WEEK7 ASSIGNMENT 3 FRAUD IN THE AIS JERRY S. KOLEH STRAYER UNIVERSITY PROF. DANIEL ACHEAMPONG ACCT564 (ACCOUNTING INFO SYSTEM) MAY 26‚ 2013 Embezzlement of $19.2 Million at Citigroup and the failure of its AIS to prevent the fraud As alluded to by the Security Director ’s Report (2011)‚ it seems internal auditor were not thoroughly reconciling or analyzing statements relative to payments made to contractors and money transfers. Or still‚ they probably did not even have
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topic of tax fraud. We will begin by introducing the basic concepts of tax fraud. Secondly‚ this paper will also delve into some of the laws that have been passed as punishment for those parties that decide to commit tax fraud. We will also highlight some of the more current examples of tax fraud that have been committed and the details that lead to the perpetrators being caught. Lastly we will discuss the role that criminal investigators have in the realm of tax fraud. Tax fraud can be stated
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Introduction Occupational fraud is said to be that fraud perpetrated by an employee of an organization against his organization. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)‚ “occupational fraud is the use of one’s occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of the employing organization’s resources or assets.” (ACFE‚ 2006). These perpetrators use deceit and or trickery to misuse and or steal the resources of the organization for their
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References: Adeoti‚ J. (2011). Automated Teller Machine (ATM) frauds in Nigeria: the way out. Adini (2010). Nigerian banks look to biometric ATM machines to reduce fraud. Bhargav-Spantzel A.‚ Squicciarini A.‚ Bertino E.Kong X & Zhang W.(2010). Biometrics-Based Identifiers for Digital Identity Management. Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research‚ CGIAR
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approach of detecting fraud is anonymous tips and complaints. An organization like business entity should guide employees to provide useful information and to provide various ways and methods for individuals to contribute such kind of information. On the other hand‚ when the organization received the information provided‚ it should have an effective and efficient way to collect and process these complaints‚ dissatisfaction and information. 2. One of the important thing in fraud investigation is timing
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Discussion Topic #1 The fraud Triangle is a very important tool in seeking to understand why people commit fraud. In the examination of any fraud case according to the Fraud triangle there are three major elements‚ pressure‚ opportunity and rationalization. To illustrate the relevance of these three factors we can examine a recent fraud case i.e. the South Carolina Hospitality Association. In this case Rachel Duncan was the accountant for South Carolina Hospitality association‚ she is charged with
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The 10 biggest frauds in recent U.S. History Enron: The energy company’s bankruptcy in 2001 after allegations of massive accounting fraud wiped out $78 billion in stock market value and led to the collapse of Arthur Andersen and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A class action settlement of $7.185 billion was the largest of all time. Former President Jeff Skilling is serving a 24 year sentence. Bernard Madoff: New York money manager Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme‚ the
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ORGANIZATIONAL FRAUD [pic] Submitted by: Amit Goel(amigoel@gmail.com) Mohit Goel Executive Summary For many organizations‚ “getting it right” or “getting it wrong” is a matter of survival. This study talks about the issues like‚ ‘organisational fraud’‚ ‘ethics’ & ‘empowerment’ in an organisation and their relation to standards of good behaviour in order to explore various ways in which occurrences of ever increasing frauds can be checked. Organisational Fraud can be perpetrated by those
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of Committing Fraud: Position Equals Power The amount of money lost to an internal corporate fraud is most significantly influenced by the perpetrator’s position in the organization. When we look at various characteristics of those committing fraud‚ this makes sense‚ because access creates opportunity. Typically‚ the higher a person moves in a company‚ the greater access she or he is granted to information‚ assets‚ data‚ and people. That creates more opportunities to commit fraud. Men and women
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Proactive Fraud Auditing End of Chapter 4 in Albrecht FRAUD DETECTION Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud Identify Risk Exposures Proactively Look for Symptoms & Exposures 1 2 Actg 537 Identify Fraud Symptoms for Each Exposure 3 4 Investigate Identified Symptoms Symptoms of Fraud What are some irregularities in source documents to look for? Missing Documents Payee Names & Addresses = Employee “Stale Items” on Bank Items” Reconciliation Excessive Voids or Credits
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