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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Running head: HEALTHCARE FRAUD AND ABUSE Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Abstract Rising costs of healthcare is a valid concern for many households in America. A factor in the cost of healthcare insurance is fraud. Fraud is often very difficult to detect. The magnitude of healthcare fraud is unknown. Initial reimbursement and payment and billing timeframe of 90 days allows for fast payment of services‚ however‚ many times before there is an indication of fraudulent billing the company has closed
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commit fraud? Erica Miller Southern Technical College Table of Content Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Definition of Terms 5 Methodology 5 Results 6 References 8 Abstract When people who hear about executives that commit fraud the thing that first comes to mind may be: “They must have really hated their job or company to do such a thing”. That may not always be the case. In some cases it is the CEO or even the founder of the company that committed the fraud. The
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Assessment The most interesting part in Gupta’s article is in her conclusion. The author notes that fraud in the health sector is a reality and should be exposed. Gupta further states that clinical operations are vulnerable to fraud because the system lacks effective mechanisms to detect‚ investigate‚ and prosecute individuals or groups of people who engage in fraud. Finally‚ the author calls on everyone in the health sector to develop a culture of research‚ which should be based on fundamentals
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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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Credit Card Fraud Some facts about credit card fraud: Credit cards. They are everywhere. They are so easy to use and they are accepted almost anywhere in the world. These are just some of the reasons why there is a big problem in the world today. This problem is known as credit card fraud. Credit card fraud is one of the most common types of fraud that there is. If a dishonest person gets a hold of any type of private information about someone‚ such as a social security number‚ date of birth‚ address
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The Fraud of Digi Corporation For Fraud Examination The Fraud of Digi Corporation Suramanian Krishnan‚ better known as Kris Krishnan was once the CFO of Digi Corporation based in Plymouth‚ Minnesota. He was a graduate of Bangalore University who further studied at Minnesota State University and finished up at the Wharton School of Finance. His career began back in 1979 at Hansen Company as a CPA‚ and he soon moved though several positions as an International tax manager at Eco Lab and
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Aldana 1 Monique Aldana Professor Ferguson English 101 17 April 2013 Mediumship: Fraud or Genuine? Many attempts to communicate with the dead have been documented back to early human history. The oracles of ancient Greece were consulted for advice‚ and ancient shamans and witch doctors traditionally contacted spirits. People believe mediums mediate communication between the spirits of the dead and other human beings. Although mediumship threatens beliefs of many people and their religions
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General Standards rule 201‚ which states that agencies must exercise due professional care‚ professional competence‚ planning and supervision and having sufficient relevant data. In order for Nay to keep himself from being detected of committing fraud he had established a “mail rule‚” where no one was allowed to open or touch any letters that was for him or sent to him. Auditors relied on internal evidence as their source of evidence on documents provided in order to base their opinion. Nay’s illegal
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