M1. Case Study Assignment: Fraud at WorldCom 1. Who were the major characters in WorldCom? There are a couple of major characters that played their roles in the downfall of WorldCom. Mr. Bernard J. (Bernie) Ebbers‚ one of the founders of the original small long-distance carrier‚ was asked to take charge of the company during its early struggles. It was under his tenure that WorldCom began its expanding pursuits and aggressive acquisitions. Although Mr. Ebbers was he head of the company‚ their CFO
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Fraud is a serious crime that should concern all parties of the U.S. health care system and is a costly reality that the government cannot overlook. While not all fraud can be prevented‚ by learning about the many different types of fraud‚ patients can be educated on how to protect themselves from fraud. If we use government programs to inform the public that they can be targeted‚ the dollar amount for these cases for fraud can be reduced. An informed public and a properly funded FBI will go a
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E-Banking in Bangladesh: The Future of Banking Kamrul Hasan* E-banking is the waves of the future. It provides enormous benefits to consumers in terms of case and cost of transactions‚ either through internet‚ telephone or other electronic delivery channels. For many consumers‚ electronic banking means 24-hours access to cash through an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) or Direct Deposit of paychecks into checking or savings accounts. But electronic banking now involves many different types of transactions
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Adelphia Communications Scandal Adelphia Communications was the nation’s 6th largest cable company and became yet another corporation involved in a scandal that resulted in their downfall. Adelphia’s services included high speed cable internet service‚ cable TV service‚ and long distance phone service. Adelphia had more than five million subscribers to these services. The scandal consisted of the Rigas family‚ the family that founded the company‚ and two other executives fraudulently excluding over
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JB Accounting Fraud‚ the Investor and the Sarbanes Oxley Act Throughout the past several years major corporate scandals have rocked the economy and hurt investor confidence. The largest bankruptcies in history have resulted from greedy executives that “cook the books” to gain the numbers they want. These scandals typically involve complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds‚ overstating revenues‚ understating expenses‚ overstating the value of assets or underreporting of liabilities
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Any contract for the sale of goods that exceeds $500 falls under the statute of frauds and must be in writing to constitute an enforceable contract. The contract between Tidwell and Anthony amounts to $50‚000 and must be in writing to be enforceable‚ which presents the first issue in this problem. There are‚ however‚ alternative means of satisfying the Statute of Frauds. In this case‚ Tidwell provided Anthony with a good faith payment of $10‚000 when the oral contract was entered into on June
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The Global Fraud Survey not only provides information about different types of frauds schemes and characteristics of fraud perpetrators but also provide a deep insight into the red flags associated with it. According to Survey‚ Two thirds of frauds were committed by males‚ between the age of 31 and 45‚ and male perpetrators have caused twice the loss as compared to women perpetrators. According to the article‚ only 7% of fraud perpetrators had previously been convicted or charged with fraudulent
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SHAKESPEARE IS A FRAUD January 25th 2012 Shakespeare is a Fraud One cannot write thirty-six plays‚ one hundred and fifty-four sonnets and two long narrative poems if they were ordinary. But unbelievably‚ William Shakespeare did just that from 1564 – 1616. People have questioning how Shakespeare achieved writing such great pieces of literature‚ when the behind the scenes story does not add up. There are no records to prove he wrote anything and there is proof
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Introduction: e-banking is defined as the automated delivery of new and traditional banking products and services directly to customers through electronic‚ interactive communication channels. E-banking includes the systems that enable financial institution customers‚ individuals or businesses‚ to access accounts‚ transact business‚ or obtain information on financial products and services through a public or private network‚ including the Internet. Customers access e-banking services using an intelligent
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2231-4288 JOURNAL ON BANKING FINANCIAL SERVICES & INSURANCE RESEARCH Internationally Indexed & Listed Referred e-Journal A CAMEL MODEL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS IN INDIA K. V. N. PRASAD*; G. RAVINDER**; DR. D. MAHESHWARA REDDY** *Assistant Professor‚ ITM Business School‚ Warangal‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India. **Lecturer‚ ITM Business School‚ Warangal‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India. ***Assistant Professor‚ ITM Business School‚ Warangal‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India. ABSTRACT Banking sector is one of the
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