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    Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should take action in order to prevent high-risk gambles in securities‚ banking‚ a foundation of the economy. The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect stockholders and preserve fair market trade. The SEC takes an expressive

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    Tartuffe was written by Molière in France in the 19th century‚ during the reign of King Louis XIV. In the play a religious fraud‚ Tartuffe‚ befriends Orgon‚ a rich merchant‚ and  persuades him to stay at his house. During this stay‚ Tartuffe masquerades as a priest‚ appearing to be devout and committed to the church. During this time‚ he nearly manages to trick Orgon into letting him marry his daughter‚ Mariane‚ seduce his wife‚ and imprison Orgon. Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) Theatre Department’s

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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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    Sales at Miniscribe Corp. grew from just over $5 million in 1982 to approximately $114 million in its fiscal year ended in 1985. The 1986 and 1987 annual reports talked enthusiastically about new manufacturing initiatives. MiniScribe’s success continued well into the first half of 1988‚ when the company seemed to be the only disk drive manufacturer in the industry to buck another slump. The improved financial results of the company were mostly fabricated‚ including fictitious shipments to boost

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    CA‚ were arrested in 1987 with their son‚ David‚ after investigators alleged that they had mishandled human remains. Sconce attorney told jurors that mass cremations‚ commingling of ashes‚ and dental gold and other body part extractions did take place at the third generation family business. But these acts were done by their son‚ David‚ without their permission or knowledge. The Deputy District Attorney alleges David did not engage in the illegal activity alone. The action performed by this funeral

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    One of many food stamp frauds was discovered when an employee of New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) noticed and reported irregularities in HRA’s processing of food stamp applications. The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) investigated the report and found out that Vanee Sykes with other four people‚ including current and former New York City employees carrying out a massive food stamp fraud. Vanee Sykes was a

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    Based on the vertical analysis done on the income statement‚ further explanation would be needed to explain the decrease in gross profit (as a percent to sales) over the three year period while overall expenses increase each year on both a percent-to-sales and total dollar amount increment. I would also be curious to understand why cost of goods sold is increasing year-over-year – are raw materials increasing‚ are inventory levels too high and we are writing off obsolete inventory‚ is part of the

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    Good morning everyone. The year 2011 is already being called the ‘year of scams’. Almost daily‚ we hear news of cases of money laundering‚ embezzlement‚ nepotism‚ fraud etc involving people who occupy the highest tenets of power and are ironically the representatives of the dreams of the people. Today corruption is to say the least‚ an acute problem‚ which almost every citizen‚ poor or rich suffers from.  Today’s motion that states – ‘Minimization of human wants is the only way to reduce corruption’

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    Auditor’s Responsibilities in Fraud and Error Detection Auditing October 17‚ 2011 Auditor’s Responsibilities in Fraud and Error Detection In recent years‚ scandals such as Enron and WorldCom have not only brought up the question “Where were the auditors?‚” but have also brought to our nation’s attention that auditing of public companies must be done with more precision and must have guidelines on the proper way to account for different items. Fraud‚ illegal acts‚ and errors happen every day

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    ......................................1 Who Committed Fraud?.....................................................................1 - 2 How Was Fraud Committed?...............................................................2 - 4 Why Was Fraud Committed?...............................................................4 - 5 Penalties Of Committing Fraud.............................................................. 6 Ways Of Preventing Fraud........................................................

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