Danielle purchased a new car with higher payments expecting a raise from heremployer. When the raise didn't occur, Danielle started pocketing a bit of cash fromthe drawer each week to make up for the higher car payment since her employerdidn't give her the raise that she deserved. What element of the fraud triangle ismost closely related to Danielle's issue?A) Perceived pressureB) OpportunityC) RationalizationD) All of these answer choices are correct.

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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
CASE: You are a fraud expert and have been asked to investigate possible wrongdoing at a local nonprofit organization. You suspect that one of the workers, Stacey, has been embezzling money. After securing enough evidence to be very confident of Stacey's guilt, you speak with the president of the organization, Jamie. Jamie assures you that Stacey could be doing nothing wrong, that she has known Stacey for years, and Stacey is a good person. Further, she indicates that because of her relationship with Stacey, even if something were going wrong, no action would be taken with respect to the potential fraud. QUESTIONS: 1)How do you respond to Jamie? How do you explain to her what is at stake? 2) What monitoring and control systems should have been in place at Jamie's organization to prevent such a behavior? Explain. 3)Would you recommend an ethics audit to this company? Why?
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During an internal investigation, Black, a Certified Fraud Examiner, interviewed Green, a fraud suspect. Although Green wanted to leave in the middle of the interview, Black blocked the exit and prevented him from leaving. Green subsequently confessed to committing fraud. If, under these facts, Green files a lawsuit for false imprisonment against Black, Black will likely: A. Win the case because the qualified business privilege protects investigators conducting internal investigations. B. Win the case because Green confessed to the fraud. C. Lose the case if a trier of fact concludes that he restrained Green without consent or legal justification. D. Lose the cans because Green did not leave the interview.
Jones feels he is getting close to an admission from Smith, an embezzlement suspect. All the following might further secure Smith’s cooperation EXCEPT: A. Tell Smith, “Look, it’s not like you’re Jack the Ripper. This kind of things happens all the time.” B. Tell Smith he knows that he wouldn’t have to borrow the money if he did not have an urgent need for it. C. Say, “With the lack of internal controls here, management was practically asking for something like this to happen.” D. Threaten Smith with criminal prosecution.
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