• Criminology
• Deadly/Excessive Force
• Evidence Analysis & Preservation
• Gangs
• Human Trafficking
• Law Enforcement
• Police Procedures
• Private Investigators
• Violent Crimes
• Workplace Violence

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: Master of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, School of Public Administration - December 2007

Bachelor of Science, Administration of Justice, Pacific Western University, February 1995

Nationally Certified Law Enforcement Instructor - November 2021, International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards
and Training (IADLEST)

Certified Force Science Analyst (FSA) - February 2024
Force Science

Certified Financial Crimes Specialist (CFCS) – April 2021
Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS)

Certified Cyber Crimes Investigator (CCCI) – September 2015
International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI)

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) – June 2013
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – April 2011
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Licensed Private Investigator
State of New Mexico, License #2503

Licensed Private Investigator
State of Arizona, License #1639941

Licensed Private Investigator
State of California, License #28441

Licensed Private Investigator
State of California, License #A28522601

New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Certified Law Enforcement Instructor #NM14-63M

Certified POST Law Enforcement Instructor
State of California

California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS)
Designated Subject Matter Expert, Investigations

Certified Police Officer
California Basic POST Certificate
Intermediate P.O.S.T. Certification
Police Officer Standards & Training
State of California

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

San Diego & Baja California ACAMS Chapter
International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI)

Association of Certified Financial Crimes Specialists (ACFCS)

Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO)

New Mexico Chapter, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Arizona/New Mexico Chapter, International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI)

National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement
(NACOLE)

International City/County Management Association, Past Member

American Society of Public Administration, Past Member

St. Joseph’s Hospital/Ardent Central Institutional Review Board
Past Member, IRB/Ethics Board

Diverse Leaders 2017 Selection Committee
Albuquerque Business First, Business Journal

Police Oversight Board, Past Chair
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Appointed February 2015
Chair February 2016-January 2017

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, New Mexico Chapter
Past President
Past Director of Education

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
ACFE Advisory Council, Member

California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS)
Designated Subject Matter Expert, Investigations

San Diego Police Historical Association
Commissioner I
San Diego, CA

National Association for Schools of Public Affairs & Administration
Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (NASPAA-COPRA)
Site visit team – 2015: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Advisory Board on Graduate Education
International City/County Management Association
Past Board Member

University-Profession Connections Committee
International City/County Management Association
Past Committee Member

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Recent Publications:
Mohr, Beth Anne. 2023. “Skepticism.” In The Art of Investigation Revisited, edited by Chelsea Binns and Bruce Sackman. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Mohr, Beth Anne. March/April 2023. When subjects admit guilt, but they’re innocent: Understanding and preventing false confessions. Fraud Magazine. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Mohr, Beth Anne. August 2021. Understanding Bitcoin for Criminal Defense cases. The Champion. NACDL.

Recent CLE, CPE & Professional Education Taught:

Date: August 2023
Group: International Municipal Lawyers Assn (IMLA)
Topic: Why can't they just shoot the gun out of their hand? Defending allegations of excessive force by police in the era of BWC and cell phone video.
Location: Via webinar (CLE awarded)

Date: July 2023
Group: State of Oklahoma Office of the State Auditor and Inspector
Topic: Fraudsters and Fraud Victims: Case Studies into the Psychology of Both - revisited
Location: Via webinar

Date: January 2023
Group: Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC
Topic: Identifying Possible Fraud Schemes – Day Two
Location: Via webinar

Date: December 2022
Group: New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
Topic: Why didn’t they just shoot the gun out of his hand? Defending allegations of excessive force by police
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLE awarded)

Date: December 2022
Group: Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC
Topic: Identifying Possible Fraud Schemes – Day One
Location: Via webinar

Date: October 2022
Group: Oklahoma State Auditors
Topic: Contract & procurement fraud, vendor fraud
Location: Via Webinar

Date: May 2022
Group: Pueblo of Tesuque
Topic: Recognizing Red Flags and Avoiding Fraud
Location: Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico
 
Date: April 2022
Group: Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Topic: Active Shooter Response Training
Location: Pearl River, Mississippi

Date: November 2021
Group: Southern California Fraud Investigators Association
Topic: What Investigators Need to Know About Bitcoin
Location: Palm Springs, California (CA-POST Certified)

Date: October 2021
Group: Tallahassee Chapters: ACFE & IIA
Topic: Interviewing in Fraud Cases: Tricks That Even
Experienced Investigators Forget; Case Studies
Location: Via webinar

Date: October 2021
Group: Enterprise University
Topic: Frauds to Watch Out For: A Case Study Approach
Location: Via webinar

Date: August 2021
Group: ACFE – Fort Myers Chapter
Topic: Ethical Considerations in Fraud Investigations
Location: Via webinar
Date: May 2021

Group: County of San Francisco
Topic: Evidence Collection for Auditors
Location: Via webinar
Date: April 2021

Group: Institute of Internal Auditors Nashville Chapter
Topic: Investigating Management Fraud - Part I
Location: Via webinar

Date: November 2020
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – El Paso
Topic: Forensic Accounting Investigative Practices
Location: Via webinar

Date: April 2021
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – El Paso
Topic: Small Business Fraud Awareness: Strategies for
Identification and Prevention
Location: Via webinar

Date: September 2020
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – New Mexico Chapter
Topic: Don’t Let Your Tongue Trip You Up: Dealing with Hypotheticals During Expert Testimony
Location: Via webinar

Date: September 2020
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – New Mexico Chapter
Topic: The Do’s & Do Not’s of Report Writing
Location: Via webinar

Date: September 2020
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – New Mexico Chapter
Topic: Ethics, How Do You Know If You Have Them?
Location: Via webinar

Date: August 2020
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – El Paso Chapter
Topic: Evidence Collection for CFEs, CPAs, Auditors & Investigators
Location: Via webinar

Date: January 2020
Group: New Mexico Tribal Gaming Symposium
Topic: Money Laundering in Casinos
Location: Santa Ana, New Mexico

Date: January 2020
Group: New Mexico Tribal Gaming Symposium
Topic: Anatomy of Fraud: Insight from Real Cases
Location: Santa Ana, New Mexico

Date: October 2019
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – San Diego Chapter
Topic: Fraud in Governmental Entities and ACFE Ethics
Location: San Diego, California

Date: September 2019
Group: Escrow Institute of California
Topic: Red Flags of Fraud and Psychology of Fraud
Location: Irvine, California

Date: September 2019
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Greater Toronto Area Chapter
Topic: Understanding and Investigating Management Fraud
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date: August 2019
Group: Office of the State Auditor and Inspector
Topic: Stupid Fraud: Too Dumb to Get Caught & Professional Ethics
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Date: June 2019
Group: 30th Annual Global Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Conference
Topic: Evidence Collection for CFEs and Auditors
Location: Austin, TX

Date: April 2019
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Las Vegas Chapter
Topic: Anatomy of Fraud
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Date: April 2019
Group: New Mexico State Bar Foundation
Topic: Surviving White Collar Cases – Just the Facts Ma’am: The Challenge of Proving Intent – Dumb or Diabolical Accounting?
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: April 2019
Group: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Topic: Forensic Accounting 101
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Date: March 2019
Group: TCTC – New York State Auditors
Topic: Psychology of Fraud & Case Studies, Bitcoin Basics, Hotlines for Heroes
Location: Albany, NY

Date: October 2018
Group: ACFE –San Diego Chapter & IIA San Diego Chapter
Topic: Fraud & Ethics – Half-day Seminar
Location: San Diego, CA

Date: August 2018
Group: Office of the State Auditor & Inspector
Topic: Fraudsters & Fraud Victims: Case Studies into the Psychology of Both
Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Date: October 2017
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Hawaii Chapter
Topic: Ethical Considerations for Fraud Investigations, Fraud Case Studies
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Date: September 2017
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Greater Kansas City Chapter
Topic: Ethical Considerations, Case Studies and Expert Witness Seminar
Location: Kansas City, Kansas

Date: September 2017
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – New Mexico Chapter
Topic: Interviewing for the facts: Getting from “Yes” to “No” to Resolution and Beyond
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: August 2017
Group: Oklahoma State Auditors
Topic: Anatomy of Fraud: Insights from Real Cases
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Date: July 2017
Group: Century Bank Business Connector Group
Topic: Red Flags of Fraud & Employee Investigations
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: March 2017
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – New Mexico Chapter
Topic: Ethics – The Game Show
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: February 2017
Group: Virginia Banker Association
Topic: The Personality of the Fraudster
Location: Charlottesville, VA

Date: January 2017
Group: Institute of Managerial Accountants
Topic: Bitcoin Basics: What you need to know
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: October 2016
Group: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Topic: Fraud Examinations: Methodology, Interviews & Case Studies
Location: Prescott, Arizona

Date: August 2016
Group: Financial Investigations
Topic: Bitcoin Basics: What investigators need to know
Course Certified for Law Enforcement credit by the NM Department of Public Safety
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: May 2016
Group: Nusenda Credit Union
Topic: Bitcoin Basics: What CFEs need to know
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: May 2016
Group: ACFE-El Paso (Texas) Chapter
Topic: Fraud in Governmental Entities: Case Studies and Other Fun Stories, Bitcoin Basics
Location: El Paso, Texas

Date: February 2016
Group: ACFE-New Mexico Chapter
Topic: Bitcoin Basics: What CFEs need to know
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: August 2015
Group: New Mexico State Bar, 2015 Tax Seminar CLE
Topic: Money Laundering
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: July 2015
Group: AGA Albuquerque Chapter
Topic: Interviewing Techniques
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: February 2015
Group: Wells Fargo Specialty Markets Group
Topic: Anatomy of Theft & Personality of a Thief
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: January 2015
Group: New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Topic: Practice Management
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: October 2014
Group: San Juan Basin Chapter, New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants
Topic: Red Flags of Fraud
Location: Farmington, New Mexico

Date: August 2014
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – New Mexico Chapter
Topic: Ethics: New ACFE Professional Guidance – “The Ethics Game Show”
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: June 2014
Group: New Mexico Gaming Control Board
Topic: Understanding Financial Statements and Financial Statement Fraud, Interactive Case Studies, Conducting Investigative Interviews and Admission Seeking Interviews. Course Certified for Law Enforcement credit by the NM Department of Public Safety
Location : Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: May 2014
Group: New Mexico Gaming Control Board
Topic: Fraud Basics, Basic Financial Investigations with Case Studies, Using Tax Returns in Financial Investigations, Casino Compliance, the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering. Course Certified for Law Enforcement credit by the NM Department of Public Safety
Location : Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: May 2014
Group: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – New Mexico Chapter
Topic: ACFE Professional Standards – “Don’t Let Your Tongue Trip You Up”
Location : Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: April 2014
Group: Virginia Bankers Association
Topic: Interviewing & Interrogation Basics
Location : Charlottesville, Virginia

Please see CV for additional speaking experience prior to April 2014

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)

A: No

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?

A: I have been retained as a consulting or testifying expert over 30 times in recent years.

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: Police Misconduct, Use of Force, Interviewing and Interrogations, False Confessions, Recanted Confessions, Cognitive Bias during Investigations, Confirmation Bias during Investigations, Police Ethics, Investigative Failures, Habeas Consulting, False Arrest, Failure to Train, Failure to Supervise, Police Training, Evidence Handling, Civil Rights Violations, Human Trafficking/Sex Trafficking & Vice, Fraud and Fraud Examinations, Money-Laundering, Embezzlement, and Cryptocurrencies/Bitcoin.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: I have been retained by the plaintiff about 50% of the time. I strive to balance my cases between defense and plaintiff-sided cases; I also provides habeas consulting services.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: I have been retained by the defendant about 50% of the time. I strive to balance my cases between defense and plaintiff-sided work.

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: I have had my deposition taken dozens of times.

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: Partial testimony list - please call or email for most recent testimony:

State of Ohio v. Elwood Jones
Trial No. B-9508578; From Appeal No. C-990813
Expert report disclosed: Inadequate investigation, evidence collection, cognitive bias
Counsel: David Hine, for Defendant
Scheduled to testify in new trial February 2024

Daniel Lopez v. City of Albuquerque, et al.
D-202-CV-2022-00651
Expert deposition: Police practices, inadequate investigation, cognitive bias
Counsel: Kari Morrissey, Jason Lewis, for Plaintiff
December 2023

Garces-Wigfall et al v. McKinley County Board of County Commissioners et al
1:22-cv-00703-MIS-JFR
Expert report disclosed: Excessive force in wrongful death case
Counsel: Nicholas T. Hart, Eric Dixon
November 2023

In re: Joseph Hathorn Nuccio, Petitioner on Habeas Corpus
STK-CR-FMISC-2021-0006365
Expert report disclosed to Court
Counsel: Jennifer Sheetz, for Petitioner/appellant
October 2023

John Horton v. The City of Rockford, et al.,
1:18-cv-06829
Expert deposition: Police practices, false confession, inadequate investigation
Counsel: Robert C. “RC” Pottinger, For Defendants
March 2023

State of New Mexico v. Jerome Gutierrez
D-202-CR-2021-1240
Expert report disclosed: Homicide, false confession, cognitive bias, inadequate investigation
Report & pre-trial interview – Murder 1st degree charge dropped, pled to assault, no jail
Counsel: Amy Williams, for Defendant
March 2023

Xavier Walker v. The City of Chicago, et al.
20-CV-7209
Expert deposition: Police practices, false confession, cognitive Bias, inadequate training
Counsel: Jeannette Samuels, for Plaintiff
December 2022

The People of the State of California v. Tommy Bonds III
M280282
Expert testimony at AB §256 hearing: police practices, biased-based policing, racial profiling
Counsel: Abram Genser, for Defendant
November 2022

United States of America v. Kamal Bhula, et al.
No. 1:19-CR-01631-1-DHU
Daubert testimony: Police practices, human trafficking/vice, cognitive bias, interviewing & false/recanted confessions. Court affirmed expertise in each of these areas. Case settled.
Counsel: Nicole Moss, Barry Porter, for Defendants
October 2022

Aaron Gonzales v. The Eddy County Board of County Commissioners, et al.
Cause No. D-0503-CV-2020-00798
Deposition testimony: Expert report disclosed: Police practices, wrongful arrest
Counsel: Eric Dixon, for Plaintiff
August 2022

State of Ohio v. Elwood Jones
Trial No. B-9508578; Appeal No. C-990813
Expert report disclosed: Inadequate investigation, evidence collection, cognitive bias
Expert testimony in habeas death penalty case, hearing granted for new trial
Counsel: David Hine, Theodore “T.C” Tanski, for Appellant
August 2022

Perry Furgason v. City of Clovis, et al.
No. D-0905-CV-2020-00451
Expert report disclosed: Police practices, inadequate investigation
Case settled after expert report disclosed
Counsel: Eric Dixon, for Plaintiff
July 2022

United States of America v. Kenneth John Rhule
No. 2:20-CR-105-JCC
Expert report disclosed: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency
Case settled after expert report disclosed
Counsel: Barry Flegenheimer, Peter Offenbecher, for Defendant
February 2022

Arthur v. Roosevelt County Board of County Commissioners, et al.
1:21-cv-00513-MV-LF
Expert deposition: Wrongful arrest, inadequate investigation, inadequate training
Case settled after expert deposition
Counsel: Eric Dixon, for Plaintiff
December 2021

The People of the State of California v. Osvaldo Apolo Lopez
Case No. SCS297472
Expert trial testimony given: Shooting/justification, perceptual distortions during shooting
Counsel: Emily Rose-Weber, for Defendant
December 2021

Lindsi Zumwalt v. Evans, et al.
1:20-cv-01276-KWR-LF
Noticed as expert/report disclosed: False arrest, excessive force, civil rights
Case settled after expert report disclosed
Counsel: Paul Cohen, for Plaintiff
November 2021

John Kivlin v. City of Bellevue, WA, et al.
2:20-cv-00790-RSM
Noticed as expert/report disclosed: Police Misconduct, investigations, civil rights
Case resolved after disclosure of expert report
Counsel: Patricia Rose, for Plaintiff Police Officer
September 2021

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: More than ten times.

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: More than ten times.

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: Combining expert testimony as a police officer, and later as a consultant, I have been providing expert testimony since 1986.

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Consulting expert, testifying expert, assistance for law enforcement agencies with training, evaluation of use of force incidents, and assistance setting up and working with civilian police oversight agencies.

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: The initial consultation to determine if I'm an appropriate expert for the case is free, after that consultation is at my usual rate of $395 per hour.

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $395 per hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: $495 per hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: $495 per hour

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: Actual travel costs and other expenses, such as limited access database search fees, are passed through at actual cost.

I can provide numerous references and recommendations. Please contact me to request references with experience similar to your case. General references for both plaintiff and defense-sided police misconduct cases are listed below:

Defense-sided:
Robert C. Pottinger
Barrick Switzer Long Balsley & Van Evera, LLP
6833 Stalter Dr.
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 962-6611
rcpottinger@bslbv.com

Plaintiff-sided:
Eric Dixon
Eric D. Dixon, Attorney & Counselor at Law
301 S Avenue A
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 359-1233
eric@ericdixonlaw.net

Defense-sided:
Ms. Taylor Lueras, Attorney at Law
Park & Associates, LLC
(505) 246-2805 Office
(505) 307-5820 - Cell
tlueras@parklawnm.com

Plaintiff-sided - Habeas consulting:
Mr. T. C. Tanski, Attorney
Federal Public Defender, District of Ohio
TC_Tanski@fd.org