George P. Farragher, CPA, CFF
Managing Director, Forensic Financial Investigations Group
George P. Farragher has over 25 years of experience in forensic accounting, financial investigations and financial management. Mr. Farragher has applied his unique professional skills to achieve successful solutions for his clients on both domestic and international engagements. Early in his career he was an agent with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. During this time he gained significant experience in compliance audit and investigative techniques, which combined his extensive financial knowledge with investigative skills. He subsequently transferred to the Department of Defense, Defense Contract Audit Agency, where he investigated and resolved numerous complex government contractual matters.
Mr. Farragher carried his unique skills to the commercial sector as a consultant where he successfully planned, developed and implemented a special international audit group to address complex and sensitive business issues and disputes for a multi-national Fortune 100 corporation. Subsequently, Mr. Farragher worked on a multitude of civil and criminal matters ranging from forensic financial investigations to complex commercial litigation. His experience spans various industries, including healthcare, distribution, manufacturing, services, government and others.
Representative cases include: investigating one of the largest tax fraud cases in United States history; performing forensic due diligence on a major pharmaceutical distributor’s acquisition targets; performing a pre-indictment "Ponzi" scheme investigation in conjunction with the DOJ, FBI, IRS and FDIC; investigating Switzerland banks for potential dormant account funds belonging to victims of the Jewish Holocaust; developing and implementing a global anti-corruption initiative for an international economic development organization; and performing a series of fraud investigations in China where he successfully coordinated the investigative activities with national and local police authorities, prosecutors and civilian organizations.
Mr. Farragher is Regent Emeritus of the Association of Fraud Examiners and a member of the American Management Association’s Pan-Asian Council. He has published various articles on the subject of fraud and financial investigations. He has taught various fraud awareness, detection and investigation programs to corporate, university, accounting and legal organizations globally.
Professional Memberships
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, current Regent Emeritus and past Board Chairman
- Ohio Society of Public Accountants
- American Management Association, Pan Asia Council Member
- American Bar Association, Associate Member
- Institute of Internal Auditors
- American Society of Industrial Security