Fraud Casebook
Lessons from the Bad Side of Business
Published on 27. July 2007
Book
Hardback
624 pages
978-0-470-13468-9 (ISBN)
Description
Praise for Fraud Casebook Lessons from the Bad Side of Business
"I have known Mr. Wells for over twenty years. In my opinion, no one in the world knows more about fraud than he does."
-W. Steve Albrecht, Associate Dean, Marriott School of ManagementBrigham Young University, Provo, Utah
"This book covers the entire range of fraud that can be encountered in the workplace."
-Grant D. Ashley, Vice President for Corporate Security and SurveillanceHarrah's Entertainment Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
"I had the pleasure of serving with Mr. Wells when both of us were volunteers for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He knows as much as anyone about how to detect and deter fraud."
-James G. Castellano, Chairman, RubinBrown LLP, St. Louis, Missouri
"I have worked with Mr. Wells for ten years. His reputation is unsurpassed."
-John F. Morrow, Vice President, The New FinanceAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, New York
"Fraud Casebook is a terrific work. I highly recommend it."
-Sherron S. Watkins, a Time magazine "Person of the Year," Houston, Texas
"No one has done more for fraud prevention and detection than Mr. Wells and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Their guidance and training proved invaluable to my staff and me in uncovering the WorldCom fraud."
-Cynthia Cooper, a Time magazine "Person of the Year," Clinton, Mississippi
Reviews / Votes
"Don't just read this book. Read it and then look at your organization and evaluate your company's risks. Implement the lessons learned and the recommendations to prevent future occurrences so that you won't have to go through what I and the other people in this book experienced." (Strategic Finance, August 2008)More details
Product info
gebunden
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1357 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-13468-9 (9780470134689)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
06/2008
Wiley
€72.99
Available for download
Person
JOSEPH T. WELLS, CPA, CFE, is the founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and a former adjunct professor of fraud examination at the University of Texas at Austin. He writes, researches, and lectures to business and professional groups on fraud-related issues and is frequently quoted in the media. He has won top writing awards from both Internal Auditor and the Journal of Accounting magazines, and he is a winner of the Innovation in Accounting Education Award presented by the American Accounting Association. For his landmark research in fraud detection and deterrence, Mr. Wells has been inducted into the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Business and Industry Hall of Fame and named to Accounting Today's list of top 100 most influential people for the last nine years in a row.
Content
Preface.
1. High Art, Low Value - How a Connoisseur Became a Convict.
2. The Ambitious Payroll Manager.
3. The Insider.
4. Aloha, Hawaii!
5. What About Pete?
6. Check, Please.
7. The MoJo Skim Twins.
8. The Mole.
9. Her Passion for Fashion.
10. An Unaffordable Complex.
11. A Taxing Problem.
12. Phantom Links in the Supply Chain.
13. The Trusting Business Owner.
14. The Thirteen Million Dollar Man.
15. They Didn't Know Jack.
16. The Skim Sisters.
17. No Such Thing as a Free Lunch.
18. The Dirty Custodian.
19. The Video Game.
20. Bet Your Life on It.
21. When Petty Cash Isn't Petty.
22. Where Did My Money Go?
23. Three Strikes and You're Out!
24. Country Club Fraud - What a Steal!
25. Where in the World is Dina Sanchez?
26. School of Fraud.
27. Price Check on Register One.
28. The Sky is the Limit.
29. Supplemental Income.
30. An Innocent Perpetrator.
31. Dr. Amy.
32. Patriotic Game.
33. Would You Like the Special Poutine, if You Know What I Mean?
34. Three-ring Circus: An Expose of a Corporate Commission Embezzlement.
35. One Bad Turn Deserves Another.
36. Dialing for Dollars.
37. Wake Up Call.
38. The Dental Queen.
39. Shirley A. Little Wouldn't Hurt!
40. Just When You Though it was Safe.
41. How Many Ways Can I Defraud You?
42. A Contract of Convenience.
43. Corruption by Seduction.
44. "Big Easy" Business.
45. Unlucky Thirteen.
46. It's 11 p.m. - Do You Know What Your IT Director Is Up To?
47. These Weights Didn't Measure Up!
48. Swimming with the Sharks.
49. A New York State of Fraud.
50. Information Superhighway.
51. Financial Statement Fraud Schemes.
52. Banking on Fraud.
Index.