Assignment: Fraud Examination
Description
Select a publicly traded company for which an accounting and auditing enforcement action was published on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Web site in the past 2 years due to fraudulent financial reporting.
After selecting your company and reviewing releases published by the SEC on this company, go to the investor section of the company's corporate Web site to review any additional information on the entity. In your research, examine documents for the following:
a. Examples of earnings manipulation that resulted in financial statement fraud
b. Specific facts of the case that caused SEC investigation
c. Details on how the SEC handled the complaints
d. How did the company react to the investigation?
e. Were any sanctions imposed?
f. What steps, if any, did the company take to rectify the situation?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.