In Crazy Eddie Case‚ a former CPA‚ Sam E. Antar‚ was a key individual who helped Eddie Antar mastermind one of the largest securities frauds uncovered during the 1980s. Sam admitted that he had no empathy whatsoever for investors because he never concerned about morality or the suffering of those victims. Next I’ll analysis Crazy Eddie Case from ethical perspective and use Ethical Decision Making Model to evaluate Sam’s possible behaviors. 1. Frame the ethical issue: Should Sam join his cousin
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Red Flag 1 Although the revenue on snack food decreases every year‚ the cost of goods sold increases every year. The costs of these snacks purchased from vendors are increasing while the prices they are sold for in the gift shop remain the same. The gift shop should raise the price on the snacks sold. As an alternative‚ the gift shop could seek to purchase these snacks for cheaper from another vendor. Ultimately‚ the prices should be raised enough to cover the cost to buy them produce a profit
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Eddie Antar‚ the CEO of the Crazy Eddie Discount Electronics Chain. In 1993 Eddie was convicted for an $80 million stock fraud and after that his business collapse. Before the company went public in 1984 Eddie and two brothers were accused of putting together a scheme and inflated the value of the company. In 1990 Mr. Antar was on the run because the government charged‚ off millions and they found him in June 1992 in Israel then they extradited back to the United States. When Antar was 45 years old
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usually followed by a crime. The symptoms of fraud or the red flags help understand the slight difference between a corporate fraud and a corporate crime. The continual financial frauds leading to corporate collapse and the failure of the statutory audit to detect and prevent fraudulent activities of the perpetrators lead investors and the firms and individuals to suffer. This contributed to the increased need for investigating the on the red flags of fraud. The purpose of this paper is to research on
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Case 1.8 Crazy Eddie‚ Inc. Case Summary: At age of 16‚ in 1978‚ Eddie Antar opened Crazy Eddie Inc in New York City. This was an electronics store where leadership positions were assumed by family and relatives. Their excellent advertising techniques through radio and their cut rate prices allowed the company to become “transhipper”‚ selling goods to other electronic retailers in NYC area. Crazy Eddie Inc went public in 1986 in order to finance expansion program and in that year‚ it was
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Briefly explain the meaning of‚ and reasons for‚ strict liability. For strict liability offences it can be said that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of the actus reus of the offence. It is often said that no mens rea is needed for strict liability offences. This is probably an over simplification. A more complete answer would be that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of
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SUMMARY Eddie Antar (Crazy Eddie) dominated the retail consumer electronics market in the New York City metropolitan area. By 1987‚Antar’s firm‚ Crazy Eddie ‚ Inc.‚ had 43 retail outlets‚ sales exceeding $350 million‚ and outstanding stock with a collective market value of $600 million. During his term as the company’s chief executive. Antar had personal gain of more than $70 million. The first step Crazy Eddie done in order to gain success was to expand his little store into many big consumer
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1) The following table provides key financial ratios for Crazy Eddie during the period 1984-1987: | |1987 |1986 |1985 |1984 | |Current Ratio |2.41 |1.4 |1.56 |0.93 | |Quick Ratio |1.4 |0.6 |0.77 |0.15 | |Debt Ratio |0.68 |0.66 |0.64 |0.83 | |Debt-to-Equity |2.16
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“All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions‚ stirred into activity by the ruthless goddess of distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people.” (Hitler and Murphy). Throughout the centuries of human existence‚ there have been thousands of movements‚ some big‚ some small‚ however‚ none as monumental as the Holocaust. The Holocaust started when the Nazi’s came to power in January 1933 and didn’t end until twelve
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Technical University Online: ACCT 320-1203A-01 Professor White 6 August 2012 Abstract This paper will provide an overview of Starbucks Coffee Company and identify seven red flags of possible fraudulent behavior within the organization. Steps to design a fraud prevention program will also be discussed based on the identified red flags. Starbucks Coffee Company opened its first store in Seattle‚ Washington in 1971 offering fresh-roasted whole bean coffees. “Howard Schultz (Starbucks chairman
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