M1. Case Study Assignment: Fraud at WorldCom 1. Who were the major characters in WorldCom? There are a couple of major characters that played their roles in the downfall of WorldCom. Mr. Bernard J. (Bernie) Ebbers‚ one of the founders of the original small long-distance carrier‚ was asked to take charge of the company during its early struggles. It was under his tenure that WorldCom began its expanding pursuits and aggressive acquisitions. Although Mr. Ebbers was he head of the company‚ their CFO
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approach of detecting fraud is anonymous tips and complaints. An organization like business entity should guide employees to provide useful information and to provide various ways and methods for individuals to contribute such kind of information. On the other hand‚ when the organization received the information provided‚ it should have an effective and efficient way to collect and process these complaints‚ dissatisfaction and information. 2. One of the important thing in fraud investigation is timing
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Discussion Topic #1 The fraud Triangle is a very important tool in seeking to understand why people commit fraud. In the examination of any fraud case according to the Fraud triangle there are three major elements‚ pressure‚ opportunity and rationalization. To illustrate the relevance of these three factors we can examine a recent fraud case i.e. the South Carolina Hospitality Association. In this case Rachel Duncan was the accountant for South Carolina Hospitality association‚ she is charged with
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How is Fraud and Embezzlement defined as? Fraud is defined “the abuse of a position‚ or false representation‚ or prejudicing someone’s rights for personal gain (Serious Fraud Office‚ 2013). In Moore v. United States‚ (1895)‚ the Supreme Court defined embezzlement in the following terms: Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom such property has been entrusted‚ or into whose hands it has lawfully come. It differs from larceny in the fact that the original taking
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The Xerox Corporation Fraud case (1997 – 2000) Xerox Corporation is a global document management company which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers‚ multifunction systems‚ photo copiers‚ digital production printing presses‚ and related consulting services and supplies. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk‚ Connecticut‚ though its largest population of employees is based in and around Rochester‚ New York‚ the area in which the company was founded. The history of
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Overview: An e- fraud is considered to be an electronic crime that affects not only individuals businesses and governments but also allows for very negatively intelligent people and hackers to use their intelligence to log into other’s accounts use their credit card numbers and banking password and transact huge amounts of trade and money . it has been seen that e fraud is on the increase and this is because of the low levels of awareness‚ the inappropriate counter measures that are ineffective
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HealthSouth Fraud Case Review Michelle F. White June 6‚ 2012 HPA 726 Intro to HealthSouth Fraud Case Review In 2003‚ HealthSouth was accused of one the largest accounting fraud cases in healthcare history and those involved are still being tried today‚ nine years later. HealthSouth was founded in Birmingham‚ Alabama in the year 1984 by a respiratory therapist name Richard
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evaluating this case using the three elements of the fraud triangle I have concluded that the potential pressures for Chris to commit fraud are greater than for others. The pressure is from Chris himself because he wants what others have or what he doesn’t have. This is due to the fact that Chris is young and impressionable may feel as though he doesn’t make enough money to obtain the material possession he desires or see others with. He may also be of the mindset that “he wants it now” it being
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The accounting fraud is frequent‚ widespread and familiar in many countries and organization. It brings a loss to firms and investors. But there is no research trying to explain factors comprehensively influencing it. The obyectives of the research are to test and explain the effect of the internal control effectiveness‚ suitability of reward‚ compliance to accounting rules‚ information asymmetry‚ management morality toward unethical behavior and intention to accounting fraud. More particularly
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company. “In February 2003‚ Peregrine Systems restated its financial statements for eleven quarters during the years 2000‚ 2001 and 2002‚ decreasing incomes formerly reported of 1.34 billion by more than$ 507 million.” The center of Peregrine’s fraud consisted in recording revenue on the inappropriate basis of non-binging contracts with resellers (channel partners)‚ a complete violation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles‚ – these resellers would purchase Peregrine’s software for resale
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