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Assignment 1 & “Instructor Insights” Postings

Posted on: Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Class,

Listed below are some popular accounting frauds to consider for your Assignment 1 paper, which is due 10/29 before class. If you have any questions, please ask me earlier than later!

Furthermore, I’ve posted the Chapter 2 & 3 games in the Week 2 Instructor Insights Section. I’ve also posted the Chapter 4 material in the Week 3 Instructor Insights Section.

1. ZZZZ Best (1986) – Fraud involved a Ponzi scheme
2. Waste Management Inc (1999) – Fraud involved Financial Mistatements
3. Xerox (2000) – Fraud involved falsifying financial results
4. Enron (2001) – Fraud involved failed disclosure of off-balance sheet transactions
5. AOL (2002) – Fraud involved inflated sales
6. Fredie Mac (2002) – Fraud involved understated earnings
7. Tyco International (2002) – Fraud involved improper accounting
8. WorldCom (2002) – Fraud involved overstated cash flows
9. Bernard Madoff Investment Securities (2008) – Fraud involved a Ponzi scheme
10. Lehman Brothers (2010) – Fraud Invovled failed disclosure of certain transactions
11. Autonomy Corporation (2012) – Fraud involved accounting misrepresentations