reality for many Americans. This devastating loss left many taxpayers with misappropriated assets along with a burden to pay the “bill” for the bailout of AIG. PART I: HOUSING MARKET SCANDAL: VIOLATIONS IN BUSINESS OPERATIONS To understand the accounting scandal of AIG‚ one must first understand its business transactions and operations leading up to the SEC investigations. In 1993‚ President Bill Clinton signed into law the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act‚ commonly
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The Fannie Scandal: The ’Financiopaths ’ Did It Article Analysis Jami L. Harris University of Phoenix ACC 363/ Financial Accounting II Facilitator: Eduard Delacruz November 5‚ 2006 Abstract When most people hear the word "Enron‚" they the first thought that comes to mind is watching the news with the executives being taken by handcuffs to a police car due to the scandal. Though it remains very familiar in the minds of the American people‚ Fannie Mae had also lead a scandalous act to
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Executive Summary In this investigative report‚ it will show how Enron was involved in improper accounting practices that led to over $70 billion of losses and also Enron’s method that was used to able them in covering their losses. Enron’s fall and bankruptcy had affected not only the employees‚ but also the shareholders‚ U.S Citizens and also the impact that it had on other countries that Enron was affiliated with. The focus of this paper is on the creation of Enron’s business model that
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Content Page Executive Summary Xerox‚ the then world’s largest copier seller‚ was sued by the U.S. Security and Exchange Committee (SEC) in 2002 for its fraudulent accounting manipulations‚ which inflated $1.5 billion earnings from 1997 to 2000. Several parties got their hands dirty in the scandal‚ including the then senior Xerox management‚ the Board of Directors and external auditor KPMG LLP. The failure of those parties in discharging their duties induces the further thought of trust and accountability
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company address] Yi Theng Lim Organization Behavior & Design Case Ethical Analysis NKF Singapore: Anatomy of a Crisis 08 Fall Introduction In July 2005‚ Singapore was shaken by a scandal involving the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)‚ the nation’s largest charity. The scandal had surfaced many ethically controversial practices by NKF. In this paper‚ I will be focusing on the dilemmas surrounding NKF’S operations structure and evaluate them from various theoretical perspectives
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Rite of Passage ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Cora Dunaway July 14‚ 2014 When one thinks of the term “Rite of Passage” it’s generally thought of as old world traditions involving some sort of circumcision or test of strength‚ to become a man. Upon researching the topic several articles and journals covering these types of rituals was found. After further research I found that not only is the military considered its own culture but within the military
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would stay inflated. Another practice is that they switched from an agent model to a merchant model when recognizing revenue. Doing this gave them a 65% increase when typical industry standards only gain between 2-3%. Once they switched to this accounting method other companies started to follow their lead in order to stay competitive with Enron. In addition‚ Enron understated its liability and overstated its equity. They would do this by creating special purpose entities. These entities were created
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Bridging the Gap: Adolescent Rites of Passage General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ my audience will understand how cultures use adolescent rites of passage to help people mark the transition from childhood to adulthood. Central Idea: Adolescent rites of passage have marked the passage of children into adulthood around the world‚ and elements of those rituals are being used in modern American society. INTRODUCTION How did
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4 3. Products 5 4. Enron Scandal – The Company Fraud 8 f. What Happed? 8 5. Techniques used in the Company Fraud 9 g. Revenue Recognition 9 h. Mark-to-market accounting 9 i. Special Purpose Entities 10 j. Executive Compensation 11 k. Risk Management 11 l. Financial Audit 12 m. Audit Committee 12 n. Other Accounting Procedures 13 6. Bankruptcy 14
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Enron Scandal In 1985‚ Enron was formed by Kenneth Lay after the merging of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. In the 1990s‚ Lay helped to initiate the selling of electricity at market prices. Markets made it easier for Enron to sell energy at higher prices‚ which caused the company to get richer. Enron was the largest merchant of natural gas in 1992. In November 1999‚ the creation of EnronOnline enabled Enron to develop‚ negotiate and manage its trading business. By 2001‚ Enron became a
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