1. Consider how a hacker might trick people into giving him or her user IDs and passwords to their Amazon.com accounts. What are some of the ways that a hacker might accomplish this? What crimes can be performed with such information? How? * Social engineering (For example‚ instead of trying to find a software vulnerability‚ a social engineer might call an employee and pose as an IT support person‚ trying to trick the employee into divulging his password. The goal is always to gain the trust
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The article that I was read is called‚ The wild schemes people will use to commit tax fraud‚ written by Matt Pearce. The article talks about schemes that people use to get out of paying their taxes and crimes commit with tax fraud. The main purpose of this article is to show that tax fraud is a massive problem in the United States and there are consequence to face for committing the crimes.The article starts off by introducing Michael D. Brandner‚ an Alaskan plastic surgeon with a wife‚ who filed
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4. Explain why the fraud remained undetected for 13 years. What procedures might the auditors have performed to detect this fraud in a timelier manner? The fraud was undetected because of a lack of internal controls. There was a lack of segregation of duties between who collected the receipts and who prepared the deposits. Sally collected all of the receipts‚ closed out the drawers‚ and prepared the deposits. Since she performed all of these duties‚ she could easily cover her tracks by making sure
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a law passed by the United States Congress in 1986 intended to reduce cracking of computer systems and to address federal computer-related offenses. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (codified as 18 U.S.C. § 1030 governs cases with a compelling federal interest‚ where computers of the federal government or certain financial institutions are involved‚ where the crime itself is interstate in nature‚ or computers used in interstate and
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attempt to cover her tracks and keep her stock from plummeting” (Hurtado‚ N. P. (n.d.). Comey believe that the criminal case was all about lying and he said that Martha is being prosecuted for what she did and not who she is. When she went to court she plead not guilty. Stewart was also charge with “securities fraud stemming” (Hurtado‚ N. P. (n.d.).‚
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Hayes Honor‚ eh? Quite ironic considering that he "triumphed" in the presidential election by making a sleazy political deal and abandoning black Southerners to decades of oppression and discrimination‚ causing him to be known to history as "Ruther-Fraud B. Hayes." Pros-He signed a law which made it easier for Chinese Immigrants to come into the country (this was repealed with the Exclusion Act). He tied the value of the dollar to gold instead of silver. He supported Reconstruction (After the Civil
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Hi Al‚ As you may know‚ the agency will be executing a new nation-wide Immigration Benefit Fraud Assessment (IBFA) study‚ which will begin this fall. IBFA was formerly known as the Benefit Fraud Assessment (BFA) or Benefit Fraud Compliance Assessment. OP&S is collaborating with representatives from FDNS‚ FOD‚ SCOPS‚ and OP&S staff to execute the study. Chris Dombek and Taeho Jinn are our POCs from FDNSHQ. The study will include 200 to 240 newly received I-130 case files. All these cases will
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HealthSouth Fraud Richard Scrushy was the founder of HealthSouth he graduated from Jefferson State Community College and become a registered respiratory therapist after studying at Alabama Birmingham University. He later went to St. Louis and became the regional director of the respiratory therapy department at Lifemark. He eventually moved to Houston and became the COO. In 1984 He left to follow his dream of creating a rehabilitation center in Little Rock. The company changed their name from Amcare
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the following case: Robert Ray Courtney‚ a former pharmacist‚ who owned and operated the Research Medical Tower Pharmacy in Kansas City‚ Missouri. 2. Provide a detailed account of the key facts surrounding the case. Make sure to include the following: a. Case background b. Biographical description of the defendant and his company 3. Using information from the Internet and other credible sources identify and discuss the criminal and contractual aspects of the case. He was once a member
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court case of Rixon Vs Star City PTY LTD (2001 september). Mr Brian Rixon is the Appellant and Star City Pty Ltd (formerly Sydney Harbour Casino Pty Ltd) is the Respondent. Mr Rixon is suing Star City for battery‚ assult and unlawful arrest. What crime has beem commited? Include a defention of this crime. In this particulular case of Brian Rixon vs Star City PTY LTD‚ battery‚ assult and unlawful arrest were alegedely commited‚ these offences fall under tort law. A tort can be defined as a civil
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