The article that I was read is called‚ The wild schemes people will use to commit tax fraud‚ written by Matt Pearce. The article talks about schemes that people use to get out of paying their taxes and crimes commit with tax fraud. The main purpose of this article is to show that tax fraud is a massive problem in the United States and there are consequence to face for committing the crimes.The article starts off by introducing Michael D. Brandner‚ an Alaskan plastic surgeon with a wife‚ who filed
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1. Consider how a hacker might trick people into giving him or her user IDs and passwords to their Amazon.com accounts. What are some of the ways that a hacker might accomplish this? What crimes can be performed with such information? How? * Social engineering (For example‚ instead of trying to find a software vulnerability‚ a social engineer might call an employee and pose as an IT support person‚ trying to trick the employee into divulging his password. The goal is always to gain the trust
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DIRECT EXAMINATION FOR THE WEEK OF 9/26 AND 10/4 Direct Examination for the Defense Witness Aubrey Fox What is your full name? What is your age? 3. What high school do you currently attend? 4.You are here to tell the jury about the hit-and-run in question‚ which you saw; is that right? 5.So you know Adrian‚ the defendant? (lays the foundation) 6.Directing your attention to the day in question‚ April 19‚ 2012‚ where were you that night? Yes‚ I was at the celebratory meet... 7.How is your
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The development of fraud examiner/forensic accounting profession since the 2001 Enron Fraud After the Enron and WorldCom business climate‚ there came a new US federal law called Sarbanes – Oxley Act. The SOX contains 11 titles that describe specific mandates and requirements for financial reporting. It makes corporate executives more accountable for their actions. Companies invested a tremendous amount of resources‚ time‚ and effort in order to comply with the requirements. It clearly improved the
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION REPORT. Two Journeys with Dyslexia and Assistive Technology STUDENT: RONALDO LUIS RODAS JARA羅楠 ‚ SPECIAL EDUCATION 107 PROFESSOR : 佘永吉‚ PhD. NOVEMBER 2014 INTRODUCTION Dyslexia has been around for a long time and has been defined in different ways. For example‚ in 1968‚ the World Federation of Neurologists defined dyslexia as "a disorder
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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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Bank Official Arrested for Fraud Continuously new scandals with big businesses continue to arise in the news. A recent article published online details charges that are brought against the former president of a bank in New York. It is as though professionals do not understand that ethics are a key part of business practices and will lead to having a successful business. How one should and does act in business situations is as important as the legal aspects of business. The Park Avenue Bank
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profit and began his fraudulent activities. He was running false credit card charges on clients’ cards and check kiting. However‚ he was able to commit fraud on a large scale‚ when he gathered enough of a balance sheet built off fraudulent transactions. His major crimes were perpetrated against banks and investors by committing financial statement fraud. Such activities enabled him to obtain cash through bank loans and investment funds. Barry had fixed assets on the balance sheet that were fictitious
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Examinations‚ as we know it‚ have emerged to be the main theme of modern education in the ever-changing landscape of academia. In an education infrastructure that is as unpredictable as the clouds‚ it is somewhat ironic that the system of examinations as a means of judging a student’s ability has prevailed through the years. Every person‚ in their quest for knowledge‚ would inevitably encounter numerous modes of examinations through the course of their academic journey. As much importance has been
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I think school exams are adequate to measure student progress. I don’t like high-stakes testing because the participants are minors and the quicker you can get these students in a community college environment‚ the quicker they are able to mature and know why it’s important to work hard. I also don’t like them because they aren’t content exams‚ but instead are literacy tests‚ thus while most people are going to perform in accordance with the literacy test as to their abilities‚ the correlation is
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