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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Forensic Scientist A Forensic Scientist is someone who puts their scientific training‚ skills‚ and experience in a criminal and legal environment‚ to help catch and convict people who have committed crimes. Forensic scientists are called upon when help is needed to extract and assess any physical evidence that could have been left at the crime scene. The details of the evidence is then explained in a court in order for an appropriate legal action to take place against the crime. Forensic science
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Forensic entomology is using insect biology to determine specific aspects of a crime. It can be used to determine time of death‚ whether or not a body has been moved‚ and also if the victim had been intoxicated with any substances. Insects are also prime examples of Locard’s principle when solving a crime. The history of forensic entomology dates back to as early as the thirteenth century‚ and is still been developed today. There have been many cases involving forensic entomology to help solve
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8.07 What physical evidence did you find at the victim’s home? A box of matches‚ a space heater‚ beer bottles‚ Natalie’s wallet‚ a V-shaped burn pattern‚ burned outlet‚ a protected surface on the ground‚ crazed glass‚ and a puddle-shaped burn pattern. Describe the process that you used to take a sample of the puddle-shaped burn pattern on the floor. Why did you also take samples from the portion of the floor that was not burned? First thing i did was I took the chisel to loosen up some of the wood
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four types of evidence is physical evidence‚ documentary evidence‚ demonstrative evidence and testimony. 2. What are individual characteristics? Give an example of an individual characteristic? Individual characteristics are properties associated with a common source to a high degree of certainty. An example of individual characteristics that forensic scientists may look for are the ridge characteristics of two fingerprint samples. 3. What is the difference between individual characteristics and class
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"Corporate Fraud" when you hear those words the first‚ most recent incident‚ many think of is The Enron Scandal. This same scandal produced the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. This much needed act created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under the Security Exchange Commission ’s supervision. This board sets accounting standards and investigates Certified Public Accountants and companies to ensure they are following the guidelines set forth. This
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Forensic Ballistics Most of us will have heard the term ballistics at some time or other-more often than not when we have been watching fictionalized accounts of police work on television or in the cinema. When you think of forensics you may think of something like “The Forensic Files”‚ “NCIS”‚ or even “Law and Order”. Although‚ ballistics is a part of forensics first we will look at forensics itself and how it came about. After getting the basics about the foundation in forensics we will look at
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Forensic Psychology Sources: Mauro‚ Marisa. “What is Forensic Psychology?” Psychology Today. 7‚ June 2012. psychologytoday.com. 18 December 2012. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/take-all-prisoners/201006/what-is-forensic-psychology Cherry‚ Kendra. “Forensic Psychology Careers a Closer Look at Careers in Forensic Psychology” Psychology. about.com. 18 December 2012. http://psychology
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Introduction: According to figures from the US Coalition Against Insurance Fraud‚ the cost of claims fraud in the US alone in 1995 amounted to US$ 85.3 billion‚ which equates to a cost of US$ 326.47 for each American citizen. Research by the Rand Institute for Civil Justice in the US revealed that over one third of people injured in vehicle accidents exaggerated their symptoms‚ which adds US$ 13-16 billion to the annual US insurance bill. Figures from the pan-European trade association‚ the Comité
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commit fraud because of financial pressures‚ vices‚ or because of work-related pressures. As well‚ perpetrators of fraud can be motivated by a perceived opportunity to commit fraud and the ability to rationalize that what they are doing is not wrong. Their motivations are usually combined into the fraud triangle of perceived pressure‚ perceived opportunity‚ and rationalization. 3. The fraud triangle includes three elements that almost always must be present in order for someone to commit fraud: a
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