Freddie Mac Fraud Thanaphan Darnsomboon PME604 Project Financial Management National University December 18‚ 2012 Freddie Mac Fraud The definition of fraud is “an intentional deception or deceit‚ perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage” (dictionary.com). Fraud is a breach of law and can be punishable by law. Mortgage fraud is one of the financial crimes where a company materially misrepresents or omits information on its mortgage loan documentation in order to
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Financial Statements Fraud Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 Definition ............................................................................................................. 1 Purpose of Financial Statements Fraud ..................................................... 1 Financial Statement Fraud Schemes .....
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A First Data White Paper Now You See It‚ Now You Don’t: A Review of Fraud Costs and Trends Fraud is more dangerous to your business than you think‚ and treating it as a cost of doing business may be emboldening criminals and costing you customers. A well-designed fraud management program can help protect your customers and improve profitability. By Krista Tedder Product Owner‚ Risk Management and Fraud Solutions © 2009 First Data Corporation. All trademarks‚ service marks and trade names
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Organizational Responsibility and Current Health Care Issues Paper - Health Care Fraud Roberta Roelofs HCS / 545 November 17‚ 2014 Michael Grossman Health care fraud is a current health care issue throughout the health care industry from hospitals to home care services. “The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) estimates that health care fraud accounts for at least three‚ but as much as ten percent of total health care expenditures”(Hubbell‚ 2006). Health care organizations
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When does employee fraud occur? It is commonly accepted that the presence of the three elements of the “Fraud Triangle” increases the risk of employee fraud: Motivation: The employee is somehow motivated to commit a fraud. Economic factors such as personal financial distress‚ substance abuse‚ gambling‚ overspending‚ or other similar addictive behaviors may provide motivation. The current national economic recession may serve to increase the incidence of such financial motivations. Opportunity:
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Financial Statement Fraud - Recognition of Revenue and the Auditor’s Responsibility for Detecting Financial Statement Fraud - Tiina Intal and Linh Thuy Do Graduate Business School School of Economics and Commercial Law Göteborg University ISSN 1403-851X Printed by Elanders Novum Abstract Financial reporting frauds and earnings manipulation have attracted high profile attention recently. There have been several cases by businesses of what appears to be financial statement fraud‚ which have
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Health Care Management Cluster 14 November 2011 Research Paper U.S. Health Care and Compliance A System Challenged By Schemes‚ Scams‚ Fraud‚ and Abuse “Laws are made to restrain and punish the wicked; the wise and good do not need them as a guide‚ but only as a shield against rapine and oppression; they can live civilly and orderly‚ though there were no law in the world.” John Milton (1608-1674) On August 31‚ 2010‚ in Los Angeles‚ California‚ the former chief
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The latest Report to the Nations On Occupational Fraud and Abuse‚ the biennial study of global fraud by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners‚ finds that organizations lose an average of 5 percent of revenues to fraud each year‚ with a median loss of $140‚000. However‚ just over one-fifth of fraud schemes results in losses topping $1 million. Perhaps even more disturbing was the median length of time before the frauds were detected: 18 months. And‚ that’s not all; the study found that almost
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Since the old days when transportation was made more accessible‚ immigration has played a key role in a country’s economic and social standpoint. Immigration may have positive reactions as we have seen during the roaring 20s‚ but depending on the amount of immigrants‚ it may also have negative reactions. For this reason‚ immigration is regarded precariously and maintained. The downside to having such strict immigration laws leads to difficulty and elongated application process. In some cases it could
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the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and with management. ISA/HKSA 240 (Clarified) also provides expanded operational guidance for auditors to consider the existence of material misstatement due to fraud in a financial statement audit. It emphasizes the auditor’s increased responsibility for detecting fraud‚ and the auditor is now required to be more proactive in searching for fraud during the whole audit process
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