One of the 'Big 4' faces 3 major trials that threaten its business

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the U.S. member of the global professional-services giant, is currently facing not one, not two, but three significant trials for allegedly negligent audits. 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pwc-faces-three-major-trials-that-could-put-firm-out-of-business-2016-08-12?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpka1pUWmxaRGhrWlRJMCIsInQiOiJ4Vlp4Y01ZQldsanM1dnFQRFwvRDdhRG0zTG1BWDBcLzFIQTdTXC9TcldyRTlhRFRFYytcL0ZPcWhCZlJHMVRVODJjZlAyTGxUTUhhT25Xb1ZPTjhKNlA3SmhoQ3hTa1wvcmxqNzdwODgyMGJqRjFKOXhDWE5VeUxmUll5R3F5b25ZZzViIn0%3D

Key lessons from the Unaoil scandal for forensic email reviews - analysis using words!

Using code words in communication

Many of the leaked Unaoil emails and excerpts contain several code words referring to individuals, organizations, events and the contexts of the communication. Individuals are referred to as "Doctor," "Ivan," or "Lighthouse." Keywords can help disguise intent in communication. For example, bribers or bribe receivers (public officials) might not be red-flagged in email if they identify themselves by code name or keyword.

http://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4294993345&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRBd05UWm1NelJrWldZNSIsInQiOiJqcDZpVGdTSEhYXC9ndkpoYTVLMkFYNmxoMmNpVFlYRjFsTzQyUndKTEJcL0FFWUNDdFQ2cHpkRUlCdzlmK3JwTlczNVNhVXZFQWU1NkRtSjdvOHZRSWZ3MWxaQlwvbFQ0R2NxdDhNM3lDQWxpaz0ifQ%3D%3D

The World's Biggest Bribe Scandal

In the list of the world's great companies, Unaoil is nowhere to be seen. But for the best part of the past two decades, the family business has systematically corrupted the global oil industry and there's an Australian connection. 

Read More at:
http://www.theage.com.au/interactive/2016/the-bribe-factory/day-1/the-company-that-bribed-the-world.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpRd09EWTNZMlZtTlRaaCIsInQiOiI1dTlmUEFOSmdmT0xzKzVMbTdQYUQ4eWl1SXFFRXl2QmpYSHBEV0NJN0pBclNEWFVIUWlTcWREaVZJZndMUWJrSUpjaVU4R29DWndKcThIZHhablhoUWlacDRUZGJ2VzdwNXdMRFVMMmtmOD0ifQ%3D%3D

Latest ACFE Fraud Report now available!

Analysis of 2,410 cases of occupational fraud that occurred in 114 countries throughout the world by ACFE.

Read More at:
http://www.acfe.com/rttn2016.aspx?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpRd09EWTNZMlZtTlRaaCIsInQiOiI1dTlmUEFOSmdmT0xzKzVMbTdQYUQ4eWl1SXFFRXl2QmpYSHBEV0NJN0pBclNEWFVIUWlTcWREaVZJZndMUWJrSUpjaVU4R29DWndKcThIZHhablhoUWlacDRUZGJ2VzdwNXdMRFVMMmtmOD0ifQ%3D%3D 

Workers warned to watch out for bogus requests from bosses to transfer money as one firm loses £18.5m

The scam, which sees criminals impersonate e-mail accounts of chief executives to trick staff into wiring payments to an overseas bank account, has cost firms around the globe $2billion – or £1.43billion – in the last two years, according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-3471248/Beware-CEO-fraud-costing-British-businesses-millions.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRoks6rMZKXonjHpfsX%2F7eokWLHr08Yy0EZ5VunJEUWy3IEISNQ%2FcOedCQkZHblFnVgJSq29RawNr6IE

THE MOST LIKELY VICTIM OF FRAUD IS …

Margaret is a retired schoolteacher and widow with two children and four grandchildren. Richard, a practicing physician, is a faculty member at a university medical center. Adam is a fourth-grader who excels at math but has a strong dislike for cleaning his room. John, an attorney, has been practicing tax law for more than 20 years, and his friends are among the upper echelon.

Of these four people, who is the most likely victim of fraud? Considering the countless scams and schemes that fraudsters use their devious, yet often very intellectual, minds to concoct and perpetrate, the answer might — or might not — come as a surprise.

Let’s find out which of our four “contestants” turns out to be the unlucky “winner.”


http://www.acfe.com/fraud-examiner.aspx?id=4294991840&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRoks6zBZKXonjHpfsX%2F7eokWLHr08Yy0EZ5VunJEUWy3IEATdQ%2FcOedCQkZHblFnVgJSq29RawNr6IE

Traits of an ethical leader

Five traits of an ethical leader

The year just past saw many major business scandals including those at Volkswagen, 7-Eleven and Turing Pharmaceuticals. All pointed to a business culture using the “end justifies the means” argument to justify unethical if not illegal practices.

While hopefully the exception and not the rule, these cases all left the public asking whether getting caught was seen by some leaders as the worst crime of all.

What are the qualities of an ethical leader and how might someone with those qualities think and act?

https://theconversation.com/five-traits-of-an-ethical-leader-51181