CJ 407 2-2 Journal Crime Analysis and Data

Please answer both and explain why other options are incorrect....detailed explaination please

Recognizing Red Flags Refer to the article below, which was assigned as part of the reading for this week, about a $1.3 million fraud committed by an employee at the Fort Worth, Texas stockyard. This fraud is a stark example of what can happen, and for how long, when no one is looking for red flags. White Collar Crime: The criminal in the next cubicle. Respond to the following: Explain what happened in the case, how long the fraudulent lasted, who discovered the fraud and how, what the court decided, and what the consequences were for the stockyard. Describe some of the red flags and internal control procedures that should have been in place to deter the fraud. Support your answer. Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates' posts.

Obj, 2, 3 Faith Cassen has recently been hired as the manager of Gibraltar Coffee Shop. Gibraltar Coffee Shop is a national chain of franchised coffee shops. During her first month as store manager, Faith encountered the following internal control situations: a. Faith caught an employee putting a case of 1,000 single-serving tea bags in his car. Not wanting to create a scene, Faith smiled and said, "I don't think you're putting those tea bags on the right shelf. Don't they belong inside the coffee shop?" The employee returned the tea bags to the stockroom. b. Gibraltar Coffee Shop has one cash register. Prior to Faith's joining the coffee shop, each employee working on a shift would take a customer order, accept paymert, and then prepare the order. Faith made one employee on each shift responsible for taking orders and accepting the customer's payment. Other employees prepare the orders. c. Because only one employee uses the cash register, that employee is responsible for counting the…

Which of the following MOST likely indicates a clear violation of an NFPO’s code of conduct? John Adams, a volunteer for the local pet shelter, also owns a pet store and has offered a discount on pet food to the local shelter. Cecilia Lam used inappropriate language on her Facebook page when referring to the NFPO for which she worked. Mark Adams, an employee for a legal society, used the organization’s computer to research a new job. Hanpreet Kaur, the accountant for a sports rehabilitation society, offered the society’s services to his sister free of charge without her needing to qualify.

Which of the following is NOT a behavioral red flag of the fraudster?  a) Addictions b) Switches jobs every 2-3 years c) Peer pressure d) Living beyond means

Bradford College FraudBradford College has several sites and employs hundreds of teaching staff. The college has recently discovered a serious fraud involving false billings for part-time teaching. The fraud involved two members of staff. Noel is a clerk in the payroll office who is responsible for processing payments to part-time teaching staff. Ruth is the Head of the Business Studies department at the college campus. Part-time lecturers are required to complete a monthly claim form that lists the classes taught and the total hours claimed. These forms must be signed by their Head of Department, who sends all signed forms to Noel. Noel checks that the class codes on the claim forms are valid, that hours have been budgeted for those classes, and inputs the information into the college’s payroll package. The college has a separate personnel department that is responsible for maintaining all personnel files. Additions to the payroll must be made by a supervisor in the personnel office.…

The following is an excerpt from a conversation between two sales clerks, Jean Moen and Sara Cheney. Jean and Sara are employed by Turpin Meadows Electronics, a locally owned and operated electronics retail store Jean: Did you hear the news? Sara: What news? Jean: Neal and Linda were both arrested this morning. Sara: What? Arrested? You're putting me on! Jean: No, really! The police arrested them first thing this morning. Put them in handcuffs, read them their rights-the whole works. It was unreal! Sara: What did they do? Jean: Well, apparently they were filling out merchandise refund forms for fictitious customers and then taking the cash. Sara: I guess I never thought of that. How did they catch them? Jean: The store manager noticed that returns were twice that of last year and seemed to be increasing. When he confronted Neal, he became flustered and admitted to taking the cash, apparently more than $9,000 in just three months. They're going over the last six months' transactions to…

Establishing Effective Internal control in a Small business A longtime client, Salim Ali, recently entered into a new venture involving his ownership and operation of a small 20-room motel and café' located in an area of Al-Qurum-Muscat heavily visited by tourists. He needs your advice. Salim hired a young couple to run the motel and café' on a day- to-day basis and plans to pay them a m0nthly salary. They will live for free in a small apartment behind the motel office and will be in charge of the daily operations of the motel and café'. The couple will be responsible for hiring and supervising the four or five part-time personnel who will help with cleaning the rooms, cooking, and waiting customers in the café'.etc. the couple will also maintain records of rooms rented, meals serviced, and payments received (which can be in cash, checks, or credit cards). They will make weekly deposits of the business proceeds at the local bank. As the time approaches for the business to open, Salim…

Internal Controls   Faith Cassen has recently been hired as the manager of Gibraltar Coffee Shop. Gibraltar Coffee Shop is a national chain of franchised coffee shops.During her first month as store ma11age1; Faith encountered the following internal control situations:   a.Faith caught an employee putting a case of 1,000 singleserving tea bags in his car. Not wanting to create a scene, Faith smiled and said, "I don't think you're putting those tea bags on the right shelf. Don't they belong inside the coffee shop?"The employee returned the tea bags to the stockroom.   b.Gibraltar Coffee Shop has one cash register.Prior to Faith'sjoining the coffee shop, each employee working on a shiftwould take a customer order,accept payment,and then prepare the order. Faith made one employee on each shift responsible for taking orders and accepting the customer's Other employees prepare the orders.   c.Because only one employee uses the cash register,that employee is responsible for counting the cash…

Internal Controls     An employee of JHT Co., a private trucking company, was responsible for resolving roadway accident claims under $25,000.  The employee created fake accident claims and wrote settlement checks between $5,000 and $25,000 to friends or acquaintances acting as phony “victims.”  One friend recruited subordinates at his place of business to cash some of the checks.  In addition, the JHT employee also recruited lawyers, who he paid to represent both the trucking company and the fake victims in the bogus accident settlements.  When the lawyers cashed the checks, they allegedly split the money with the corrupt JHT employee.  This fraud went undetected for two years. Please answer the following question: What control procedures should be changed to prevent such fraud?