Revenue Recognition Fraud: Methods and Reason In today’s corporate arena‚ fraud has taken its seat among the top priorities of those who make policies and set standards. The majority of large-scale fraud is perpetrated by the improper recognition of company revenues and is‚ in practice‚ generally simple. Revenue recognition fraud can be carried out by keeping the books open past the end of the accounting period‚ recording consignment goods as sales‚ improper bill-and-hold transactions‚ failure
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high social status in the course of his occupation" Since technology has come into play many issues have come to surface and the crime rates have increased causing one particular branch of white collar crime known as computer fraud White collar crime: Computer Fraud White Collar crime has been Identified by Edwin Sutherland as “A crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation" (Sutherland‚ 1939) White Collar crimes are serious‚ but
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Report on Financial Statement Fraud Scheme Name ACC 556 Date Instructor NameReport on Financial Statement Fraud Scheme TO: Organization’s Management FROM: Learning Team DATE: SUBJECT: Fraud Examination Findings A Summary of the Matter under Investigation Crazy Eddie Electronics Stores a chattered company‚ traded under the symbol CRXY on the New York Stock Exchange. The company was under management of Eddie Antar family from 1971 until 1987 when Oppenheimer-Palmieri Fund (OPF) took
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Briefing Research Paper Scenario #5 Table of Contents Executive Summary i Introduction 1 Identified Fraud and Corruption Risks 1 Red Flags and Lessons Learned 1 Risk Analysis 1 Fraud Theories 1 Best Practices in Fraud Corruption Prevention 1 Action Plan 1 Conclusion 1 References 2 Executive Summary Many experts believe that the majority of frauds within an organization involve employees and executives‚ with a desire from a combination of selfish greed‚ quests for power and disregard for
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There is no date set forth in the e-mails for delivery. When the steel arrives‚ Little rejects shipment‚ claiming the steel was shipped too late. When West Coast sues Little for breach of contract‚ Little also raises the defense of the Statute of Frauds. Who wins‚ and why?
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Healthcare fraud‚ while there can be simple billing errors that can create this‚ Medicare fraud normally arises when a physician‚ provider‚ or supplier is trying to steal from Medicare by fabricating services or products given to patients. While most people consider Healthcare fraud the same as Healthcare abuse‚ there is a big difference in meaning. Abuse differs‚ because abuse is committed when healthcare providers do not use Medicare’s processes which can exponentiate the costs to Medicare. There
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Subprime Mortgage Crisis ECO561 January 19‚ 2015 Subprime Mortgage Crisis Subprime mortgages are generally granted to borrowers who cannot obtain conventional mortgages due to insufficient or delinquent credit histories. These borrowers may be forced to take interest-only loan‚ which have lower monthly payment but are very difficult to pay off in the end. Problems with mortgage financing are the generally accepted cause of the financial meltdown that occurred between 2007 and 2008 (Gorton‚ 2009)
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Use of Data Mining in Fraud Detection Focus on ACL Hofstra University Abstract This paper explore how business data mining software are used in fraud detection. In the paper‚ we discuss the fraud‚ fraud types and cost of fraud. In order to reduce the cost of fraud‚ companies can use data mining to detect the fraud. There are two methods: focus on all transaction data and focus on particular risks. There are several data mining software on the market‚ we introduce seven
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A Corporate Fraud is defined as a set of Activities undertaken by a company or set of individuals that are done in a dishonest or illegal manner‚ and are designed to give an advantage to the perpetrating company or the individual. Corporate fraud schemes go beyond the scope of an employee’s stated position‚ and are marked by their complexity and economic impact on the business‚ other employees and outside parties. Corporate Frauds are becoming very inherent in the present era. A selected range of
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Case Study: Columbia / HCA and the Medicare Fraud Scandal Central Facts of the Case X In 1997‚ Columbia/HCA Corporation was the largest health care company in the world X In 1996‚ Columbia Hospital Corporation was named the ¡§Most Admired Company¡¨ by Fortune magazine « Clearly they were a well-respected‚ well-trusted company not too long before they were raided‚ and during a time that they were under investigation (not known to the public at the time) for fraudulent activity X Columbia
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