SUBJECT: Accounting fraud at WorldCom Problem Statement WorldCom penetrated the largest accounting fraud in U.S history by overstating its tax income between 1999 and 2002. The main players in WorldCom’s accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan‚ the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments‚ external auditor Arthur Andersen‚ and the board of directors. While individuals did have their own sins‚ employees cowardice and self-interested‚ the board passive and ineffective‚ external auditors
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Characters: In the movie Frauds there are a few characters who play major roles. Jonathan Wheats portrayed by Hugo Weaving‚ plans a scam to claim insurance money for things that were not actual destroyed or stolen. He his married to Beth Wheats and is a very smart person but becomes paranoid very easily. Furthermore‚ Beth Wheats played by Josephine Byrnes‚ married to Jonathan‚ is a teacher and is unaware of Jonathans plans. Beth becomes annoyed and frustrated by the actions of Roland‚ due to her
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purchase the fake Rolexes. He contacts Randy explain the situation wanting to return the watches and reimburse Randy for shipping costs. Randy in turn sues to enforce the original contract. Issue: The issue is whether the Illinois UCC Statute of Frauds deems contract unenforceable because it was never reduced to writing. Law: Under UCC §2-201 (3a)‚ “A contract that does not satisfy the requirements of subsection 1‚ but which is valid in other respects is enforceable: if the goods are to be specially
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL Patient Name: Marilyn Sue Stone Patient ID: 116588 DOB: 01/24 Age: 50 Sex: F Room No.: 181A Date of Admission: 02/07/2012 Admitting Physician: Jessie D. Smith‚ MD of Orthopedics Admitting Diagnosis: Chronic Hip Pain HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Patient is a candidate for a total right hip revision. She has 2 units of directed packed red blood cells. It is not autologous. She does had Hepatitis B. She has arthrogryposis. She had a right total hip replacement
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| Fraud Risk Assessment | | Fraud Risk Assessment | Fraud risk assessment is a process intended at proactively identifying and addressing an organization’s vulnerabilities to internal and external fraud. The fraud risk assessment is more of an art than a science. Every organization is different therefore what gets evaluated and what is assessed depends on the organization. Fraud risk assessments are an ongoing‚ continuous process rather than just an activity. A fraud risk assessment
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Week 1 Case Study Summary Joanne Zippittelli was a 63 year old woman who filed a claim of against J.C. Penney and her employer‚ James Johnson‚ in 2004. She decided to file a claim when she was not promoted to Shift Operations Manager. The reason she cited for the claim is that she was passed over for a promotion that she felt she was most qualified for because of her age which is a clear violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination Act in Employment Act
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Instructor: Prof. Jeffery Hazard Unit 9 Assignment: Case Study Name: Bridget Okpobia Date: 12/19/2012 This essay will explain the following four questions. First‚ would registration with the SEC be required for Dakota Gasworks securities? Second‚ Did Emerson violate Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5? Third what theory or theories might a court use to hold Wallace liable for insider trading? Finally‚ under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ who would be required to
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Antiliqwa Fisher 7/7/2013 Assessment Title (Monsters Lesson 08 Arthurian Legends) Merlin made appear a sword sticked on an iron anvil over a rock‚ with a legend that said: "This is Excalibur sword. The man capable to take it from this anvil‚ will be King of England" King Arthur Shield by Marto of Toledo Spain. Ledendary medieval shield of the knights of Round table. Armour suit of Prince Arthur son and heir of King Henry VII and elder brother of Henry VIII. On display at the Tower of
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Immigrating actually means the act of non-native people moving to a new place to settle there‚ but illegal immigration is the act of living in a country without the country government permission and Lack of documentation is what makes illegal immigration illegal. Immigration has been in existence for a very long time. In the past few years immigration has brought new people from other parts of the world to the Unite State of America. These waves have been comprised of Western Europeans‚ Central Americans
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Void and Illegal Contracts Void Contracts Void contracts are basically those which contravene a provision in a statute or are contrary to public policy at common law but to which the ex turpi causa principle does not apply. Void by Statute A statute may declare expressly that a particular contract is void‚ eg s 45 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 which provides that clauses purporting to exclude‚ restrict‚ or modify the liability of a corporation imposed by Division 2 Part V of the Act (that is
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