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    Madoff Scandal

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    Contents Introduction 2 Early Career 2 The Firm 3 Sales Strategy 4 Investment Strategy 5 The Scandal 7 He was not alone 9 The Markopolos Whistle 11 The collapse 13 Charges and Sentence 13 The Victims 14 2009 Ponzi Schemes 16 The SEC Failure 17 SEC post- Madoff 19 Hedge Fund Transparency 20 Conclusion 21 Bibliography 25 Tables Table 1: List of Madoff Clients (taken from the "The New York Times"‚ last updated June 24‚ 2009) 15 Table 2: 2009 Ponzi Scheme SEC Charges 17 Figures

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    Wedtech Scandal

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    Auditing failure is also a key factor contributing to the Wedtech scandal. It is presented as a result of independence of auditing reporting and confirmation.On the one hand‚ even if auditors complied with auditing process on the surface (Berg and barbanel‚ 1987)‚ they are not independent since they were bribed to forge auditing reports.In 1982‚ Wedtech employed the Main Hurdman to financially audit its financial statementswhen it went to Initial Public Offerings. One of the auditing partners‚ Richard

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    need. As a result‚ Bristol-Myers Squibb is now well positioned to begin growing sales and earnings‚ and to build shareholder value. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE In 2006‚ the company’s net earnings from continuing operations on a GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) basis were $1.6 billion‚ or $0.81 per diluted share‚ from net sales from continuing operations of $17.9 billion. This compares to earnings of $3.0 billion‚ or $1.52 per diluted share‚ on sales of $19.2 billion in 2005. On a non-GAAP

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    Clearstream Scandal

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    RUNNING HEADER: CLEARSTREAM CLEARSTREAM SCANDAL INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY The situation that occurred within the Clearstream scandal is quite simple. Not only was the company illegally moving money around a variety of accounts‚ they also were involved with money laundering and tax evasion. Defendants were charged in appellate court. In June 2001‚ there were several inquires into suspicious bribes that were paid to French officials for the sale of six French frigates to Taiwan (in 1991

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    The Watergate Scandal

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    The Watergate Scandal Victoria Daniele Constitutional History May 19‚ 2013 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. A major part of the scandal was also the cover-up of all these illegal actions. The Watergate Scandal got its name from the Watergate office complex

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    The Payola Scandal

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    Before getting into the Payola scandal and explaining what happened‚ it is important to know what payola is first. In the music industry‚ payola is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio‚ in which the song is presented as being of the normal day’s broadcast (Neira). A radio station can play a certain song in exchange for money‚ but the radio station must disclose this on the air as being sponsored airtime. The playing

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    Auditing Scandal

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    [pic] ACCTG 312 SC 2012: Assignment 1 Current issues – scandals in auditing Introduction • For this assignment‚ you are required to research and report back on one of four well known scandals that involve auditors in some way. • It can be commenced after week 1 lectures are completed‚ so gives you a chance to get part of your semester’s work done early. It is due in week 3 (Thursday at 4 pm). • You will also be required to very briefly report to your tutorial group on one interesting

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    NSA Scandal

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    A Scandal of Bias and Fact Over the past few years the NSA (National Security Agency) has been collecting massive amounts of phone call data from Verizon without the public’s knowledge. This information has just come to the public’s attention earlier this year‚ and has been covered by many news sources. Some sources stick strictly to the facts of the story and nothing more. However‚ other sources tend to focus more on their own bias rather than talking about the actual events that happened. There

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    Sandusky Scandal

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    Pennsylvania State University Scandal 1 Pennsylvania State University Scandal Contribution and Cover-up of Sexual Abuse OL-500 Human Behavior in Organization Southern New Hampshire University C. LaMour Romine October 2‚ 2014 Pennsylvania State University Scandal 2 Abstract This research paper will discuss the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) Sexual Child Abuse Scandal‚ involving perpetrator Jerry Sandusky; and its cover up by university officials. This research

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    Watergate Scandal

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    In this essay I am going to look at the significance of the Watergate scandal and the effects that it had on America. I will also discuss what the importance of investigative journalism is and the role that it has in society. The chain of events known as Watergate was an American political scandal in the 1970’s which ultimately led Richard Nixon to resign as president of the United States. The effects of the Watergate scandal did not end with the resignation of President Nixon‚ the general public

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