| A Trifecta Scandal | Arthur Waldon | | Charter College | | Conspiracy to steal more than a quarter billion dollars from insurance companies. The plot involved 10 doctors‚ 9 separate clinics in New York and 105 different corporations‚ and all in service in a health care fraud ring. It all stems from Russian-speaking immigrant population‚ to who grew up in a communist society that bred despite for the rules and a willingness to cheat around them. Come to find out this scheme is the
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league’s Chairman and Commissioner. It is currently contested by nine teams‚ consisting of players from around the cricketing world. ------------------------------------------------- However‚ the league has been engulfed byseries of corruption scandals. ------------------------------------------------- Controversies involving the Indian Premier League From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has found itself in the middle of many conflicts with
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SATYAM SCANDAL I. Analyze the case and respond to the following questions: (a) Discuss the earnings management techniques employed by the management of Satyam. In this case of Satyam‚ I can conclude that the obvious technique employed by the said management are: 1. “Big Bet on The Future”. When an acquisition occurs‚ the company acquiring the other is said to have made a big bet on the future. As refer to this case‚ Ramalingam Raju the Chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd
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capitalization of operating expenses • management promoted culture fixed on the numbers • board of directors’ failure to scrutinize billion-dollar acquisitions • excessive loans to executives in order protect stock prices Financial Overview of WorldCom (in Billions) Financial Highlights 1994 1999 2001 2004 Revenues $2.2 $37.1 $35.2 $20.7 Total Assets $3.4 $91.1 $103.9 $17.1 Employees $7.5 $97.6 $87.8 $40.4 Market Cap. $3.3 $150.5 $42.8 $6.4 Debt $0.8 $13.1 $30.0 $5.9 Total Capitalization
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Before the summer of 1972‚ the word "Watergate" meant nothing more than an office and luxurious apartment complex in Washington‚ D.C. As a result of a "third-rate burglary" on June 17 of that year‚ it came to be associated with the greatest political scandal of that century and would change the lives of the many people involved — especially President Richard M. Nixon. While doing his rounds at the Watergate Hotel in the early morning of June 17‚ 1972‚ security guard Frank Wills found a door‚ located
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Charles Ponzi .. The Scandal !!! By: Rawan Al-Deraibi Class of: Prof. Alan J. Pan Who is Ponzi?!! Born in 1882 in Parma‚ Itlay‚ Charles Ponzi was the infamous swindler who payed out returns (To give money in exchange for goods or services) with other investors’ money. The "Ponzi scheme" is named after him. After running a highly profitable and expansive investment scheme‚ Ponzi was arrested on August 12‚ 1920‚ and charged with 86 counts of mail fraud. Owing an estimated $7 million‚ he pleaded
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WorldCom was one of the leading telecommunication companies prior to its application for bankruptcy protection on July 21st‚ 2002. The firm’s decision to file for bankruptcy was a shocker move considering the amount of revenues and asset base the company had. It is believed that the firm was highly involved in fraudulent bookkeeping between the year 1999 and 2000 where they had managed to overstate its taxable income by at least $7 billion. It was also revealed that the company had committed itself
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HIH Insurance Company Background HIH was originally found in 1968 by Ray Williams‚ then was acquired by British company CE Health PLC in 1971‚ and renamed as "HIH" in 1995. Before its collapse‚ HIH was the second largest insurance company in Australia‚ and covered several insurance segments‚ including worker’s compensation‚ public and private liability‚ property‚ industrial and commercial insurance. It also expanded globally into the US and UK markets. On March 15‚ 2001‚ HIH insurance was
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(Williams‚ 1964). When the Chicago White Sox deliberately lost the 1919 World Series as part of a betting scheme‚ they became known as the Chicago Black Sox‚ and to this day the “dark” chapter in American sports history is known as the Black Sox Scandal. In a similar vein‚ Muhammad Ali has observed that
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WORLDCOM‚ INC: CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE Introduction This case raises many interesting questions concerning the record setting issuance of corporate debt by WorldCom‚ Inc. (“WorldCom”). Both the surprisingly voluminous structure of the proposed issuance and the foreboding macro-economic climate in which it was slated spark concerns over the risk and cost of the move. One of the first questions that must be addressed is whether WorldCom’s timing was appropriate. Next‚ the company’s choice of
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