Anna James Case Study: HealthSouth Corporation Scandal Week3 Forensic Accounting: Ethics and Legal Environment Professor Erskine Hawkins HealthSouth Corporation is a large‚ public healthcare company that operates 93 inpatient rehabilitation hospital‚ 49 outpatient rehabilitation satellites‚ six long-term acute care hospitals‚ and 25 home health agencies. According to the company websites‚ it is “one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers specializing in rehabilitation”.5 The company
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There is a lot of controversy around the idea that if an institution is “Too big to fail” then it can essentially be “Too big to jail.” This was certainly the case for the multinational bank HSBC. Back in 2012 HSBC suffered from one of the biggest money laundering cases‚ for a banking institution. HSBC was charged with not having adequate money laundering controls and for doing business with unauthorized countries. The multinational institution had allegedly supplied banking services to Saudi Arabia
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The Honourable Nigella Lucy Lawson (born 6 January 1960) is an English journalist‚ broadcaster‚ television personality‚ gourmet‚ and food writer. After graduating from Lady Margaret Hall‚ Oxford University‚ Lawson started work as a book reviewer and restaurant critic‚ later becoming the deputy literary editor of The Sunday Times in 1986. She then embarked upon a career as a freelance journalist‚ writing for a number of newspapers and magazines. In 1998‚ she brought out her first cook book‚ How
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In today’s world of modern technology and scandals‚ it would not be surprising to periodically encounter a high profile client. As to whether this client is being pursued by the federal law is up for debate; thus‚ when meeting Randall‚ one cannot help but examine his story with speculation. From the start‚ it is nothing new to hear that the government or some other corporation is potentially tapping cell phones‚ computers‚ and technological devices. Yet‚ the degree of discomfort that Randall displays
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Issue the issue is that Stoll had confronted inappropriate behavior‚ assault‚ and got manhandled from her administrators and partners. Stoll endured extreme mental harm as a consequence of her encounters and can’t work‚ there for The court needs to settle on a choice whether she is entitled for a front pay for her inconveniences or not. Rule: Stoll has displayed coordinate confirmation however the court had neglected to think of them as. After that her association with her legal counselor wasn’t
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Beginning in 2000‚ CMS Marketing‚ Services and Trading Company began to make energy trades that had no economic justification. As stated in the Securities and Exchange Commission cease and desist order ¡§CMS materially overstated its revenues‚ expenses and energy-trading volumes in 2000 and 2001 through the use of undisclosed round-trip energy transactions conducted by its Houston-based energy-trading division‚ MS&T.¡¨ These trades have now become known as "round-trip" trades. CMS issued false Press
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whether or not Patricia Dunn should have been dismissed for her actions. Patricia Dunn‚ HP‚ and the Pretext Scandal Hewlett-Packard is without a doubt a successful company. With products ranging from computers‚ to servers‚ to electronic test equipment‚ they are truly giants in the electronics industry. Unfortunately‚ they have had their share of scandals in the past few years. First‚ its’ former CEO‚ Carly Fiorina‚ was dismissed in the wake of missed profit projections and a not
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The topic i choose from the 1920s was the Black Sox scandal. It was where the White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds were in the world series and gamblers paid White Sox players to lose the game‚ this happened 95 years ago. ‘’On October 9‚ 1919‚ the Cincinnati Reds defeated the heavily favored Chicago White Sox 10-5 to clinch an unlikely World Series win’’ (Andrews). ‘’The players on the Charles Comiskey’s 1919 Chicago White Sox team were a fractious lot. The club was divided into two "gangs" of players
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Nike’s Sweatshop Scandal Campaign With profits plummeting and negative attention flooding in following the exposure of sweatshops in overseas factories‚ it became clear that Nike’s image had to change—and fast. Though not the only company caught in the cross-fire following the documentation of atrocious working conditions‚ Nike managed to capture the spotlight. As a member of society‚ I feel driven to act as a socially conscious consumer‚ allowing me to strongly relate to Nike’s desired audience
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The Hwang Woo-Suk Research Scandal In scientific research poor scientific research can lead to financial waste and human health risks. This paper reviews an example of unethical business research and injured parties involved. Next how the unethical behavior affected everyone involved and how to prevent unethical behavior is explained. Many institutions have different standards of what is considered to be unethical research. Some examples include: 1. Asking inappropriate questions
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