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Book Synopsis Frankensteins of Fraud by : Joseph T. Wells
Download or read book Frankensteins of Fraud written by Joseph T. Wells and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the notorious Charles Ponzi to controversial junk-bond king Michael Milken, the latest book from award-winning author Joseph Wells profiles the ten most monstrous fraudsters of the 20th century. Wells, described as "the country's foremost anti-fraud expert" by ABC's NightLine, has written scores of articles and six other books on commercial crime topics.
Book Synopsis Frankenstein's Brain by : Jon Sutherland
Download or read book Frankenstein's Brain written by Jon Sutherland and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 200 years on from the first publication of Frankenstein, John Sutherland delves into the deepest, darkest corners of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece to see what strange and terrifying secrets lie within. Is Victor Frankenstein a member of the Illuminati? Was Mary Shelley really inspired by spaghetti? Whoever heard of a vegan monster? Exploring the lesser-known byways of both the original tale and its myriad film and pop culture spinoffs, from the bolts on Boris Karloff's neck to the role of Igor in Young Frankenstein, Frankenstein's Brain is a fascinating journey behind the scenes of this seminal work of literature and imagination. Includes a unique digest by the Guardian's John Crace.
Book Synopsis Criminal Genius by : James C. Oleson
Download or read book Criminal Genius written by James C. Oleson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study provides some of the first empirical information about the self-reported crimes of adults with genius-level IQ scores. The study combines quantitative data about 72 different offenses with qualitative data from 44 follow-up interviews to describe nine different types of offending: violent crime, property crime, sex crime, drug crime, white-collar crime, professional misconduct, vehicular crime, justice system crime, and miscellaneous crime"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Called to Account by : Paul M. Clikeman
Download or read book Called to Account written by Paul M. Clikeman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called to Account traces the evolution of the global public accounting profession through a series of scandals leading to voluntary or mandated reforms. Ever entertaining and educational, the book describes some of the most audacious accounting frauds of the last 90 years, and identifies the accounting standards and legislation adopted as a direct consequence of each scandal. While retaining favorite chapters exposing the schemes of "Crazy Eddie" Antar and Barry "the Boy Wonder" Minkow, this fourth edition includes new material describing the accounting problems at Carillion, Wirecard and Luckin Coffee. Students will learn that financial fraud is a global problem, and that accounting reform is heavily influenced by politics. With discussion questions, and a chart mapping each chapter to topics covered in popular auditing textbooks, together with supplemental PowerPoints for instructors, Called to Account is the ideal companion for classes in auditing, fraud examination, advanced accounting, or professional responsibilities.
Book Synopsis History of Greed by : David E. Y. Sarna
Download or read book History of Greed written by David E. Y. Sarna and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “greater fool” theory of economics states that it’s possible to make money by buying paper (securities), whether overvalued or not, and later, selling it at a profit because there will always be an even greater fool willing to pay the higher price. Many described in this book profited by peddling such worthless junk to foolish investors. But for some people—Bernie Madoff, Norman Hsu, Sholam Weiss, and “Crazie Eddie” Antar, aka the “Darth Vader of Capitalism”—overvalued securities were not enough. Outright fraud was their way of life. History of Greed is the compelling inside story of the names you know—Charles Ponzi, Baron Rothschild, Lou Pearlman—and the names you don’t—Isaac Le Maire, the world’s first “naked” short-seller. It’s also our story—why we ignore the lessons of the past and fall prey, most every time, to the promise of easy money. For thousands of years, alchemists unsuccessfully tried to turn worthless base metals into gold. Where science failed at turning nothing into something, business succeeded. Sometimes we praise the creators of derivatives, collateral debt obligations, subprime mortgages, credit default swaps, or auction rate securities as Wall Street’s new financial wizards, the creators of “magic paper.” Other times, we vilify and prosecute them as scam artists. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell who is who. History of Greed reveals the inside secrets of how the markets really work, and how scam artists abuse them to gain an unfair edge or to outright steal. It describes how luftgescheft (“air business”), wizardry, dishonesty, and fraud are used to swindle people. Along with a comprehensive bibliography, History of Greed also details: 400 years of financial fraud—from everyday fraud to the odd and unusual Accounting fraud (phantom sales), stock option fraud (backdating), auction rate securities, hedge fund fraud, Ponzi schemes, promotion fraud (pump-and-dump scams), and money laundering How to detect fraudulent schemes How government regulation only fixes yesterday’s problems If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. If they say you can’t lose, you probably will. History of Greed shows that there really is no such thing as a free lunch, while also detailing how not to become the “greater fool.”
Book Synopsis Corporate Fraud Handbook by : Joseph T. Wells
Download or read book Corporate Fraud Handbook written by Joseph T. Wells and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into the mind of a fraudster to beat them at their own game Corporate Fraud Handbook details the many forms of fraud to help you identify red flags and prevent fraud before it occurs. Written by the founder and chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), this book provides indispensable guidance for auditors, examiners, managers, and criminal investigators: from asset misappropriation, to corruption, to financial statement fraud, the most common schemes are dissected to show you where to look and what to look for. This new fifth edition includes the all-new statistics from the ACFE 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, providing a current look at the impact of and trends in fraud. Real-world case studies submitted to the ACFE by actual fraud examiners show how different scenarios play out in practice, to help you build an effective anti-fraud program within your own organization. This systematic examination into the mind of a fraudster is backed by practical guidance for before, during, and after fraud has been committed; you'll learn how to stop various schemes in their tracks, where to find evidence, and how to quantify financial losses after the fact. Fraud continues to be a serious problem for businesses and government agencies, and can manifest in myriad ways. This book walks you through detection, prevention, and aftermath to help you shore up your defenses and effectively manage fraud risk. Understand the most common fraud schemes and identify red flags Learn from illustrative case studies submitted by anti-fraud professionals Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations Develop and implement effective anti-fraud measures at multiple levels Fraud can be committed by anyone at any level—employees, managers, owners, and executives—and no organization is immune. Anti-fraud regulations are continually evolving, but the magnitude of fraud's impact has yet to be fully realized. Corporate Fraud Handbook provides exceptional coverage of schemes and effective defense to help you keep your organization secure.
Book Synopsis The Wagon to Disaster by : Chris Warner
Download or read book The Wagon to Disaster written by Chris Warner and published by Wagon Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the quintessential American success story: Identify a niche; form a company to exploit it; raise millions in venture capital; take the concept public; meet stockholder expectations for 40 straight quarters, in the process becoming a darling of Wall Street; and of course make money plenty of it while the stock price steadily climbs and revenue projections increase. In a few short years you ve gone from rags to riches...you re on a monster roll... Until your boss, saddled with the realization that the Street expectations cannot realistically be met, asks you to creatively fix the numbers. It s the toughest decision you ve ever made, and one where the easiest way out could be the most difficult, given the circumstances. Caught squarely between greed and fear, Aaron Beam did the unthinkable. Corporate greed is the Black Plague of the modern financial world threatening America s ability to maintain free market capitalism in an increasingly distrusting, changing, and socialistic world economy. The Wagon to Disaster, told by former co-founder and CFO Aaron Beam, is the untold story of HealthSouth, one of America s most successful health care companies and consequently, the perpetrator of one of its biggest frauds in history. How big was the fraud? In 2003, just before news of the crime broke in the mainstream media, HealthSouth paid more money in taxes to the Federal Government than it legitimately earned the previous year. Beam takes the reader from HealthSouth s humble beginnings, through its meteoric rise and to its disastrous revelation, subsequent trial and his three-month incarceration in a federal prison. Moreover, he reveals the nature of the fraud and the true personality of the driving force behind HealthSouth Richard Marin Scrushy, one of the most enigmatic, nefarious characters the State of Alabama has ever produced a hard-charging, unscrupulous visionary whose caustic, Machiavellian approach ensured HealthSouth s success, and oddly, his predictable fall as the company s benevolent dictator.
Book Synopsis The Art of Woo by : G. Richard Shell
Download or read book The Art of Woo written by G. Richard Shell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may need The Art of War to defeat your enemies, but if you prefer to win them over, read The Art of Woo G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa know what it takes to drive new ideas through complex organizations. They have advised thousands of executives from companies such as Google, Microsoft, and General Electric to organizations like the World Bank and even the FBI's hostage rescue training program. In The Art of Woo, they present their systematic, four- step process for winning over even the toughest bosses and most skeptical colleagues. Beginning with two powerful self-assessments to help readers find their "Woo IQ," they show how relationship-based persuasion works to open hearts and minds. "Ranging across history, from Charles Lindbergh to Sam Walton, the authors examine how savvy negotiators use persuasion - not confrontation-to achieve goals." -U.S. News & World Report
Book Synopsis Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control by : Martin T. Biegelman
Download or read book Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control written by Martin T. Biegelman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and InternalControl "Our nation is faced with dual alarming trends of record highs inwhite-collar crime and seemingly record lows in ethics. Thesolution cannot be left only to legislators, regulators, and lawenforcement. It requires the attention of all of us in business tocreate a culture of compliance. This new book by Martin Biegelmanand Joel Bartow is an invaluable resource to achieving the highestlevels of compliance." --Kenneth J. Hunter, former chief postal inspector andformer president & CEO of the Council of Better BusinessBureaus "This is a timely and thought-provoking addition to fraud and riskmanagement literature. For seasoned executives who are navigatingthe maze of compliance, legislative requirements, and increasinglysophisticated criminal activity, this book will be a frequentreference and guide. Neophyte managers will gain years of insightand direction that can only benefit their organizations. Academics,both faculty and students, will learn from the authors' ability toapply theory to high-level practice." --Gary R. Gordon, EdD, Professor of Economic CrimeManagement and Executive Director, Economic Crime Institute ofUtica College "All executives need to protect themselves and their organizationsfrom the potentially catastrophic damage fraud can cause, bothfinancially and reputationally. This new book is a very clear andpractical guide to achieving that goal." --Toby J. F. Bishop, President and Chief Executive Officer,Association of Certified Fraud Examiners "This book is a must-read for anyone eager to understand--andprevent--the toxic mix of temptations that can destroy a company'sreputation overnight. The authors, both seasoned former fraudinvestigators, bring a unique, clear-eyed perspective to the topicof corporate fraud. They have seen it all, and their book is aninvaluable reference for senior management, compliance executives,in-house lawyers, and anyone else who cares about corporateintegrity." --Leslie R. Caldwell, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockiusformer director, U.S. Department of Justice Enron Task Force "Excellent resource! A great guide for corporate management in thepost-Enron world." --Karen A. Popp, Partner, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLPand former associate counsel to President Bill Clinton and formerfederal prosecutor
Book Synopsis Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus (the Revised 1831 Edition - Wisehouse Classics) (Revised 1831) by : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Download or read book Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus (the Revised 1831 Edition - Wisehouse Classics) (Revised 1831) written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Revised 1831 Edition of FRANKENSTEIN; OR, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS, a novel written by the English author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley about the young science student Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque but sentient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823. Shelley had travelled through Europe in 1814, journeying along the river Rhine in Germany with a stop in Gernsheim which is just 17 km away from Frankenstein Castle, where, two centuries before, an alchemist was engaged in experiments. Later, she travelled in the region of Geneva (Switzerland)-where much of the story takes place-and the topic of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her lover and future husband, Percy Shelley. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for days, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made; her dream later evolved into the novel's story. Shelley completed her writing in May 1817, and Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published on 11 March 1818 by the small London publishing house of Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones. The second edition of Frankenstein was published on 11 August 1822 in two volumes (by G. and W. B. Whittaker) following the success of the stage play Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein by Richard Brinsley Peake; this edition credited Mary Shelley as the author. On 31 October 1831, the first "popular" edition in one volume appeared, published by Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley. This edition was heavily revised by Mary Shelley, partially because of pressure to make the story more conservative, and included a new, longer preface by her, presenting a somewhat embellished version of the genesis of the story. This edition tends to be the one most widely read now, although editions containing the original 1818 text are still published. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text, arguing that it preserves the spirit of Shelley's original publication.
Book Synopsis Department of Justice Manual by : Wolters Kluwer
Download or read book Department of Justice Manual written by Wolters Kluwer and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 20091 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new Department of Justice Manual, Third Edition takes you inside all the policies and directives outlined in the latest U.S. Attorneys' Manual used universally by the DOJ in civil and criminal prosecutions. Along with comprehensive coverage of all the information relied on by today's DOJ attorneys, this guide offers you other valuable DOJ publications in the form of Annotations. You'll find the Asset Forfeiture Manual, the Freedom of Information Act Case List, and Merger Guidelines. And it's all incorporated in a comprehensive six-volume reference. You'll discover how to: Request immunity for clients using actual terminology from factors that DOJ attorneys must consider Phrase a FOIA request so as to avoid coming within an exempted category of information Draft discovery requests using terminology to avoid triggering an automatic denial by the DOJ Counsel clients on DOJ investigative tactics and their significance using actual DOJ memoranda; Develop trial strategies that exploit common problems with certain methods of proof and kinds of evidence offered by the government Propose settlements or plea-bargain agreements within the authority of the DOJ attorney handling the case. This new Third Edition of Department of Justice Manual has been expanded to eight volumes and the materials have been completely revised to accommodate newly added materials including: the text of the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 28and–Judicial Administration, as relevant to the enforcement of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines by the Department of Justice; The Manual for Complex Litigation; and The United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual. The new edition also includes The National Drug Threat Assessment for Fiscal Year 2011 and the updated version of the Prosecuting Computer Crimes Manual. In an effort to provide you with the best resource possible, as part of the Third Edition, the Commentaries in each volume have been renumbered to refer to the relevant section in the United States Attorneyand’s Manual for more efficient cross referencing between the Manual and the Commentaries.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement by : Larry E Sullivan
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement written by Larry E Sullivan and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 1729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Click ′Additional Materials′ for downloadable samples Although there is a plethora of studies on crime and punishment, law enforcement is a relatively new field of serious research. When courts, sentencing, prisons, jails, and other areas of the criminal justice system are studied, often the first point of entry into the system is through police and law enforcement agencies. Unfortunately, understanding of the important issues in law enforcement has little general literature to draw on. Currently available reference works on policing are narrowly focused and sorely out-of-date. To this end, a distinguished roster of authors, representing many years of knowledge and practice in the field, draw on the latest research and methods to delineate, describe, and analyze all areas of law enforcement. This three-volume Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement provides a comprehensive, critical, and descriptive examination of all facets of law enforcement on the state and local, federal and national, and international stages. This work is a unique reference source that provides readers with informed discussions on the practice and theory of policing in an historical and contemporary framework. The volumes treat subjects that are particular to the area of state and local, federal and national, and international policing. Many of the themes and issues of policing cut across disciplinary borders, however, and several entries provide comparative information that places the subject in context. Key Features • Three volumes cover state and local, federal, and international law enforcement • More than 250 contributors composed over 400 essays on all facets of law enforcement • An editorial board made up of the leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the field of law enforcement • Descriptions of United States Federal Agency law enforcement components • Comprehensive and inclusive coverage, exploring concepts and social and legal patterns within the larger topical concern • Global, multidisciplinary analysis Key Themes • Agencies, Associations, and Organizations • Civilian/Private Involvement • Communications • Crime Statistics • Culture/Media • Drug Enforcement • Federal Agencies/Organizations • International • Investigation, Techniques • Types of Investigation • Investigative Commissions • Law and Justice • Legislation/Legal Issues • Military • Minority Issues • Personnel Issues • Police Conduct • Police Procedure • Policing Strategies • Safety and Security • Specialized Law Enforcement Agencies • Tactics • Terrorism • Victims/Witnesses Editors Marie Simonetti Rosen Dorothy Moses Schulz M. R. Haberfeld John Jay College of Criminal Justice Editorial Board Geoffrey Alpert, University of South Carolina Thomas Feltes, University of Applied Police Sciences, Spaichingen, Germany Lorie A. Fridell, Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, DC James J. Fyfe, John Jay College of Criminal Justice David T. Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa Peter K. Manning, Northeastern University Stephen D. Mastrofski, George Mason University Rob Mawby, University of Plymouth, U.K. Mark Moore, Harvard University Maurice Punch, London School of Economics, U.K. Wesley G. Skogan, Northwestern University
Book Synopsis Frankenstein - Third Edition by : Mary Shelley
Download or read book Frankenstein - Third Edition written by Mary Shelley and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: D.L. Macdonald and Kathleen Scherf’s edition of Frankenstein has been widely acclaimed as an outstanding edition of the novel—for the general reader and the student as much as for the scholar. The editors use as their copy-text the original 1818 version, and detail in an appendix all of Shelley’s later revisions. They also include a range of contemporary documents that shed light on the historical context from which this unique masterpiece emerged. New to this edition is a discussion of Percy Shelley’s role in contributing to the first draft of the novel. Recent scholarship has provoked considerable interest in the degree to which Percy Shelley contributed to Mary Shelley’s original text, and this edition’s updated introduction discusses this scholarship. A new appendix also includes Lord Byron’s “A Fragment” and John William Polidori’s The Vampyre, works that are engaging in their own right and that also add further insights into the literary context of Frankenstein.
Book Synopsis Principles of Fraud Examination by : Joseph T. Wells
Download or read book Principles of Fraud Examination written by Joseph T. Wells and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accountants have historically had an important role in the detection and deterrence of fraud. As Joe Wells’ Principles of Fraud Examination 4th edition illustrates, fraud is much more than numbers; books and records don’t commit fraud – people do. Widely embraced by fraud examination instructors across the country, Principles of Fraud Examination, 4th Edition, by Joseph Wells, is written to provide a broad understanding of fraud to today’s accounting students – what it is and how it is committed, prevented, detected, and resolved. This 4th edition of the text includes a chapter on frauds perpetrated against organizations by individuals outside their staff—a growing threat for many entities as commerce increasingly crosses technological and geographical borders.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Associations written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis The Great Deformation by : David Stockman
Download or read book The Great Deformation written by David Stockman and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller The Great Deformation is a searing look at Washington's craven response to the recent myriad of financial crises and fiscal cliffs. It counters conventional wisdom with an eighty-year revisionist history of how the American state -- especially the Federal Reserve -- has fallen prey to the politics of crony capitalism and the ideologies of fiscal stimulus, monetary central planning, and financial bailouts. These forces have left the public sector teetering on the edge of political dysfunction and fiscal collapse and have caused America's private enterprise foundation to morph into a speculative casino that swindles the masses and enriches the few. Defying right- and left-wing boxes, David Stockman provides a catalogue of corrupters and defenders of sound money, fiscal rectitude, and free markets. The former includes Franklin Roosevelt, who fathered crony capitalism; Richard Nixon, who destroyed national financial discipline and the Bretton Woods gold-backed dollar; Fed chairmen Greenspan and Bernanke, who fostered our present scourge of bubble finance and addiction to debt and speculation; George W. Bush, who repudiated fiscal rectitude and ballooned the warfare state via senseless wars; and Barack Obama, who revived failed Keynesian "borrow and spend" policies that have driven the national debt to perilous heights. By contrast, the book also traces a parade of statesmen who championed balanced budgets and financial market discipline including Carter Glass, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Simon, Paul Volcker, Bill Clinton, and Sheila Bair. Stockman's analysis skewers Keynesian spenders and GOP tax-cutters alike, showing how they converged to bloat the welfare state, perpetuate the military-industrial complex, and deplete the revenue base -- even as the Fed's massive money printing allowed politicians to enjoy "deficits without tears." But these policies have also fueled new financial bubbles and favored Wall Street with cheap money and rigged stock and bond markets, while crushing Main Street savers and punishing family budgets with soaring food and energy costs. The Great Deformation explains how we got here and why these warped, crony capitalist policies are an epochal threat to free market prosperity and American political democracy.
