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Fraud Accounting

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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What are the Best Practices for Internal Controls and the Warning Signs of Embezzlement?

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President Ronald Reagan once said, “Trust, but verify,” echoing a Russian proverb to describe the relationship moving forward with the Soviet Union. The saying loosely translates into proceeding cautiously when someone is...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

Pierce Atwood LLP

FERC Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Enforcement Report

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of Enforcement (OE) recently issued its Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report on Enforcement. As in previous years, the Enforcement Report discusses the activities performed...more

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Key Considerations for Addressing Failure to Prevent Fraud

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The Economic Crime Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. Included in the Act is the failure to prevent fraud offence, under which large companies will be liable when a specified fraud offence is committed by an...more

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Don’t Skimp On The Facts – Failure Of Fiduciaries To Make Full Disclosure Of Matters Set Forth In An Accounting May Be Considered...

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In the recently published case of Hudson v. Foster, 2021 Cal.App. LEXIS 737, the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District, Division Five, determined that a former conservatee who discovered that certain transactions...more

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Court allows journalist to access historic accountant’s report held by company’s solicitors

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An English Court has relied on the principle of open justice to order that an accountant’s report, referred to in a six-year-old English court judgment, should be disclosed to a journalist as the document was relevant to a...more

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Global Accountants’ Liability Update – March 2021

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Recent regulatory and enforcement developments - Hong Kong - Court rules on disclosure of disciplinary decisions- Accountants and other professionals should not expect that disciplinary decisions against them will remain...more

Knobbe Martens

Can’t Say “I Ain’t Mad At Cha” for Copying Me

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On June 1, 2017, noted music and fashion photographer Danny Clinch filed suit in the Southern District of New York in connection with the use of two photographs of famed rapper Tupac Shukar (“Tupac”) on t-shirts. The...more

Carlton Fields

Defamation Action Regarding Fraudulent Accounting Claim Withstands Motion To Dismiss

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Action by Greenberg against Spitzer for defamation based on public statements by Spitzer about Greenberg’s stewardship of AIG regarding, among other things, Spitzer’s assertion that Greenberg engaged in fraudulent accounting....more

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The SEC’s Renewed Focus on Financial Reporting and Accounting Fraud

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In several recent public speeches, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a renewed focus on financial reporting and accounting fraud, vowing to devote substantial resources to enforcement activities in...more

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PCAOB Offers Guidance for Accounting Firms and Accountants Preparing Written Statements of Position

On September 19 and 20, 2013, the American Law Institute presented its annual course, Accountants’ Liability: Managing Risks in a Changing Environment. One highlight of the conference was a Public Company Accounting...more

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