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Crooked CFO Amused By Pearl-Clutching Tweet
RT @footnoted "Seriously flouting established SEC rules makes a mockery of the system!" — Sam […]
Ex-Chicago Comptroller Was Soooo Chicago Before Getting to Chicago
Amer Ahmad resigned as Chicago's comptroller about three weeks ago, but yesterday is when we […]
Detecting and Preventing Sex Fraud Isn’t All That Different From Detecting and Preventing Financial Fraud
Welcome to the latest edition of Accumulated Deprecation, Greg Kyte's monthly column. Go here to read more of Greg's posts.
You're a CPA which basically makes you a sex god; a wrathful sex god, because when people think about having sex with you, they tend to say things like, "god damn it."
Today’s Corporate Fraud Is Making Andrew Fastow Uncomfortable
“In my opinion, the problem today is 10 times worse than it was when Enron […]
Lapping Schemes Are For Stupid People and Dogs with Access to Lidless Toilets
Any licensed CPA caught perpetrating a lapping scheme should have his or her license revoked […]
Jeff Skilling Is Halfway Home
Skillz, who has been in prison since 2006, had his 24-year sentence reduced today by […]
Going Concern Contributor Is a Suspect in a $60 Fraud Case
Ed. note: We welcome back Greg Kyte after a brief post-April 15th vacation. He'll join […]
Jeff Skilling’s Attorney Calls Attention to His Client’s Extra Effort
The good news for ex-Enron CEO Jeff Skilling is that he'll be released from prison almost 10 years […]
Get Ready to Put Jeff Skilling Back on Your Christmas Card List
Maybe not Christmas 2013, but some Christmas in the not so distant future: Former Enron CEO […]
Internal Controls Are of the Devil (Or: Why Stealing from the Catholic Church Is So Easy)
The other day I asked my wife if she'd be mad if I started a new religion. I clarified that she would not be required to join my new religion; I just wanted to know if I'd have her support. She didn't really answer. Not out loud. But her nonverbal message was as clear as an auditing standard that was clarified in the Clarity Project1. What she wasn't saying was either (a) she'd be pissed if I really did it, or (b) she'll tolerate my stupid questions, or (c) she'd be shocked if I could get more religious followers than I have Twitter followers2.
Woman Misunderstood ‘Crazy Accounting’ to Mean ‘Take Money That Doesn’t Belong to You’
Leslie Lebel used to work in the finance department for the City of Bloomington, Illinois. […]