Fraud casebook : lessons from the bad side of business / edited by Joseph T. Wells.

Includes index.

High art, low value ? how a connoisseur became a convict / Ellen Fischer -- The ambitious payroll manager / John Tonsick -- The insider / Craig R. Sinnamon -- Aloha, Hawaii! / Dominic A. D'Orazio -- What about Pete? / Michael Goldman -- Check, please / Peter Parillo -- The MoJo skim twins / John F. Kronick -- The mole / Manuel Pereira -- Her passion for fashion / Bethmara Kessler -- An unaffordable complex / Jeff Barsky -- A taxing problem / Andrew H. Kautz -- Phantom links in the supply chain / Christopher J. Kelly -- The trusting business owner / David Glusman -- The thirteen million dollar man / John Francolla -- They didn't know Jack / Janet McHard.

This book presents the collected insights of some of the most experienced fraud examiners around the world. Organized around the various categories of fraud, the cases explore three broad categories of fraud as well as their various sub-schemes : asset misappropriations, corruption, and fraudulent financial statements. Each case provides an informative and entertaining look into the complex social factors behind fraudulent behavior. This book not only provides an insider look at fraud, it serves to educate readers to hopefully avert some of the mistakes made in the past. --from inside jacket flap

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