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
