Case study on WorldCom THE WORLDCOM FRAUD:- Presented By: Pratik WorldCom’s Background • Awoke the sleeping giant by leading the telecom industry into profitability in the 90’s. • During the 1990’s‚ WorldCom was deeply involved in acquisitions and completed several “mega-deals” • Purchased over 60 firms in 2nd half of the 90’s • WorldCom moved into Internet and data traffic • Handled 50% of US Internet traffic • Handled 50% of e-mails worldwide WorldCom’s Background (cont.) • Purchased MCI for
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animals diets depend on these figs. Then the number of fruit-eaters also depends on the number of predators. Strangler Figs begin life in branches of another tree species they can be high as or higher than 148 ft (Encyclopedia). When animals eat the fruits and drop the seeds or found in animal droppings too‚ there become seed sprouts. A fig tree will then began to grow rapidly‚ which then began to strangle host trees‚ which then rob it of light and nutrients. The strangler fig species was exstinted
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spears were made of some wood. They did not have anything to protect their body with. The Algonquins only carried targets cut from tree bark. The Algonquins made armor from sticks that they tied with thread. The Algonquins lived in small towns of 10-12 houses. Some larger towns spotted had maybe 20-30 houses. If the town had a wall surrounding the perimeter‚ it was with tree trunks made into stakes or poles then stuck in the ground closely together. Their houses were built with small poles attached at
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AICPA‚ “Forensic Accounting is the application of accounting principles‚ theories and discipline to facts or hypothesis at issues in a legal dispute and encompasses every branch of accounting knowledge.” According to The Accountant’s Handbook on Fraud and Commercial Crime‚ Forensic Accounting is the application of financial skills and an investigative mentality to unresolved issues‚ conducted within the context of the rules of evidence. Forensic Accounting borrows knowledge from Accounting‚ Finance
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3D Fraud Risk Assessment Model Dinev’s SMARTGuide INSTITUTE OF EXPERT FRAUD EXAMINERS First Edition - 2012 Foreword .......................................................................................6 Part I: Navigating Fraud Risk Assessment Terminology ..............8 1.1. What The Dinev’s SMARTGuide Isn’t and Is? .............................................8 1.1.1. The Dinev’s SMARTGuide Isn’t ... ..........................................................................8
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living in a particular ecosystem is "ecological succession". Some specific examples of observable succession include: 1. The growth of hardwood trees (including ash‚ poplar and oak) within the red pine planting area. The consequence of this hardwood tree growth is the increased shading and subsequent mortality of the sun loving red pines by the shade tolerant hardwood seedlings. The shaded forest floor conditions generated by the pines prohibits the growth of sun-loving pine seedlings and allows the
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There were several situations that lead the executives and managers of WorldCom to "cook the books." Acquisition of other companies drove WorldCom to spend beyond their means; managers were told to spend whatever was necessary to increase revenue‚ even if it meant that long-term costs would outweigh the short-term gains. This fiscally unhealthy mentality led to a very bad decision to enter into long-term fixed rate leases for network capacity with extensive punitive termination provisions. Once the
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Daintree rain forest are endemic‚ which means that they can only be found there. Flora- In the Daintree there are around 40 species of fern which include the King Fern‚ Tree Fern and the Tassel Fern. The King fern grows by spreading out on the ground similar to a palm. It has the longest leaves of any fern in the world. The Tree fern has been around for millions of years and has a thin trunk and long fronds. There are two types of a Tassel fern‚ with one that will grow on the ground and the other
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invented around the area where Iraq is today. The wheel may have been inspired by a simple observation of a rolling tree trunk. When a number of tree trunks are placed on the ground close together‚ and a weight is placed upon them‚ the object can be moved much more easily. The rolling trunks cause less friction than dragging the object on the ground. The first wheels were indeed tree trunks. The next development was to use slices of these trunks joined together through an axle. Later‚ these wheels
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2013 Mock Trial Opening Statement-Prosecution Your honor and people of the jury‚ this is an indictment of attempted premeditated murder. The indictment sets forth that ‘Mr. Gene Forrester‚ one summer night‚ on the limb of a tree located at Devon School‚ purposely jostled the tree branch (on which both him and Phineas were on) in order to make Phineas plummet to the ground‚ whereof his schoolmate Phineas fell to the ground shattering his leg.’ To this indictment the defendant pleaded not guilty‚ if
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