Tragedy of Fraud: The Ripple Effects From Fraud and the Wages Earned
By James Ulvog
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Just like throwing a stone into a calm lake produces ripples all over the water, fraud creates widespread ripples.
Chapter 1 discusses the tragic effects of a fraud in a local church. The damage spreads out to harm a lot of people. The wide ripples in the life of the fraudster and surprise victims are rarely seen.
Chapter 2 discusses the wages of fraud. Wages are something we work for, deserve, and are entitled to. Likewise in a fraud there are wages rightfully earned that will be paid in full. Wages for a mayor include jail, publicity, loss of employment, bankruptcy, and divorce.
Chapter 3 looks at the fraud in the mayor’s office as a case study of why frauds in general are difficult for an auditor to find. Corruption frauds are even tougher to uncover.
Chapter 4 discusses the three sides of the fraud triangle and what organizations can do to minimize the factors. When opportunity, motivation, and rationalization get together, the conditions are set for a fraud.
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Tragedy of Fraud - James Ulvog
Tragedy of Fraud
The Ripple Effects from Fraud and the Wages Earned
James L. Ulvog, CPA
Published by Riverstone Finance Press
Alta Loma, California
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Copyright 2013 James L. Ulvog
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978-0-9774361-7-0
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Contents
Introduction
Tragedy of Fraud – The Ripple Effects from the Embezzlement Fraud in a Local Church
Wages of Fraud – Consequences from the Corruption Fraud in a Mayor’s Office
Why is it Difficult to Find Fraud? - The Corruption Case as an Illustration
The Fraud Triangle – Danger When All Three Sides Are Present
About the Author
More Resources from James Ulvog
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Introduction
Just like throwing a stone into a calm lake produces ripples all over the water, fraud creates widespread ripples. Part 1 discusses the tragic effects of a fraud in a local church. The damage spreads out to harm a lot of people. The wide ripples in the life of the fraudster and surprise victims are rarely seen.
Serious penalties were paid by the participants of a corruption case that took place in a city near where I live. It is not just the jail time and publicity. There are consequences for employment and business. Lots of relationships can be destroyed. The fraud cost the principal player his marriage. The list of consequences is far longer than you would expect. Part 2 discusses the wages of fraud. Wages are something we work for, deserve, and are entitled to. Likewise in a fraud there are wages rightfully earned that will be paid in full.
After a fraud surfaces, the hue and cry arises of where were the auditors?!?
Part 3 looks at the fraud in the mayor’s office as a case study of why frauds in general are difficult for an auditor to find. Corruption frauds are even tougher to uncover.
Just as it is necessary to have fuel, heat, and oxygen to get a fire going, there are three components needed to get a good fraud running. When opportunity, motivation, and rationalization get together, the conditions are set for a fraud. Part 4 discusses the three sides of the fraud triangle and what organizations can do to minimize the factors.
This e-book is a compilation of posts previously published on my blogs. These are primarily from Nonprofit Update (nonprofitupdate.info) with some from Attestation Update (attestationupdate.com).
The posts have been edited slightly from how they were originally published. They are also reorganized from chronological for a better flow. These posts were written over the course of three years. To provide context, the date of each post is listed.
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