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Scams and the Elderly A scam occurs when a dishonest or deceptive person knowingly or illegally takes money away from an unsuspecting person. Financial fraud against the elderly has become so common in the United States that it is considered to be a form of elder abuse. Several states have laws to protect the victims. A study conducted by consumer digest has determined that 5 million cases of financial elder abuse occur every year. Yet only 1 in 25 cases are actually reported to law enforcement…

In competitive markets applicants will like to standout amongst the rest of the other applicants. Many people alter the information on their resumes, so they can be more appealing to an employer. Falsifying information on a job application is unethical and illegal. There are consequences for those who decide to practice this unethical behavior. Marilee Jones, George O’Leary, and Ronald Zarrella are all top executives who falsified information on their resumes and had to deal with the…

The Wacker case, known as one of the most infamous frauds in art history, occurred when the German art dealer Otto Wacker attempted to sell 33 forgeries as authentic Vincent van Gogh paintings in 1927. This case shed a light on the ability of forgers to deceive the general public and art experts alike. However, this case also allowed for the development of new scientific techniques, many based on chemistry, to examine and analyze paintings at the molecular level to determine whether the…

Fraud Case Study Report Medicare fraud can cost taxpayers billions of dollars and places the health and welfare of Medicare beneficiaries at risk (CMS, 2017). Both over-coding and under-coding constitute Medicare fraud (Dillon & Hoyson, 2014). Knowingly billing for services at a level of complexity higher than services provided or documented in the file creates Medicare fraud (CMS, 2017). Knowingly submitting, or causing to be submitted, false claims or making misrepresentations of fact to…

crimes such as robberies, rapes, or kidnappings. In fact, individuals can become a victim of a non-violent crimes which many know as white-collar crimes. White-collar crimes was reportedly coined back in the year 1939 and is now used a wide range of frauds which are committed by business and government professionals (Federal Bureau of Investigation, n.d.). White-collar crimes additionally range from a variety of different types of crimes. White-collar crimes can be considered a very serious…

charged, it will include Purchase Order Fraud, which is a federal crime (FBI, 2014). The consequences for that in The United States can be incarceration, fines, probation, or a combination of all three (Fichtelberg, 2008). This crime can be charged by the International Criminal Court. There is no jury at the International Criminal Court. A panel, made up of three judges, will decide if the defendant is guilty and what the punishment will be. They also have the ability to sentence them to…

Small Business Fraud Fraud has become a major issue in the world in which we live today. Many would argue that fraud is quickly becoming a norm in today’s society. This abstract and false view on fraud has made its way into the business world and has created an idea that fraud is an acceptable and necessary part of living, specifically within small businesses. The unique aspect of small business fraud, is that the fraudster is possibly an employee within the company. To simply state that small…

Healthcare Compliance Programs Lawyers The concept of healthcare compliance programs began in 1997 with a publication by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). That first program was designed for individuals and small group physician practices. Since that time, there have been an entire series of HHS OIG compliance guidelines addressing other segments of the health care industry that includes: nursing facilities, HHS research grants…

financial statement fraud schemes. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=common+financial+statement+fraud+schemes+by+jamal+ahmad Cernusca, L. (2011). Ethics in accounting: The consequences of the Enron scandal. Agricultural Management, 13(3), 35-42. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=59e976ea-caa3-4b98-a718-e29420909cda%40sessionmgr114&hid=120&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=67096081&db=bth Giroux, G. (2008). What went wrong? Accounting fraud and…

In creating these programs, the NIJ uses a comprehensive process to make valid technology programs for the criminal justice system. This process uses the research, development, testing, and evaluation approach to “ensure that the NIJ’s research portfolios are aligned to the best technology needs of the criminal justice community,” (Justice, 2009). For example, the NIJ formed a working group to study some of the disadvantages of the praised specialized database, the AFIS. The Automated…