Abstract: A truck scale fraud occurred in Pratt Recycling recently. There was collusion between the scale operator and several peddlers. The operator overstated the net weight information on the weight tickets and would create fictitious weight tickets when no weighing had taken place. Pratt started to require more documentation from peddlers and updated an automated scale system. Moreover, Pratt strengthened its monitoring process and adopted other internal control methods.…
RELATED CASES: None SUPPORT DOCUMENTS: Eight Pages Bank Of America Fraud Affidavit/Transaction History. On 12/09/2015, Sandra Agrait contacted the Pasco Sheriff`s Office by telephone to report fraudulent use of her Bank Of America ATM/Debit Card ending in 5457. Ms. Agrait advised she reviewed her bank account transaction history and observed two unauthorized cash withdrawals that she did not make. She said her houseguest, Timothy Midkiss took her debit card out of her wallet, used it to make the cash withdrawals and returned it to her walle without her knowledge or permission.…
This case involves three parties Romanelli Inc. as principal, Schor accountant and financial adviser as agent and Citibank as a third party. It must be decided whom is liability for actions made by Schor. This case addresses the following legal issues; Authority, Authority branch of agency law, Criminal Law, Third Party Liability, and Vicariously Tort Liability. Relevant social issues involved. Standards must be in place to aid society.…
Brenda is a 25-year-old female who reports that she is facing legal issues. She currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brenda reports that she is seeking our services because her lawyer wanted her too. She mentioned that she has no history of mental illness. Brenda mentioned that she worked at a bank.…
9… Candidate Allison lacked command presence when she issued her order to her fire team. SNC was visibly uncomfortable with the five paragraph order and stumbled through the order. SNC did not brief the Admin and Logistics paragraph nor the Command and Signal paragraph. SNC made references that alluded to sections within the five paragraph order, but there was no connection as to the five paragraph order itself.…
Each of these false employees had the same mailing address. If you refer to exhibit A, you will notice that Marie McAulley, Terry Talbot and Paul Owens all shared the address of P.O. Box 384, Woodville. A request was made to ADP for access to the checks and it was noted that all checks were endorsed by a Jessica Keller, see exhibit B. We were able to locate and interview Ms. Keller, who is currently in San Antonio, TX. She stated that a while back, when she was passing through Tallahassee, a man matching Mr. Hill’s description approached her and asked if she would open an account at SunTrust in exchange for $100.…
T-Writer, EW, met with client SM to work on his recovery goal of medication management. A-Staff EW assisted SM to Brown County for his appointment with his doctor then back to his parent’s residence. R-Staff EW fist went to EW residence to assist him to his appointment at Brown County with his doctor and casework. When staff EW arrived to SM’s residence there was nobody there. Staff EW then texted SM asking where he was and he replied by saying he was at his parents.…
Unethical behaviors are made by many corrections officers, police officers, judges, and defense attorneys that make up the criminal justice system. Unethical behaviors are behaviors in which a person acts upon an unfair or unmorally decision. Usually these behaviors result in the defendant going to jail and end up being set free because of being wrongfully convicted. Facts on Michael Morton’s Case Michael Morton was a normal 32 year old father and husband. His wife, Christine Morton, was attacked and killed in their home in Williams County, Texas.…
Reasoning 1. Review of case shows that it was no evidence to show that there was any conspiracy to the check being mailed to the wrong address. 2. The person that the check was for never received it. 3.…
There are 19 Jay Peak Phase VII investors contacted our firm regarding a Securities and Exchange Commission civil fraud case against the developers of Jay Peak. Investors want to get their investment back. Nelson has talked with several investors over the phone last week. Now these investors want to know how much is our attorney fee if they hire Lee & Lee to help them with this matter. Enclosed documents are for your reference.…
In this case the businesses will be victimized when any individual in a position of trust or financial authority that makes an unauthorized withdrawal or any disbursements from bank accounts, or misdirects cash deposits. In response to the risk above, the controls are often implemented to prevent and detect fraud relating to cash, sometimes they are often overlooked is the potential for payroll…
1. Should the board of Lufthansa retain Heinz Ruhnau as Chairman? Should Ruhnau justify his actions The board should retain Heinz Ruhnau as Chairman. Ruhnau evaluated the decision based on the information and data he had at that time.…
Mrs. Wardlaw, I am reaching out to you today to discuss the possibility of fraud within the Apollo Shoes financial statements. After reading through some company documents in preparation of this Audit I have noticed multiple red flags that although in themselves do not constitute fraud outright, they do demand that we investigate this issues further to ensure fraud is not taking place. Through my initial research I believe the possibility of fraud at Apollo Shoes to be very high, and as such we must take precautionary measures to avoid risk falling back on the firm. In my next paragraphs I will outline some of the questionable practices I have noticed from the board of directors meeting minutes, and my analytical review, and why these factors…
Tralor Corporation manufactures and sells several different lines of small electric components. Its internal audit department completed an audit of its expenditure processes. Part of the audit involved a review of the internal accounting controls for payables, including the controls over the authorization of transactions, accounting for transactions, and the protection of assets. The auditors noted the following items: 1. Routine purchases are initiated by inventory control notifying the purchasing department of the need to buy goods.…
One of the schemes in finance is called “pump-and-dump” and refers to a stock fraud that involves inflating the price of an owned stock through misleading positive statements, in order to sell the inexpensively purchased stock at the raised price. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s goal is to protect investors and maintain fair, efficient markets. They have exposed multiple cases of pumping and dumping, which has become a fairly common practice in finance. In July 2015, the SEC released information about three men who pumped the price of penny stocks as high as 1800 percent before dumping the shares for almost three million dollars. In November 2015, the commission announced fraud charges against several alleged perpetrators behind a $78 million pump-and-dump scheme involving the stock of Jammin’ Java.…