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Volume 3 - Number 2    February 2003
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Fraud Detection

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  • Detecting Fraud [PDF] Detecting client fraud, theft and other illegal acts by Ralph Picardi, Esq.
  • Senate Report [PDF] US Senate report on Enron's SPE's, a comprehensive evaluation of this sophisticated fraud.


  • Auditing & Review Issues

  • Going Concern [PDF] Risks, Analysis and Commentary on the Going Concern Standards.
  • Forensics in Manufacturing [PDF] Procedures to use in the manufacturing industry.
  • Retail Strategies [PDF] Changing strategies in retail and their impact on your liability exposure.
  • The Next Decade of Risks [PDF] A Zero Defects Goal!
  • Featured Case [PDF] Revenue recognition problems - a class action example.


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