer isn’t particularly straightforward.

Written By: Beth Mohr, CFE


Hanging out your shingle, part 1

Tips on how to start your own anti-fraud business.

Written By: Janet M. McHard, CFE, CPA, CFFA, Beth Mohr, CFE


Hanging out your shingle, part 2

In starting your firm, this article covers some specific aspects of being a new entrepreneur, including the legal forms of business organizations, insurance, tax responsibilities and retirement savings.

Written By: Janet M. McHard, CFE, CPA, CFFA, Beth Mohr, CFE


When subjects admit guilt but they’re innocent

Why would someone confess to a crime they didn’t commit? Often an interviewer, trained to be accusatory and aggressive, will pressure subjects to admit guilt. Here’s how fraud examiners — rightfully constrained by higher ethics guardrails — can prevent false confessions that result in wrongful terminations and improper convictions, and ruin innocent subjects’ lives, while leaving the guilty free to commit additional crimes.

Written By: Beth Mohr, CFE


 

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