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    Fraud Case Study

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    Freddie Mac Fraud Thanaphan Darnsomboon PME604 Project Financial Management National University December 18‚ 2012 Freddie Mac Fraud The definition of fraud is “an intentional deception or deceit‚ perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage” (dictionary.com). Fraud is a breach of law and can be punishable by law. Mortgage fraud is one of the financial crimes where a company materially misrepresents or omits information on its mortgage loan documentation in order to

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    Law of Contract

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    1. Introduction – What is a Contract? 1.1 Definitions Not all agreements will be contract enforceable in law - social arrangements‚ for example‚ or contracts which offend against public decency and public policy and those which involve criminal activity. ‘A contract is an agreement giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law. The factor which distinguishes contractual from other legal obligations is that they are based on the agreement of the contracting parties.’ Treitel

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    THE LAW OF CONTRACT

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    THE LAW OF CONTRACT IN GHANA (These notes have mainly been culled from Mrs. Christine Dowuona Hammond’s seminal work on the Law of Contracts.) INTRODUCTION Contracts are made by people every day‚ whether the parties recognise it or not. Each time one spends money on anything – a bus ticket‚ an airline ticket‚ a pair of shoes‚ a meal in a restaurant‚ laundry services‚ books‚ or signs a lease‚ etc. one concludes a valid and legally binding contract. Contracts may be oral or written;

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    Fraud and Internal Control

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    When does employee fraud occur?   It is commonly accepted that the presence of the three elements of the “Fraud Triangle” increases the risk of employee fraud: Motivation: The employee is somehow motivated to commit a fraud. Economic factors such as personal financial distress‚ substance abuse‚ gambling‚ overspending‚ or other similar addictive behaviors may provide motivation. The current national economic recession may serve to increase the incidence of such financial motivations. Opportunity:

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    1. In this case study they reference statute 42.09 (a)(3). This statute‚ of the Texas Penal Code prohibits the "desecration of a venerable object." 2. The Legislative Branch created statute 42.09(a)(3). 3. The passage above discusses the court case that involves the two following parties; Gregory Lee Johnson (defendant) and the State of Dallas Texas (Prosecutors). 4. The case was heard by the following three courts; first was Dall County Criminal Court‚ then the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and

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    Contracts Outline

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    Contracts II Outline Fall 2005 Professor Jean Powers Cited to Crandall & Whaley’s Contracts‚ 4th Edition I) Damages (227) A) Introduction (227) 1) General Rule – Contract damages should put the π in as good of a position as if the contract was fulfilled. 2) No action on a contract need be present for damages to be proper. An executory contract will suffice. B) Measuring Expectation Damages (229) 1) Expectation = Expected Value + Costs – Expenses Mitigated 2) Repair Theory – Damages should

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    Aspects of Contracts

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    of the essential elements required for the formation of a valid contract in the following situations: P1.1 1. Temporary daily wages Worker doing work and following instructions from the supervisor 2. Tenant staying in an apartment 3. Contractor working on project site 4. Customer in an Amusement Park 5. Buyer and Seller of Consumer Product like Body Lotion Guidelines: You need to specify the essentials of the contract like written terms‚ verbal‚ implied etc‚ terms & conditions‚ validity

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    Nigerian Fraud

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    Nigerian‚ or "419"‚ scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes.  Nigerian scam messages can also arrive via fax or letter. The messages claim that your help is needed to access a large sum of money‚ usually many millions of dollars. The money that the message claims does not exist. Those who initiate a dialogue with the scammers by replying to a Nigerian scam message will eventually be asked for advance fees supposedly required to allow the deal to proceed

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    OBLIGATIONS & CONTRACT | Academic Year 2012-2013 | | REVIEW MATERIAL | | ATTY. KRISTOPHER A. NAVALES | | | COMMON DISTINCTIONS | RESCISSIBLE CONTRACTS | VOIDABLE CONTRACTS | UNENFORCEABLE CONTRACTS | VOID OR INEXISTENT CONTRACT | 1. As to Defect | Damage to a party or to third person | Vitiation of Consent | Without or in excess of authority‚ or does not comply with the Statute of Fraud‚ or both parties are incapacitated | Absolute or lack of essential requisite in

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    Sigmund Fraud

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    Name: Institution: Professor: Psychology Date Sigmund Freud: The Founding Father of Psychoanalysis. Sigismund Schlomo Freud was an Australian neurologist born on 6th May 1856. He worked at the Vienna General Hospital where he carried out research in Celebral Palsy‚ aphasia and microscopic Neuroanatomy. Due to his researches‚ the university got awarded in neuropathology. He later developed theories concerning the unconscious mind and the mechanism of repression which led to psychoanalysis

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