Accounting Fraud: A White Collar Crime Accounting Fraud: A White Collar Crime The CEO and CFO of a Swiss security systems company named Tyco‚ stole 150 million dollars from their company before being caught in 2002. At the height of the scandal‚ the CEO threw a 2 million dollar birthday party for his wife on a private island with guest performer Jimmy Buffet. After being caught‚ the CEO and CFO were sentenced to 8-25 years in prison and Tyco had to repay its investors 2.92 billion dollars (The
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Xerox Corporation Xerox Corporation is a $16 billion technology and services enterprise that helps businesses deploy smart document management strategies and find better ways to work. It’s intent is to constantly lead with innovative technologies‚ products and solutions that customers can depend upon to improve business results. Xerox provides the document industry’s broadest portfolio of offerings. Digital systems include color and black-and-white printing and publishing systems‚ digital presses
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As part of a bid to prevent the insurer’s failure‚ the U.S. settled derivatives and loan contracts worth $32.7 billion withGoldman Sachs Group Inc.‚ Merrill Lynch & Co.‚ Societe Generale‚ Deutsche Bank AG and UBS AG. That’s about half the $66.7 billion that those companies‚ the five biggest beneficiaries of loans and capital infusions for AIG‚ said they spent on pay and benefits last year for employees‚ some of whom created or traded toxic subprime assets that proved deadly for lenders. The bonuses
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BREIF PRODUCT INFORMATION Company Name : CROSSKASE Established : 2012 Product Info : eco-friendly solar backpack has been launched which powers phones‚ camera’s and other hand held devices. Target Market : Super Markets‚ Shopping Malls‚ Book Shops‚ Air Ports etc. Key Financials : Manufacturing Cost: 11500rs Market
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Persuasion is "the process by which a person’s attitudes or behaviors are‚ without duress‚ influenced by communications from other people (Encyclopedia Britannica Online). There are numerous types of persuasion and in many forms. In the following pages I will take you on a journey through the tactics of sweepstakes companies‚ one in particular - Publishers Clearing House. This is an interesting subject matter that I have grown up around. My mother has sent in each and every Publishers Clearing
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Suing over spilt milk It’s been dubbed “Europe’s Enron” – the saga that has engulfed Italy’s milk-processing giant Parmalat and its senior executives‚ blue-chip European and American banks‚ accountancy firms‚ politicians and 130‚000 hapless small shareholders following the discovery in 2003 of a $14bn black hole in its finances. The revelation triggered an eight year marathon of court cases in Europe and America‚ the disgrace of the Tanzi family that controlled Parmalat‚ at least one death‚ the
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The Second Mile Scandal Nonprofit organization‚ which was established to help children who require additional support‚ is now preparing to cease operation due to one of America’s most shocking scandal in history. Founder of The Second Mile‚ Jerry Sandusky‚ was charged and found guilty of child sex abuse. Despite having the responsibility as founder of nonprofit organization for goodwill‚ Jerry Sandusky committed a crime for which he deserved serious consequences. The Second Mile is a nonprofit
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management during their times of trouble. According to James and Wooten (2005)‚ organizational crises can be classified into two types: sudden (such as natural disasters‚ sabotage‚ hostile takeover‚ technology disruption) and smoldering (such as rumors/scandals‚ mismanagement‚ workplace safety‚ class action lawsuits). Because sudden crises are often seen as out of the control of people’s hands‚ the public is often sympathetic and understanding of a company’s reaction to this type of event. Smoldering crises
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organizations that the struggle for a position in the healthcare industry (Klaidman‚ 2010). However‚ this struggle has contributed to a series of legal and ethical scandals that have largely changed the reputation of the company. Based on theoretical and practical explanations‚ this paper seeks to critically analyze one of the most recent scandal involving doctors at Tenet Healthcare who carried out unnecessary heart surgeries on patients. An Overview of the Company This company was established in
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above 35 percent (ABC News). The Watergate Scandal involved a number of illegal activities that were designed to help President Richard Nixon win re-election. The scandal involved burglary‚ wiretapping‚ campaign financing violations‚ and the use of government agencies to harm political opponents. One of the major aspects of the scandal was to cover-up of all these illegal actions. "Watergate‚ however‚ differed from most previous political scandals because personal greed apparently did not play
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