Waste Management‚ Inc. Waste Management‚ Inc.‚ incorporated in 1968‚ had become a leader in the industry of waste management services ranging from industrial operations to curbside collection. This company had become synonymous with many different kinds of disposal services that allowed for the company to grow and grow with a solid base over the course of twenty-eight years. Finally in 1996‚ the company reported total assets of almost $20 billion with net income close to $200 million. However
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Executive Summary Background Waste Management‚ Inc.‚ founded in 1894‚ offers environmental services to nearly 20 million residential‚ industrial‚ commercial‚ and municipal customers in the US‚ Canada‚ and Puerto Rico. With a large customer base‚ it is difficult to picture such a large company committing fraud. However‚ between the years of 1992 and 1997‚ several chief officers in the company engaged in a systematic scheme to falsify and misrepresent Waste Management’s financial results. Heading
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have sewage treatment plants. These plants return only safe water to the streams or lakes. Many states have laws that prohibit companies from dumping raw industrial wastes‚ such as liquids from a metal – planting factory‚ into streams. These wastes often endanger the supply of drinking water. They also kill fish. Most industrial wastes can be treated to make them
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FRAUD CONDITIONS Three conditions are often present when fraud exists; incentives‚ opportunity‚ and attitude. All of these conditions can be seen in the fraud at Waste Management. Waste Management was under pressure from other companies within the industry that could offer the same services at lower prices to customers. Dean L. Buntrock‚ founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Waste Management was the driving force behind the fraud. Buntrock set the earnings targets‚ fostered a culture of fraudulent accounting
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The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) And Its Effect on Health Care Compliance and Law Enforcement Thaedra Frangos ECM 627-Z1 Fraud Management: Risk and Compliance Professor Gary Reynolds Abstract The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) was created in 2009 in response to nothing short of an egregious and systemic theft problem bleeding our health care system and the American taxpayers near dry
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Waste Management Case Study April 24‚ 2010 Introduction: Ace Scavenger Service began its journey as a small‚ family owned trash hauling business in 1894. The family business was passed to Dean Buntrock in 1956. Buntrock had the foresight to begin consolidating small trash companies into one large company. He started with the merger of his firm with two other smaller firms in 1968 and created Waste Management‚ Inc. In 1971‚ Waste Management‚ Inc. had its initial public offering and used those
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1. Based on the fraud triangle‚ there are several factors present at Waste Management that are indicative of each of the three fraud conditions. Incentives: from the case‚ the SEC staff claimed that the top Waste Management officers’ fraudulent conduct was driven by greed and a desire to retain their corporate positions and status in the business and social communities. Their bonuses‚ retirement benefits and stock options closely correlate with the performance of the company. If the company
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Fraud Prevention and Management Recommendations Paper CJR-334-Z1 Economic Crime Investigation October 29‚ 2012 Fraud Prevention and Management Recommendations The purpose of this Fraud Prevention Plan is to set out the approach to dealing with fraud risk within our organization. In order to prevent the types of frauds that have already occurred within our organization it will be necessary to create “a culture of honesty‚ openness‚ and assistance…..fraud prevention is where the big savings
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11/10/2012 1 2 Junction Falls Finance and Accounting Services AA205 Risk Management‚ Control and Ethics Joe Metros Director Seminar 7.1: Ethics‚ Fraud Risk and Communication Libby Jones – Chief Accountant Group 6 Marsee Weston – Fixed Asset Manager Overview Scott Smyth – Cash/Debt & Investment Manager Scenario 1 Cathy Elgin – Accounting Assistant (A/R) Scenario 2 Bob Thomas – Accounting Assistant (A/P) Scenario 3 Nora Stewart – Accounting
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MUNIJAN - 2012 Name of the College : Name of the team : Team Members : | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Theme Chosen: (BELOW ARE SUGGESTED THEMES‚ NEW THEMES PREFERRED) * Environment * Education * Poverty alleviation * Health & Hygiene * Elimination of Social Evils | * Employment & Empowerment * Human Rights * Women Empowerment * Rural Development * Ethics * Any Other (Please Specify) _______________________
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