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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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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Characters: In the movie Frauds there are a few characters who play major roles. Jonathan Wheats portrayed by Hugo Weaving‚ plans a scam to claim insurance money for things that were not actual destroyed or stolen. He his married to Beth Wheats and is a very smart person but becomes paranoid very easily. Furthermore‚ Beth Wheats played by Josephine Byrnes‚ married to Jonathan‚ is a teacher and is unaware of Jonathans plans. Beth becomes annoyed and frustrated by the actions of Roland‚ due to her
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AUDITING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR INVOLVES LOOKING AT THINGS OR ACTIVITIES WITH A BIRD EYE VIEW. OMONIYI‚ WAHAB SHINA INTRODUCTION Auditing in the public Sector is an independent examination of ‚ and an expression of an opinion on the financial statements of governments by a duly appointed person(s) in accordance with all relevant statutory obligation. In other words‚ auditing does not concentrate on fraud detection alone‚ but rather‚ to look at the financial and non-financial activities of an
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References: A Arens‚ R. Elder‚ M. Beasley (2010). Auditing & Assurance Services and Integrated Approach. NJ: Prentice Hall. Chapter 7--Accepting the Engagement and Planning the Audit. http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/cpacini/courses/acg4632/ch7audnotes.pdf Chapter 16 Completeing the Tests in the Sales and
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Introduction In July 1991‚ the largest scandal in the financial history exploded when the branch offices of the Bank of Credit and Commerce (BCCI) has been seized by regulators in seven countries. The closure of the bank is mainly due to massive fraud and corruption that happened at the heart of the bank. BCCI also involved in other illegal activities such as money laundering‚ dubious lending‚ fraudulent record-keeping and support in terrorism. The BCCI was a supranational bank founded in London
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Tanner can get his funds back Fraud. When Tanner was getting information over the hotel‚ Grano‚ the owner‚ stated that the motel netted $30‚000 during the previous year and that it will net at least $45‚000 for the next year. When Grano turns over the motel books‚ which had all the information of the motel‚ and is where Grano could have gotten the information of the numbers that he told Grano during negotiation. But‚ he committed an element of fraud which is silence because in the motel books it
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Waste Management Fraud Waste Management‚ Inc. today is dedicated to serving our communities by collecting and disposing of garbage and recycling. Over the years they have had to deal with a rise of issues such as environmental and global warming. Waste Management has also tried to reduce its waste collections while turning any valuable resources it can into clean and renewable energy. Waste Management has been around since the late 1800’s‚ and is a holding company that has all its daily operations
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Case Study A Case Study in Corporate Governance & Ethical Auditing Satyam Fiasco & Role of PwC as an Auditor Group I Submitted By: Aditya Zutshi Ambrish Mani Piyush Anandani Ravinder Pal Singh Dhillon Abstract & Approach On Dec 16‚ 2008‚ Satyam declared to buy entire stakes in Maytas Properties for $1.3 Billion & 51% stakes in Maytas Infra for another $300 Million. By this action‚ the investors were furious. This was because of the move to invest in a promoter-related
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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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