This document provides instructions for Writing Assignment #3 in ACCT 326. Students are asked to analyze a recent fraud, embezzlement, or computer crime case that occurred in the last five years. They must discuss the main facts of the case, apply the fraud opportunity triangle, consider what may have driven the perpetrator(s) and possible warning signs, recommend additional controls to prevent future crimes, and assess whether the outcome was appropriate or not. The response should be 4-8 pages double-spaced and include at least two references and two in-text citations using APA style.

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ACCT 326 Writing Assignment #3
While crimes against businesses (such as fraud, embezzlement, and computer crimes) does not
result in any physical harm to anyone, the financial damages have been devastating. People who
were affected by these crimes has lost things that cannot be replaced over time while the firms’
affected will have the reputations affected for a lifetime. History may forget the individual victims,
but
history will not forget names such as Madoff & Enron.
Locate a recent fraud, embezzlement, computer crime case that occurred within the last five
years.
The case chosen must have been committed in the last five years and the perpetrators should
have
been brought to justice (NOTE: If the case is still pending in the legal system, you will need to
make a
recommendation for punishment). Make sure that you have enough information about the case
so
that you can answer the following questions:
- Part I: What are the main facts about the case?
- Part II: Apply the fraud opportunity triangle to the case and illustrate how the case complies (or
-
does not complies) with the triangle.
Part III: If you can go into the mind of the person(s) who committed the crime, what do you
think drove them to commit the crime? Were there signals that could have alerted someone
that the person(s) were on the verge to commit this crime?
Part IV: Since this crime was committed via use of some sort of accounting system, what
additional controls would you recommend that be included to prevent or limit crimes like this
from happening again?
Part V: If the person(s) involved have been convicted, do you agree with the outcome with this
case in terms of the verdict? Was it too harsh or not harsh enough? On the other hand, if they
have not been convicted, what sort of punishment do you recommend?
Your response should not generally exceed eight pages (doubled-spaced) or four pages
singlespaced. Your page count does not include such items as cover page, reference page, and
appendix, if provided. You will need to include at least two references and at least two in-text
citations to support your paper. These references must be related directly to the topics covered in
the paper. Other specifics regarding our paper include
- Headings: You will need to use headings (short, brief, and centered) to separate each area of
your paper. Your headings should have an appropriate title such as Main Facts of the Case
instead of Part I.

2. - Margins & Font Sizes: Use standard margins (minimum .5"; maximum 1.5")
and standard font
size (minimum 10 point; maximum 12 point) in your paper.
- Writing Style: APA is the preferred writing style, but you can choose any appropriate writing
style (e.g. MLA), except that all references are to be formatted via APA. Please consult the
UMUC Effective Writing Center for assistance regarding choice of styles and formatting of
references via APA.