Cassie Angelucci 9/21/14 Crazy Eddie Fraud Case Eddie Antar came from a low rent neighborhood in Brooklyn from a family of merchants. Growing up poor he had dreams and aspirations of becoming a household name. At the age of 20 years old‚ Antar opened up his very first store‚ Crazy Eddie. Crazy Eddie was an electronics store that specialized in low prices and a party atmosphere. The business did very well in its startup years and began to grow. Not long after Antar opened up his first store‚ he
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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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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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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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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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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ON AUDITING 320 AUDIT MATERIALITY (This Standard is effective‚ but contains conforming amendments that become effective at a future date)* CONTENTS Paragraph Introduction ................................................................................................... Materiality ..................................................................................................... The Relationship Between Materiality and Audit Risk ................................. Evaluating
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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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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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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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Audit and Internal Review (International Stream) PART 2 TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2002 QUESTION PAPER Time allowed 3 hours This paper is divided into two sections Section A ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be answered TWO questions ONLY to be answered Section B Paper 2.6(INT) Section A – ALL THREE questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted 1 The objectivity of the external auditor may be threatened or appear to be threatened where: (i) There is undue dependence on any audit
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