Guest Speakers
This former CFO now owns a lawn-mowing business following his time in prison
Who is Aaron Beam?
This energy company collapsed in 2001 after using off balance sheet entities to hide massive debt.
What is Enron?
This lens focuses on justice and fairness
What is relationship lens?
This law helps prevents retaliation against individuals who report fraud in good faith
What is the Whistleblower Protection Act?
What sport did Professor Head play in high school?
What is football?
This professor wrote the Almost Perfect CPA case
Who is Dr Carolynn Conn?
Although accused of leading the fraud, Richard Scrushy was ultimately found _______ of criminal charges.
what is not guilty?
This ethical viewpoint is symbolized by a telescope and holds the primary values of autonomy and rationality?
What is responsibilities lens?
SOX was largely passed because of scandals of these two companies.
What is Enron and WorldCom?
This Big 4 accounting firm audits the Oscars and is blamed for the Best Picture Announcement mistake in 2017
What is PwC?
Dr Kelly Richmond Pope: This book was written by Dr Pope and given to us in class
What is Fool Me Once?
These were used in HealthSouth and did not have to do with financial statements
what are Pristine Audits?
The second step of the Baird decision model
What is "be intelligent"?
Partner Rotation rules for auditors require that the signing partner must rotate after ____ on one audit
What is 5 years
Martha Stewart, Nicolas Cage, Willie Nelson, and Dolce and Gabbana all were convicted of this
What is tax evasion?
Helen Sharkey: This project is the cause of her indictment?
What is Project Alpha?
This man, founder of Fyre Festival, was sentenced to prison after the luxury festival turned into a disaster.
Who is Billy McFarland?
What are the four ethical lenses?
results, responsibilities, relationship, reputation
SOX section 404 requires companies to report on this part of their financial reporting system
What are internal controls?
This restaurant was owned by a relative of the HealthSouth fraud instigator
Belinda Beek: What is the name of the movie and the case related to the insurance fraud?
What is The Laundromat and the Panama Papers Scandal?
This company filed for bankruptcy after admitting it inflated assets by $11 billion.
What are the 4 dimensions of the ethical viewpoints chart?
What is rationality, equality, sensibility, and autonomy?
This section of SOX requires executives to personally sign off on the accuracy of the financial statements
What is section 302?
This person is currently in federal prison in Bryan for defrauding investors of her biotech company
Who is Elizabeth Holmes?