Financial Statement Fraud Casebook - Hardcover

by Joseph T. Wells (Editor)

A comprehensive look at financial statement fraud from the experts who actually investigated them

This collection of revealing case studies sheds clear insights into the dark corners of financial statement fraud.

• Includes cases submitted by fraud examiners across industries and throughout the world
• Fascinating cases hand-picked and edited by Joseph T. Wells, the founder and Chairman of the world's leading anti-fraud organization ? the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) ? and author of Corporate Fraud Handbook
• Outlines how each fraud was engineered, how it was investigated and how the perpetrators were brought to justice

Providing an insider's look at fraud, Financial Statement Fraud Casebook illuminates the combination of timing, teamwork and vision necessary to understand financial statement fraud and prevent it from happening in the first place.

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Financial Statement Fraud Casebook Baking the Ledgers and Cooking the Books

It might seem that accounting fraud only occurs at mega-companies such as Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, but as Financial Statement Fraud Casebook: Baking the Ledgers and Cooking the Books reveals, that is entirely inaccurate. Edited by Dr. Joseph T. Wells--founder and chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)--this eye-opening casebook exposes you to the shady world of financial statement fraud--and its occurrence within companies of all shapes and size.

Reflecting the scams that happen in public organizations, private companies, nonprofits, and even charities, the cases in this book are written by those who have been on the frontlines of the described financial statement fraud investigations. Their unique insights are pulled from years of practical involvement, presenting important perspectives from cases, including:

• Trust Us ... We Wouldn't Lie to You: Independently and Objectively Research Every New Client, Stephen Pedneault

• Franklin County Contractors: A Case of Concealed Liabilities, Patricia A. Patrick

• Organized Crime Is Not Just for the Usual Suspects, David Shapiro

• The Spinster and the Investment, Eric Sumners

• The Perfect Family Business, Alejandro Morales

Over the last hundred years, financial statement fraud has gotten larger and more frequent. Outlining each case--from how the financial statement fraud was engineered, to how it was investigated, and how the perpetrators were brought to justice--Financial Statement Fraud Casebook forms an educational and entertaining picture of this kind of fraud, its destructive impact on organizations, and what you can do to prevent it from starting in your own business.

Back Jacket

FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD CASEBOOK

BAKING THE LEDGERS AND COOKING THE BOOKS

It might seem that accounting fraud only occurs at mega-companies such as Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, but as Financial Statement Fraud Casebook: Baking the Ledgers and Cooking the Books reveals, that is entirely inaccurate. Edited by Dr. Joseph T. Wells--founder and chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)--this eye-opening casebook exposes you to the shady world of financial statement fraud--and its occurrence within companies of all shapes and size.

Reflecting the scams that happen in public organizations, private companies, nonprofits, and even charities, the cases in this book are written by those who have been on the frontlines of the described financial statement fraud investigations. Their unique insights are pulled from years of practical involvement, presenting important perspectives from cases, including:

• Trust Us . . . We Wouldn't Lie to You: Independently and Objectively Research Every New Client, Stephen Pedneault
• Franklin County Contractors: A Case of Concealed Liabilities, Patricia A. Patrick
• Organized Crime Is Not Just for the Usual Suspects, David Shapiro
• The Spinster and the Investment, Eric Sumners
• The Perfect Family Business, Alejandro Morales

Over the last hundred years, financial statement fraud has gotten larger and more frequent. Outlining each case--from how the financial statement fraud was engineered, to how it was investigated, and how the perpetrators were brought to justice--Financial Statement Fraud Casebook forms an educational and entertaining picture of this kind of fraud, its destructive impact on organizations, and what you can do to prevent it from starting in your own business.

Author Biography

DR. 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 Accountancy magazines, and 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, Dr. Wells has been inducted into the American Institute of CPAs Business and Industry Hall of Fame and named to Accounting Today's list of top 100 most influential people for nine years in a row.