case study

As the preliminary meetings are concluded, Sam tells you the Company is concerned that Karli maybe be committing accounts payable fraud. You are being retained to perform a forensic investigation and the Company would like you to answer the following questions: Is Karli part of a fraud scheme? If so, how was the fraud was committed and concealed? What was the dollar amount of any fraud committed by year? Sam has to explain the results of your investigation to his Board during their next meeting. He has requested that you provide him with a “Summary of Findings” report. The report should be a minimum of 2 pages double-spaced submitted in Microsoft Word and should include a: Summary of the Results of the investigation (items 1-3 above) Summarize the fraud scheme Quantify the amount of payments to falsified vendors by year Summary of information gathered during the meeting that was important to perform the forensic analysis Discussion of impacts to the company’s financial statement as a result of the fraud. Be sure to include specific accounts impacted and explanation of how/why impacted Be sure to include specific impacts to financial statements and analysis and how/why impacted Identify and describe any Control Weaknesses present at West View Games Be sure to describe any ineffective controls Identify 5 ineffective or missing controls Review of Sample Invoices submitted by BJS and Wanda’s Toy Shoppe Describe any concerns about the information contained on the invoices Identify 4 concerns Describe any concerns about the information omitted from the invoices Identify 4 concerns Recommend additional Control Activities that would help prevent and detect future fraud Identify 3 additional controls over the acquisition cycle Be sure to use specific terminology Be sure to explain why each proposed control activity would be helpful to West View