compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P.) fundamentally misses the point that "fraud artists" are, by definition, masters of avoiding or evading any set of rules that may be set up, and that the prevention, detection and deterrence of fraud is fundamentally a matter of corporate culture. Like any group activity, corporate business is heavily influenced by group leaders and peer pressure. If those at the top of the corporate ladder are seen as tolerating, if not perpetrating
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Nathan Mueller ING Fraud Alec Doig Fraud Examination 3-26-2014 After going to the Duluth Prison Camp, one most interesting and informative field trips of my academic career, I was intrigued by two of the white-collar criminals who spoke to us. Nate Mueller and Brad Weaver not only caught my attention during our visit to the DPC, but also made me want to learn more about them, their crime, and why they got caught. After initial research and with the information I had gained from the prison
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Running head: PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR WEEK TWO Project Proposal for Week Two Tawfiq Abu-Raqabeh Argosy University/Sarasota Research methodology in Accounting B7251 Pesi Amaria, Ph.D. September 30, 2007 Project Proposal Hi Dr. Amaria: I want to work on differences between Walgreen and CVS Pharmacy store and find the following:
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HS Accounting LLC Proposal for Going Public Prepared: Hector Serrano ACCT-504-63660 Accounting Financial Professor Jones Kasonso 4/4/2014 Table of Contents A. Introduction 1 B. New requirement on going public 1 C. What the company is doing right 2 D. What the company is doing wrong ……………………………………………...…. 3 E. Conclusion 3 F. Reference 5 A. Introduction Per request of the President of LJB Company HS Accounting Firm has reviewed the company’s existing internal control
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Theft and Concealment Investigation Case Study 1 1. Describe the stages and all aspects of coordinating an investigation in a manner that would not arouse the suspicions of Cummings and Baptiste. When it comes to investigating in a manner that will not arouse suspicions, there should be as few people involved as possible. People should not be wrongfully incriminated, especially when they are innocent. One word to avoid saying is “investigation”. Words like “audit” and “inquiry” should be
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Week 1 Assignment Fraud occurs for a variety of different reasons, but I feel the theory that best describes those reasons is Dr. Donald Cressey’s Fraud Triangle theory. The fraud triangle provides three elements that cause individuals to commit fraud, and those three elements are financial pressures, opportunity, and rationalization. The first element, financial pressures, is typically the driving force behind law-abiding citizens turning to fraudulent activities. There are several financial
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Dear Sir, Based on the information which was relayed to me I wanted to formally address your concerns with internal control and acceptable usage guidelines at LBC company. As I am sure you are well aware, your intension on taking the company public will demand very tight internal controls and the highest standards for your employees. I have prepared a few remarks, and suggestions which I recommend you implement before your company goes public. Internal controls comprises the enterprise of
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THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM CHAPTER ONE Chapter Outline Origins of the Juvenile Justice System Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Defining Delinquency Defining a Juvenile Chapter Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Describe the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. 2. Explain what is meant by delinquency. 3. Explain what is meant by status offenses. 4. Compare the ways in which the various states define a juvenile. 5. Identify and define the unique terms used in the juvenile
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Rehabilitation Reduces Incarceration Christina Le CJS/240 05/10/2013 The debate as to how to properly handle juvenile delinquency has caused quite the predicament amongst society. There has been an ongoing debate as to whether the best ways to handle deterrence against juvenile delinquency were to be punishment or rehabilitation. As the time changes, the views have switched their focus going from believing in the value of punishment to seeking the importance of rehabilitation. Without
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they choose the bad road involves having a horrible younger life, peer pressure and even the excuse of boredom. We have young adults who choose to entertain criminal behavior therefore, we must also have in turn a system that can be measured in the deterrence of criminal behavior among youth. Our current system does not seem to be as effective in improving this rising problem. To effectively be able to deter some of this criminal activity in youth, we need to gather information on why a youth chooses
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