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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Life events can determine your destiny‚ but sometimes your destiny doesn’t turn out the way you would like. An example of this is in the T.V. series The Flash. There is a man named Hunter Zolomon. As a kid his father murdered his mother right in front of him. Then you fast forward and he literally becomes a speed demon. And he did everything he could to go faster and faster will killing everyone in his path. Either way he went on the bad path because of his life events. When i was in kindergarten
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Banks Now Turning Towards Loan Automation Technology As banks become more tech savvy‚ they are increasingly looking at loan automation technology. To find out the benefits and the challenges‚ executive editor N. Mohan speaks to several bankers. A report: anks and lending institutions need to be competitive in today’s lending environment in order to be in business. While they may endeavor to stay ahead with niche products‚ sustained marketing‚ effective customer care and efficient collection
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The latest Report to the Nations On Occupational Fraud and Abuse‚ the biennial study of global fraud by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners‚ finds that organizations lose an average of 5 percent of revenues to fraud each year‚ with a median loss of $140‚000. However‚ just over one-fifth of fraud schemes results in losses topping $1 million. Perhaps even more disturbing was the median length of time before the frauds were detected: 18 months. And‚ that’s not all; the study found that almost
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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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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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Perhaps‚ no where are frauds more serious and more pronounced than in the banking sector of the economy. They are one of the biggest single causes of bank failure and distress in the Nigerian banking system. This study therefore sets out to find the common types of bank fraud that are frequently carried out in the banking system‚ the underlying causes‚ level of staff involvement‚ consequences and possible means of ameliorating the problem. A sample of 100 respondents taken in Benin City‚ capital
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Acevedo Paper #1 Assignment Insurance Fraud and PIP Automobile fraud has increased in the past years costing insurance companies millions of dollars in fraudulent claims. Further‚ this cost is being passed to consumers through increased insurance premiums. Insurance fraud is committed through staged accidents‚ fake medical treatment‚ and billing for services not rendered. PIP (Personal Injury Protection) is the primary target of auto insurance fraud in Florida. PIP was implemented by the
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Inventory-Related Fraud Detection: • Beside revenue related fraud‚ the Antars also overstated their inventory. If inventory is overstated‚ the cost of goods sold is understated‚ and gross margins and net incomes are overstated. o Crazy Eddie had a close relationship with one of their vendors known as Wren Distributors. Crazy Eddie was Wren’s largest customer‚ accounting for 35% of their revenues. o Crazy Eddie ordered 10% of their total inventory from Wren so Sam Antar asked Wren to ship $3
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May 2011 pp. 19–50 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/ajpt-50009 Financial Statement Fraud Detection: An Analysis of Statistical and Machine Learning Algorithms Johan Perols SUMMARY: This study compares the performance of six popular statistical and machine learning models in detecting financial statement fraud under different assumptions of misclassification costs and ratios of fraud firms to nonfraud firms. The results show‚ somewhat surprisingly‚ that logistic regression and support
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