Analysis of a Company

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Business Finance

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

  1. Title page
  2. 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.
  3. Involved Parties
  4. Crime Committed
  5. Punishment
  6. Damages
  7. Internal Control Weaknesses
  8. Detection of the Fraud
  9. Recommendations
  10. Case Selection
  11. References: Reference page

Access the Final Project template formatted in APA.

Directions for Submitting