Bribery and Corruption Casebook The View from Under the Table

by Wells, Joseph T.; Hymes, Laura

• ISBN13: 9781118248782
• ISBN10: 1118248783
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Real case studies on bribery and corruption written by expert fraud examiners Bribery and Corruption Casebook: The View from Under the Table is a one-of-a-kind collection of actual cases written by the fraud examiners who investigated them. These stories were hand-selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive, enlightening and entertaining picture of the many types of bribery and corruption cases in varied industries throughout the world. Each case outlines how the bribe or corruption was engineered, how it was investigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justice Written for fraud investigators, auditors, compliance officers, and corporate lawyers Reflects the recent crackdown on bribery and prosecution of cases under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Also by Dr. Joseph T. Wells: Fraud Casebook, Principles of Fraud Examination, and Computer Fraud Casebook This book reveals the dangers of bribery and corruption and the measures that can be taken to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Author Biography

Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, editor, has spent nearly a decade as a U.S. FBI Special Agent, is the founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and the author of 20 books. For his landmark research in fraud detection and deterrence, Dr. Wells has been inducted into the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Business and Industry Hall of Fame and named to Accounting Today's list of the 100 most influential people for nine years in a row. He holds a doctorate in commercial science from York College, The City University of New York.

Laura Hymes, CFE, is the Managing Editor of the ACFE's Research Department, where she oversees the editing of books, manuals and other publications related to the prevention, detection and investigation of fraud. She also collaborates with authors and speakers who are experts in the anti-fraud industry to produce high-quality educational material. She has a master's degree in publication management and years of experience in editing and publishing.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
The Hot-Tub Highwaymen	p. 1
Trouble Brewing	p. 13
In the State's Interest	p. 23
Odd Bedfellows	p. 35
When Bribery Becomes a Way of Doing Business	p. 43
Kickbacks for Comic Books	p. 53
Interrupted Production	p. 65
High-Plains Grifter	p. 75
Getting a Free Ride	p. 85
Conflicting Interests, Conflicting Cultures	p. 95
But We Thought He Was Saving Us Millions	p. 107
The Construction of a Fraud	p. 115
The Summer Bribe	p. 123
Brazen Bank Manager	p. 133
In Bed with the Tax Man	p. 141
High-Rise Rollers	p. 149
Decorum Across the International Date Line	p. 159
The Kickback Mine	p. 169
A Sweet Deal	p. 177
Da' Money	p. 187
The Seemingly Upstanding Citizen	p. 199
Big Dangers from a Small Vendor	p. 209
A Drop in the Ocean	p. 217
The Professor and the Deputy	p. 225
Calling for Kickbacks	p. 235
Going Green in Mexico	p. 245
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing	p. 253
Dances with Fraud	p. 261
The Corrupt Public Servant	p. 271
Romance, Jewels and Kickbacks: All in a Day's Work	p. 279
Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely	p. 287
For Love or Money?	p. 299
Ethical Governance: A Mandate for Outsourcing	p. 309
Friends and Lovers in High Places	p. 319
Kickbacks on Demand	p. 329
High-Flying Ambition	p. 341
The Cleaner Who Swept His Way to the Top	p. 347
Sorry, This Fraud Has Been Disconnected	p. 357
Bid Rigging and Kickbacks under the Bridge	p. 369
Index	p. 377
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