My name is Mary M. Gaskin, a principle owner of M2 Fraud and Risk Management LLC. I am a Certified Fraud Examiner and hold a B.S in Criminal Justice with emphasis in Fraud Examination/Investigations and a degree in Law. Currently, pursuing a Master of Science degree in Business Continuity, Security and Risk Management at Boston University and a Certification in Computer Forensics at Howard Community College in Maryland.
Prior to starting my fraud examination and investigation practice, I served as an internal bank fraud investigator and auditor with three major banks in the New York and Washington DC area for over fifteen years. I also worked as a Lead Mortgage Fraud Investigator with a major fraud investigation firm in Maryland for over three years. My main goal is to prevent every small and midsized business from becoming victims of financial fraud schemes both internally and externally. As a CFE, I am obligated to educate every small and midsized business on the many types of fraud schemes they will encounter and what to do to prevent them or mitigate them if they do become victims.
I live in the Washington DC area with my husband and two children. My hobbies include reading and event planning. My favorite TV shows include American Greed, Harry's Law, NCIS, CSI Miami, and Investigation Discovery. I learn quite a bit on how investigations are conducted and sometimes apply some of the skills to my work in the real world. I view fraud as a violent crime and hope to eradicate and mitigate it as as much as I can while operating in this capacity as a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Currently, using my knowledge of the law, I have taken on the task of improving the way the legal system handles fraud perpetrators. We see how very little punishment they receive for their acts. I do hope my efforts will be fruitful, and we can have a much more moralistic world in which we pride ourselves of being an honest society. I believe this class will help me a great deal in spreading the word to the world as far and wide as it will go. Nice meeting all of you and look forward to having you as my classmates.
Mary M. Gaskin, CFE
Hi Mary. Great intro and blog. I echo the comments of our classmates in the simplicity of your blog gives a professional feel to it; I like it a lot. As your expertise is in fraud, perhaps your blog could include a link to a website which has tips for combating fraud / protecting oneself from identity theft / etc. I wish you well in the course.
ReplyDeleteJared Santos
Thank you so much Jared for the Kudos. I certainly will add that link and also post many tips during the course. I wish you well in the course as well. I think this will be a fun class.
DeleteMary
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteThe best thing I like about your blog is the clean organized look. The layout and the colours you chose makes the blog look very professional. There is some really good information on the blog , thanks for sharing.
I don't really see anything that needs to be added or changed.
Great job !
Sharmi
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteNice blog. I like the way your organize it, just two sides with interesting gadgets on the right. I don't know too much about security but I really enjoyed a class about business continuity a took a few months ago. We have the same interest about TV shows :)
I look forward working with you in this class starting this week with the study case presentation :)
Best,
James
Thank you James. I try to make it simple for everyone. Fraud risk is lie the pink elephant in a room and people do not like to talk about it or face it. Honestly, it can be very tedious trying to prevent it. But, that is why they have someone like me. It is my passion and my career and will do everything in my power to prevent and mitigate it.
DeleteYes, Business Continuity is very important to small, midsized and large businesses. Unfortunately fraud can hinder BC if not addressed properly. In fact fraud is considered a disaster and part of the BC process is having a Disaster and Recovery plan in place.
I have dealt with clients who closed shop because an employee embezzled exorbitant amounts of money from the business as a result of not having a fraud prevention and D & R plan in place.
I look forward to working with you on our project as well and plan on learning a lot from you as well. Yeah, love those shows. LOL
Mary
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteIt is very good to know you! I admire people like you - fighting fraud!
I like your introduction although it might be better to make it shorter.
But great job!
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