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
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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