China roommate at his home near Chico‚ my two younger brothers and I began our long journey south not long after sunset. We finally passed Sacramento around 11pm. I can best describe the eeriness of the next six hours of travel observations using sci-fi geek terms: I witnessed a reverse Dave Bowman experience. If you may recall the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 1960s film of Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: The Space Odyssey‚ stranded astronaut David Bowman encountered a massive black
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The main historical fraud in the movie is the title of the record label. The real record label is Chess Records‚ not Cadillac Records. The name Cadillac Records comes from the owner of the record label‚ Leonard Chess buying all of his musicians Cadillacs once the label becomes
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Subject: Understanding the scope and limitations of the fraud examination and the responsibilities of the CFE On October 5th‚ 2010‚ the fraud examination unit received an assignment from the owner of school regarding to the possibility of fraud disbursements occurred in his school. He suspected that someone is illegally and intentionally stealing money from his school. Based on his suspicion‚ a fraud examination was conducted by collecting information‚ reviewing & analyzing relevant records‚ and
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA COURSE CODE :MBA 754 COURSE TITLE: FRAUD DETECTION AND ELECTRONIC BANKING MBA 754 COURSE GUIDE COURSE GUIDE MBA 754 FRAUD DETECTION AND ELECTRONIC BANKING Course Developer/Writer Programme Leader Gerald C. Okereke National Open University of Nigeria Dr. O.J. Onwe National Open University of Nigeria Abdullahi .S. Araga National Open University of Nigeria Course Coordinator NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ii MBA 754 COURSE GUIDE
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evaluate the events that occurred prior (causes) and subsequent (outcome) to the fraud‚ and the accounting schemes employed to get the fraud done. It presents examples of companies who have used inappropriate accounting practices. Enron‚ WorldCom‚ Tyco‚ HealthSouth and Adelphia were selected for analysis because of the availability of information regarding specific events occured before‚ during and after the fraud period as well as the ethical issues involved . There is abundant literature presented
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MODULE 3: CIT CASE QUESTIONS 1. The three aspects of fraud - Perceived pressure‚ Rationalization‚ and Opportunity were present in the CIT case as follows: Pressure- Niakan was placed under much pressure to meet monthly targets. The senior VP Ms. Thompson had earlier criticized his performance when it fell below expectations. Niakan had also been warned in his 2002 annual review that his team needed to improve end of lease sales and inventory returns. Apart from this work angle Niakan had personal
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Chapter 3 FIGHTING FRAUD: AN OVERVIEW Discussion Questions 1. Fraud prevention is important because it is the most cost-effective way to reduce losses from fraud. Once fraud occurs‚ there are no winners. 2. Creating a culture of honesty and high ethics helps to reduce fraud in various ways. Management through its own actions can show that dishonest‚ questionable‚ or unethical behavior will not be tolerated. By hiring the right kind of employees‚ management can select people who are
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financial fraud case Crazy Eddie was an American retail store chain run by the Antar family‚ which was established as a private company in 1969 in Brooklyn‚ New York by businessmen Eddie and Sam M. Antar. The fraud at Crazy Eddie was one of the longest running in modern times‚ lasting from 1969 to 1987. Crazy Eddie became a known symbol for corporate fraud in its time‚ but has since been eclipsed by the Enron‚ Worldcom and Bernie Madoff accounting scandals. Commencement of fraud The fraud began almost
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COVER STORY: INTERNAL FRAUD CASE STUDY Prepare a two-to-three page case study report on the following case: COVER STORY: INTERNAL FRAUD on pages 104-106 in Chapter 4: Billing Schemes of the Fraud Examination text by Wells. Discuss the coincidences involved in this case study. Use the 2009 Global Fraud Survey (also located in Doc Sharing) for references concerning perpetrator‚ size of fraud‚ detection‚ and controls. This case is about the $4 million embezzlement fraud by an employee of a magazine
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Report on Financial Statement Fraud Scheme Case Study: The Importance of Timing ACC/556 Professor University of Phoenix December 19‚ 2011 Memo To: The Management From: Forensic Auditor Date: 12/19/2011 Subject: Case Study on the Importance of Timing and Financial Statement Fraud Scheme As our company is in process of conducting investigation to detect any financial statement fraud or abuse‚ I have come across the case where expenses were recorded in the financial
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