Running head: Fraud Week 1 MBA 576 Fraud Management Week 1 – Principles of Fraud Examination Brenda Heinzen Concordia University As I develop in mind‚ body‚ and spirit‚ I pledge on my honor that I have not given‚ received‚ witnessed‚ nor have knowledge of unauthorized aid on this or any assignment. Brenda HeinzenWeek 1 – Fraud Basics Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Skimming 2012 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse at ACFE.com Questions 1. Of the three
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Phar-Mor declared bankruptcy due to fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriation of assets‚ making it one of the largest frauds in U.S. history. Below‚ we will use auditing standard AU 316.85 Appendix A in conjunction with the video “How to Steal $500 million” to analyze how incentives/pressures‚ opportunities‚ and attitudes/rationalizations allowed for fraud to start and continue at Phar-Mor. Incentives/Pressures Annual reoccurring losses due to small margins put pressure on the
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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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Worker’s Compensation frauds committed by employers consist of the biggest percentage of all. According to Johnson‚ employers is the real problem behind the frauds as it is the most expensive for insurance companies. While some states like Florida‚ California‚ Texas and Ohio is fighting all types of Worker’s Compensation fraud‚ others do not. In the estimate provided by the Department of Labor‚ between 10 to 30 percent of employers misclassified some employess15. Since the premiums are extremely
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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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Tanner can get his funds back Fraud. When Tanner was getting information over the hotel‚ Grano‚ the owner‚ stated that the motel netted $30‚000 during the previous year and that it will net at least $45‚000 for the next year. When Grano turns over the motel books‚ which had all the information of the motel‚ and is where Grano could have gotten the information of the numbers that he told Grano during negotiation. But‚ he committed an element of fraud which is silence because in the motel books it
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Waste Management Fraud Waste Management‚ Inc. today is dedicated to serving our communities by collecting and disposing of garbage and recycling. Over the years they have had to deal with a rise of issues such as environmental and global warming. Waste Management has also tried to reduce its waste collections while turning any valuable resources it can into clean and renewable energy. Waste Management has been around since the late 1800’s‚ and is a holding company that has all its daily operations
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Accounting Fraud Case Review the SEC’s case against Waste Management in order to answer the following questions: What were the incentives for committing the fraud? What was the relationship between management and the auditors? Why didn’t the auditors prevent the fraud? What (specifically) accounting methods were used to fraudulently inflate Waste Management’s profits? What accounting methods did they use to try to conceal part of the fraud? What were the financial and social costs of the fraud and
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Computer Fraud and Crimes In the world of computers‚ computer fraud and computer crime are very prevalent issues facing every computer user. This ranges from system administrators to personal computer users who do work in the office or at home. Computers without any means of security are vulnerable to attacks from viruses‚ worms‚ and illegal computer hackers. If the proper steps are not taken‚ safe computing may become a thing of the past. Many security measures are being implemented to protect
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Employers liability Cases Walker v Northumberland County Council (1995) This case is notable as one of the first successful claims for work-related stress. Mr Walker was employed by Northumberland County Council as a senior social worker. At the time of the case‚ he had worked for the authority for 17 years‚ dealing mainly with cases of child abuse. In the 1980s‚ his workload gradually increased to such an extent that in 1986 he suffered a nervous breakdown. This was diagnosed by his GP who recommended
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