Assignment 3:
Fraud in the AIS

Ditanyan Patterson
Jay E. Wright, CPA, CFE

Strayer University
ACC.564
August 17, 2014
Abstract
After researching for a firm that was involved in a fraud and/or embezzlement case I came upon the embezzlement of Koss Corp. Koss Corp was a company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that manufactured stero headphones, speaker phones, computer headsets, wireless headsets, and much more. The case of Koss came about because of inaccurate financial ststements, books and records, and the lack of adequate internal controls from the years of 2005-2009. Two of Koss former employees, Sujata Sachdeva and Julie Mulvaney were the ones to engage in a wide-range of accounting fraud to cover up Sachdeva's embezzlement scam. From the lack and inadequate internal controls and failures in overseeing the accounting and financial reports by the CEO and CFO they were able to embezzle a huge amount of money.
Throughout my research I will write a paper in which I must assess the failures of the firms accounting information system to prevent the related fraud/ embezzlement; Also, evaluate the effectiveness of Koss stakeholders in the event that a third-party accounting system suffers a breach. Along with assessing the level of responsibility of the software provider to the business and their clients. This paper will determine what advances in accounting and/or information technology could have done to prevent such acts from occuring, the paper will give changes that should be made to both the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other current laws in order to make them more effective in deterring companies from committing crimes. Lastly, Recommend a strategy that Koss Corp may use to prevent future business information failures. Indicate how the company should approach the implementation of The recommended strategy. Assess the failure of the firm’s accounting