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    Parmalat Fraud

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    Parmalat‚ Europe’s Enron of fraud‚ undermined European accounting and reporting standards. The fraud‚ totaling nearly 18 billion euros‚ brought down the Italian dairy giant and ruined investors across the globe. Such a enormous fraud‚ some would assume‚ would need to be highly complex and fully developed in plan as well as execution. However‚ as Parmalat executives began to cooperate in the investigation‚ it was uncovered how rudimentary their fraud was despite the enormity in which it occurred.

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    accounting fraud

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    The 10 biggest frauds in recent U.S. History Enron: The energy company’s bankruptcy in 2001 after allegations of massive accounting fraud wiped out $78 billion in stock market value and led to the collapse of Arthur Andersen and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A class action settlement of $7.185 billion was the largest of all time. Former President Jeff Skilling is serving a 24 year sentence. Bernard Madoff: New York money manager Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme‚ the

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    Contract

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    distinguished from offers because they contain no demonstration of present intent to form contractual relations. No contract is formed when prospective purchasers respond to such terms‚ as they are merely invitations or requests for an offer. Unless this interpretation is employed‚ any person in a position similar to a seller who advertises goods in any medium would be liable for numerous contracts when there is usually a limited quantity of merchandise for sale. An advertisement‚ price quotation‚ or catalogue

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    Accounting Fraud

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    Anti Fraud Programs and Controls (Deloitte) What is Fraud? The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) defines fraud as “an intentional act that results in a material misstatement in financial statements that are the subject of an audit. Two types of misstatements relevant to the auditor’s consideration of fraud include: misstatements arising from fraudulent financial reporting and misstatements arising from misappropriation of assets.” There are additional types of fraud that should also

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    Accounting Fraud

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    Accounting Fraud: A White Collar Crime Accounting Fraud: A White Collar Crime The CEO and CFO of a Swiss security systems company named Tyco‚ stole 150 million dollars from their company before being caught in 2002. At the height of the scandal‚ the CEO threw a 2 million dollar birthday party for his wife on a private island with guest performer Jimmy Buffet. After being caught‚ the CEO and CFO were sentenced to 8-25 years in prison and Tyco had to repay its investors 2.92 billion dollars (The

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    Fraud Essay

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    Tax Fraud Fraud Examination Wed. 7-10pm Millions of people all over the world pay taxes each year. These taxes could include amounts collected by the government or similar organization on behalf of the federal government‚ state government‚ local governments and even other taxing authorities. In 2009 alone‚ the Internal Revenue Service received $1.9 trillion dollars in revenue‚ and completed over 236 million returns. “The tax system in the United States depends on voluntary compliance‚ which

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    contract

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    SALES CONTRACT No.57/2014 Ho Chi Minh City‚ May 19th‚ 2014 The Seller: Dalat Agriculture and Forestry JSC‚ Vietnam Address: 39 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street‚ Ward 8‚ Da Lat City‚ Lam Dong‚ Vietnam Telephone: +84-63-656565 Fax: +84-63-665442 Email: info@dalatgap.com Represented by: Mr. Tran Thanh Sang Position: Director The Buyer: Shoei Foods Corporation Address: Shoei Bldg‚ 5-7‚ Akihabara‚ Taito-ku‚Tokyo‚ Japan Telephone: +81-33-2342345 Fax: +81-33-2672634 Email: shoeifoods@Shoeifoods

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    Welfare Fraud

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    Welfare fraud refers to various intentional misuses of state welfare systems by withholding information or giving false or inaccurate information.  Some common types of welfare fraud are failing to report a household member‚ claiming one or more imaginary dependents‚ failure to report income‚ or providing false information about not being able to work. There have been cases of people feigning illness in conjunction with welfare fraud.             Welfare fraud seems to be a big and expensive problem

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    Contracts

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    Partner From: Noelle Milburn Date: August 2‚ 2010 Re: Angela Woodside vs. Doyle Construction 1. Has Doyle Contractors breached its contract with Angela Woodside? Explain your answer fully. 2. Does Ms. Woodside have to wait until after April 1‚ 2008 to sue Doyle Contractors for breach of contract? Explain your answer fully. 3. Assuming a breach of contract has or will occur‚ what remedies does Ms Woodside have after the breach? 4. What defenses might Doyle Contractors raise in the event

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    Airline Fraud

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    ABSTARCT: Fraud is defined as "any action‚ which deprives a carrier of the reveneu to which it is entitled‚ undertaken without the carrier’s knowledge or consent." by IATA (International Air Trasportation Association) and the cost of fraud to the commercial aviation industry is estimated around 1‚5 billion USD every year. This estimation comes from IATA Fraud Prevention Group’s (FPSG) The Annual Fraud Loss Survey among airlines. Airline industry is a labor intensive service sector as much as

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