Fraud Risk Memorandum This memo is to determine potential fraud risks that may exist within our client‚ Apollo shoes. There are reasons to believe that potential fraud risks do exist‚ however these risks are only hypothetical‚ but will be tested to assure users that Apollo’s financial statements are fairly stated. First‚ the client’s prohibition of contacting the predecessor auditor is considered a red-flag. The importance of the predecessor’s working papers and comparative work would make completing
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Question 1: Name two cases in which companies have committed frauds by misstating inventory. Crazy Eddie and Goodner Brothers case are the good example for the inventory fraud cases. Question 2: What makes the intentional misstatement of inventory difficult to detect? When you have the most senior management of the company‚ particularly its financial management‚ consciously setting out to fool the auditors‚ to hide information from them‚ as they testified in the Monus trial‚ it’s very hard to
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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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What are my thoughts about the flag of the United States of America and what does it mean to me as a citizen of this country? The flag comes across to everyone differently and people have different levels of respect for it. The flag to me is a sign of our freedom‚ our country’s history‚ and of different views. The flag is a sign of our freedom that we have. It is our freedom to those who have served under‚ to those who died under‚ and to those that desecrate it. I know this because even though it
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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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feels‚ if you ask them if they want to go to Six Flags over Texas the majority of them will say “YES!” and start singing the words from the commercial‚ Six Flags is what you wish the world could be. As parents‚ we live our lives around our children needs and wants and from there that is how Six Flags is able to still in business. When you walk up to the gate in Arlington‚ Texas‚ you see six flags on a pole? History tells us the name refers to the flags of the six different nations that have governed
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While I enjoyed reading the Enron Case Study by Sims and Brinkmann and found it to be extremely informative‚ the movie‚ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room‚ provided additional information‚ details‚ and context regarding the individuals‚ decisions‚ and factors that contributed to Enron’s downfall (McLean & Elkind‚ 2003). To begin with‚ the movie delved into Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling’s personal‚ educational‚ and professional background and provided context regarding how their backgrounds influenced
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level – why auditing? • Enron Auditing • Why do we have auditing? • Lemonade Stand Example Did ANYONE Do ANYTHING WRONG? CONCLUSION Did Anyone Do Anything Wrong? YES!! ENRON’S RISE 1985 – Internorth‚ based in Omaha‚ acquired Houston Natural Gas. 1986 – Changed name to Enron and moved to Houston. OLD ENERGY SYSTEM • Electricity • State-regulated monopolies. • Stable‚ but inefficient. • Natural Gas • Pipelines transported on fixed delivery routes with set prices. Enron Producers Pipeline
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Bolívar. The inspiration behind the flag originally came from the one used by the liberation leader‚ Francisco de Miranda from his expedition in 1806. The Venezuelan flags colors are red‚ blue‚ and yellow. The yellow stripe is on the top of the flag‚ the blue is in the middle‚ and the last stripe is red. In the middle‚ on the blue stripe there are eight white stars that form an arc. Venezuela’s shield is in the top left corner of the flag. The shield is featured on the flag of the government and military
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