Who were the involved parties?

Throughout the course, you have discussed and evaluated weaknesses in internal controls that can lead to fraudulent activity. In order to gain full understanding of these scandals, their working parts, and the aftermath, you will select and analyze one of the famous fraud cases below. Write a 10-page paper, double-spaced, in Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font in APA documentation style, describing and analyzing one of these fraud cases. Submit your paper to the Unit 5 Final Dropbox.

 

Select one of the following fraud cases for your written Final:

 

Adelphia

 

Financial Advisory Consultants

 

Leslie Fay

 

QwestAllfirst

 

GenesisIntermedia, Inc.

 

Manhattan Bagel

 

Reliant Energy Services, Inc.

 

Arthur Andersen

 

Golden Bear Golf, Inc.

 

McKesson

 

Rite Aid

 

Biocontrol

 

HealthSouth

 

Merrill Lynch

 

Symbol Technologies

 

Cendant

 

Homestore

 

Network Associates

 

Targus Group

 

Charter Communications

 

IMClone

 

NextCard, Inc.

 

US Technologies

 

Computer Associates

 

Informix

 

Nicor Energy

 

Vari-L Company, Inc.

 

Credit Suisse

 

First Boston

 

Just for Feet

 

Peregrine Systems

 

Waste Management

 

Dynegy

 

Katun Corporation

 

PurchasePro.com

 

Zurich Payroll

 

eConnect

 

L90, Inc.

 

Quintus

 

 

 

Include in your analysis:

 

Who were the involved parties?

What was the crime?

What was the punishment?

What were the damages?

What weaknesses existed in the internal control structure of the organization?

How was the fraud detected?

What recommendations would you have for fraud prevention?

Why did you select the case?

Required for the Analysis of a Company:

 

Write a 10-page paper, double-spaced, in Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font in APA documentation style, describing and analyzing one of these fraud cases using the following format:

 

Format: Must include these headers

 

Title page

Describe the Company and Situation

To begin your project analysis, discuss the critical incidents that have contributed to the current position of the company. Here you must identify the most important facts surrounding the company.

Involved Parties

Crime Committed

Punishment

Damages

Internal Control Weaknesses

Detection of the Fraud

Recommendations

Case Selection

References: Reference page