Corporation® and WorldCom® Your Name October 31st, 2012 FIN/486 Instructor Enron Corporation and WorldCom In the last decade, two powerful American companies, Enron Corporation and WorldCom, have become the models of accounting corporate fraud. The Enron Corporation was founded in 1985 by Kenneth Law in Omaha, Nebraska. The company later moved its operation to Houston Texas when InterNorth and Houston Natural Gas merged. This American organization offered paper, pulp, electric, communication
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to the collapse of Enron due to fraud, shady accounting practices, false reporting revenue, and general disregard of virtually every principle of business ethics. Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling and Richard Causey went on trial for their part in the Enron scandal in January 2006. The 53-count, 65-page indictment covers a wide range of financial crimes, including insider trading, making false statements to banks and auditor’s bank, fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy
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In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, a woman named Nora is facing a life altering situation that stands to both ruin her social and private life. In dealing with the potential outcomes of the scenario, Nora comes to find that she has been living a convenient mistruth. Nora’s greatest and most damaging lies are lies she tells to herself. As is seen numerous times throughout the play, Nora hides, withholds, and distorts the truth in order to please everyone around her, including herself. Nora is presented
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Jack’s investigation. Moreover, it should be said that the executive’s gift is evident also because a thorough and independent investigation was held. This is why, there are no reason to blame Jack in some personal reasons to dig evidences of Troy’s fraud. At the same time, the fraudulent use of corporate funds by one of the veterans is not so striking and even shocking as the attitude of the ethics officer Matt Thompson to the case since, initially, he practically ignores the allegations and attempts
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felony counts—securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, false statements, perjury, false filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and theft from an employee benefit plan—on March 12, 2009. (Biography, 2011) Mail fraud includes any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the postal system is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense. (Mail fraud, 2011) By using the
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combating traditional crimes but cyber-crimes as well. Cyber-crimes are the newest and most complicated crimes for the new century. A cyber crime is an individual conducting actions such as disrupting communications and devices, disrupting networks, Internet, and telephone; both landlines and mobile. Individuals of various ages are committing cyber crimes because these types’ crimes are easier to commit than the traditional kidnapping, murder, or human trafficking. According to Parthasarati (n. d.)
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Chaos in the Caribbean Strayer University Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination ACC 571 Dr. Timothy Brown ------------------------------------------------- 1. Evaluate Avey’s role as an expert witness for the Jamaican government. Avey and his firm were hired by the Jamaican government starting in the early in the 90s to investigate accusations of fraud and mismanagement and prepare reports outlining his findings starting with the Blaise Merchant Bank and Trust Co which spread to
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of revenues when calculating corporate fines and penalties Mandatory prison sentences for officers. US senstencing commission. - Sarbances oxley basically was criminal fraud and white collar crime Substantically increases penalties for corporate crimes Mail and wire fraud penaties Indemnification of crime victims - Penalties are paid to the government - Action for damages. Victims can bring civil lawsuit against wrongdoer. - Indemnification of unjustly convicted
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The three banks that were researched for their money management services were, Citi Bank, Chase, and Banner Bank. These three institutions gave a wide view of the services that they would be able to provide to a potential customer and how it would best serve their business. Citi Bank states that with their, “cash management products, you can collect payments faster, optimize the timing of payments to suppliers, vendors and employees, and stay on top of your accounts and balances more easily.” This
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