Ethics - Forensic Accounting

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Provide 3 real-life examples of financial investigators that crossed the line of ethics in pursuit of exposing accounting irregularities. For each example, respond to the following questions:

  • What were the repercussions of the unethical actions?
  • What would have been the ethical response?


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Forensic Accounting Scandals and Ethical Responses
There are financial investigators that crossed the line of ethics in search of exposing
accounting irregularities. The first accounting scandal that was exposed was that of Enron.
The investigators found out anomalies in gas trading, stock market trading, and accounting
manipulations. The foundation of Enron's accounting issues was the way by which the
exchanging of its gas and oil items was being directed. Financial specialists were conned into
trusting that Enron was very productive by making it give the idea that the organisation's
vitality wares were vigorously exchanged.
Because of the fraudulent activities in Enron accounting, considerable bank
borrowings were diverted through false organisations made by Enron. Through this plan, cash
gotten from obtained assets were made to show up as assets acquired from significant
exchange bargains. As SEC examinations advanced into a full review analysis, the greater
part of Enron's ultimate authorities began practising their investment opportunity rights by
offering their shares. Stock costs dropped from $90 to $36.88 per share. As more speculators
pulled back their budgetary support, Enron in this way bowed out of all financial obligations
by December of 2001, leaving more than 4,000 workers jobless and denied of partition
advantages, including retirement or annuity stores. Various speculators were left holding
worthless Enron stocks before the finish of 2001.

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I think accounting directions ought to be modified to disallow responsibility for
inspecting and counselling administrations by a similar bookkeeping firm. Accounting firms
are as of now moving to disjoin their counselling organisations. The SEC ought to
presumably embrace other exposure necessities. Different controllers ought to fix
prerequisites for executives to be watchful and give assurances to informants who convey illadvised conduct to open consideration. In any case, in the last investigation, the answer for an
Enron-sort scandal lies in the mindfulness of chiefs and in the honesty and uprightness of
officials. Smart people will dependably discover ...


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