The Scandal that Shocked the Nation By: Eric Dixon FSAAC_624_OL2 November 23, 2011 Professor Stephen Oliner Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………Page 2 Corporate Environment……………………………………………………...Page 4 Types of Fraud Committed.…………………………………………………Page 5 Board of Directors Responsibility…………………………………………...Page 6 Internal Auditors Responsibility…………………………………………….Page 7 Conflicts of Interest………………………………………………………….Page 7 Collusion…………………………………………………………………….Page
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Introduction With the recent increase in financial crimes and business fraud, forensic accountants are in great demand. Forensic accounting is the practice of utilizing accounting, investigative, organizational, analytical and communicational skills to conduct examination into a company’s financial statements in legal matters (Crumbley, 2007). Forensic accountants can own their own accounting firms or be employed by lawyers, insurance companies, banks, or large corporations. The use of accountants
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trusted executives of corporations. Examples of Accounting Fraud: • Merging short and long term debt into one amount to improve the perceived liquidity of the company • Failing to disclose risky investments or “creative” accounting practices • Over-recording sales revenue • Under-recording expenses (i.e. depreciation expense) Accounting fraud leads to many serious problem for everyone not only for the perpetrator. Accounting fraud causes problem in the market place and the economy. As a result
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evidence in a case. Caleb Newquist touches on the subject of new forensic accountants, “Prospective forensic accountants can count on making many enemies in the course of their work and must be unhinged by the retaliation that normally follows uncovering fraud and other misconduct” (p.1). Their job description comprises of a wide range of duties in which each case they work require different skills and different ideas to become successful. Question 1: Determine the most important five skills that a forensic
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McCullough, M.A. March 25, 2010 Examining a Business Failure: WorldCom Why do businesses fail? Most business corporations experience company failure because of their lack of organizational leadership and unethical practices, which can consist of fraud, conspiracy, falsifying documents, and embezzlement. An example of a business failure is most recognized by the WorldCom (2002) bankruptcy scandal. Many organizational behavior (OB) theories as it relates to leadership, management, and organizational
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investigate further into the potential of a fraud occurring within the company. Mr. Kennedy stated that he received an anonymous tip and believes that based on the tip, fraud within the organization was occurring. A fraud examination was conducted and the findings from relevant documents and interviews are below. Executive Summary: The investigation started when Mr. Kennedy approached our team asking us to review documents to see if a potential fraud within the organization was occurring. Mr
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People who commit fraud are usually: a. New employees. b. Not well groomed and have long hair and tattoos. c. People with strong personalities. d. Trusted individuals. 2. “The use of one’s occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or resources or assets” is the definition of which of the following types of fraud? a. Employee embezzlement or occupational fraud b. Investment scams c. Management fraud d. Vendor fraud 3. Corporate employee fraud fighters: a. Work
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While one may expect that companies and their employees will always seek to do the right thing they should consider the fact that corporate fraud is something that has always and will always exist. However, the level and complexity of fraud has grown and reached a critical level prior to the passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act in 2002 as a result of several financial accounting scandals that had taken place. Companies and their directors had instituted practices that did not encourage employees to
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can learn about manipulation in business and the problems it can cause. Goldstein, J. (1992). An Investment Masquerade: A Descriptive Overview of Penny Stock Fraud and The Federal Securities Laws. The Business Lawyer, 47(2), 773-835. (1992, February 1). Retrieved September 8, 2014, from J-stor. This article describes how penny stock fraud works. It surveys the various deceptive practices and fraudulent techniques that promoters, broker-dealers and others employ in manipulating the market for penny
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