Kathryn McLaughlin, CPA

Professional Experience

Kathryn has investigated financial crimes on behalf of the Oregon Department of Justice for more than 20 years. Previous to her position as Financial Investigator with ODJ, she worked as an auditor for the Oregon Secretary of State. She has extensive experience in examining documents and records to determine the extent of loss, tracing of proceeds of criminal activity, and identifying alteration of records. Her experience also includes interviewing witnesses, victims, and criminal suspects in order to gain an understanding of the environment in which criminal activity has taken place and to identify possible suspects. She has prepared and executed search warrants, collected evidence, and testified both at grand juries and at trial. She has also served as an adjunct instructor in white collar crime for the National White Collar Crime Institute.

Professional Credentials and Education

Certified Public Accountant, Oregon
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Portland State University
Certified Oregon Police Officer and graduate of Oregon Police Academy

Selected Litigation Case History

Kathryn has investigated hundreds of cases over her career that involved allegations of fraud and embezzlement. Supported legal charges have included Theft I, Theft II, Aggravated Theft, Forgery I or Forgery II, Misapplication of Entrusted Property, Official Misconduct, Making a Fraudulent Entry in a Public Record, Filing a Fraudulent Financial Statement and Falsifying Business Records. Recent cases include the following:

State of Oregon v. Daniel Doyle (involving the mis-spending of campaign contributions), 2007
State of Oregon v. Volodymyr Golovan, 2007
State of Oregon v. Isidro Linares and related cases, 2007-8
State of Oregon v. Sandra Quesnoy, 2008
State of Oregon v. Steven Ransom, 2008
State of Oregon v. Jennifer Kilmurray, 2008
State of Oregon v. Glen Rust, 2008
State of Oregon v. Courtney Shaffer, 2007-8
State of Oregon v. Jason Schmeer, 2005
State of Oregon v. Ebony Hudson-Grice, 2005
State of Oregon v. Theresa Wilcox, 2005
State of Oregon v. Jeralyn Jones, 2005
State of Oregon v. Patricia Mann, 2007
State of Oregon v. Shawn Mann, 2007
State of Oregon v. Lyle Mann, 2007

Professional Associations

Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants
City of Portland Citizens Campaign Commission
City of Portland Police Bureau Advisory Committee
Volunteer International Elections Monitor, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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