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  Beeinflussung der Corporate Governance im Unternehmen durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud

  Dr. Corinna Boecker

  …377 5 Beeinflussung der Corporate Governance im Unternehmen durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud 5.1 Vorbemerkungen Bei einer Beurteilung… …der Gefahr durch Accounting Fraud im Unternehmen sind bei den hier zu betrachtenden Corporate Governance-Elementen Unter- nehmensleitung und… …zur Vermeidung oder zur Aufdeckung und dem anschließenden Umgang mit Ac- counting Fraud leisten kann. Hierfür unterscheiden die nachfolgenden Ausfüh-… …Präventive Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Accounting Fraud 5.2.1 Möglichkeiten aus Sicht der Unternehmensleitung Dem Vorstand obliegt im Rahmen seiner… …. hierzu die Ausführungen unter Gliederungspunkt 6, S. 397 ff. Beeinflussung der Corporate Governance durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud 378… …. Das Management darf zwar die Ver- antwortung dieser Aufgabe nicht delegieren. Es kann und sollte allerdings kompetente Hilfe zur Erarbeitung einer für… …Bestandteil guter Corporate Governance2055. Die Verantwortung für einen Ver- haltenskodex liegt ebenfalls beim Management. Seiner Bedeutung innerhalb des… …. 2055 Ein wirksames Ethikmanagement leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Schutz eines Un- ternehmens vor Accounting Fraud; vgl. Brinkmann, Markus… …(Unternehmensreputation 2003), S. 453. Beeinflussung der Corporate Governance durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud 379 mit einem kompetenten Team geht es für… …Whistleblo- wing-System, gemeldet werden können. Der Verhaltenskodex darf nicht dazu führen, dass die Mitarbeiter sich durch das Management bevormundet…

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  Case 20: AOL Time Warner (2002)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 133 Case 20: AOL Time Warner (2002) AOL Time Warner Inc. was formed by the merger of AOL and Time Warner… …started to flatten. It was during this period that AOL engaged in accounting fraud to mask the fact that it was also beginning to experience a rapid… …transactions”, in which AOL and its counterparties falsely created and reported revenue Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 134 In September 2000, for… …parties it referred to PurchasePro entered into commercial arrangements with this company. AOL essentially paid third parties to Accounting Fraud in… …management of AOL Europe; for example, it caused its own designated directors and steering committee members to act in accordance with AOL’s directions. How-… …flow as well as under- statements of total debt). Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 136 The accounting irregularities at AOL occurred before… …consequence of the fraud), the merged company dropped “AOL” from its corporate name. The move was widely seen as an admission that the 2001 merger had failed… …. In December 2004, Time Warner agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Justice USD 210 million, in order to settle criminal fraud charges related to AOL… …. How- ever, it did not admit any fault. In March 2005, Time Warner announced a separate USD 300 million settlement of civil fraud charges filed by the… …to US-GAAP. In August 2005, Time Warner reached a USD 2.5 billion settlement to securities fraud litigation. The money was paid to shareholders…

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  Case 4: MiniScribe (1989)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 42 Case 4: MiniScribe (1989) The downfall of MiniScribe Corp., resulting from a major accounting fraud… …more pervasive” than he had realized. Along with him, the entire management team also left. In March 1989, under pressure from investors who had… …started to smell trouble, the new management initiated an in-house investigation into the reliability of MiniScribe’s financial reports for 1986… …inventory and sales figures (see WSJ September 11, 1989): Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 43 – Although many companies accelerate shipments… …auditors had test-counted. Thus, they were able to inflate the number of items that the auditors had not sampled. Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies… …. MiniScribe’s auditor, Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers), was also sued by investors for its part in the fraud. The suits charged that the… …1992 settlement, it agreed to pay a total of USD 140 million for failing to detect the accounting fraud committed by MiniScribe. In July 1994, the… …obsession. This obsession, along with Wiles’s aggressive and intimidating management style, led to a “pressure cooker environment”. “Basically,” one former… …amazing to see how close they could get to the num- Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 45 ber they wanted to hit.” A former MiniScribe manager… …the late 1980s. References: Albrecht, W. Steve / Albrecht, Chad: Fraud Examination & Prevention…

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  Case 25: Bernard Madoff (2008)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …its risk management processes. Be- Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 164 sides, the fraud continues to reverberate on Wall Street. A number of… …References: Clauss, Pierre / Roncalli, Thierry / Weisang, Guillaume: Risk Management Lessons from Madoff Fraud, www.papers.ssrn.com, April 2009… …Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 159 Case 25: Bernard Madoff (2008) In December 2008, as the global financial crisis continued on its… …stunning fraud that appears to be of epic proportions”, and the Economist called it “the con of the century”. Needless to say, the unprecedented scope of… …the fraud was far beyond the reach of all of the other recent scandals of the financial system. Bernard Madoff started his financial career at… …appeared to believe in loyalty and Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 160 honesty,” said one former Madoff employee in retrospect. “Never in your… …profits generated by share trading. Eventually, Madoff admitted in this conversation that he estimated the losses from the fraud were at least USD 50… …, and charged with securities fraud. When federal agents arrived at Madoffs’ apartment, he told them: “There is no innocent explanation. I have paid… …simplicity, one of the most puzzling issues of the Madoff fraud was that the majority of the victims had an expert knowledge of financial investment: they… …Wall Street, there had been scepticism for years over how Madoff managed to pay such consistently high Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 161…

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  Beeinflussung der externen Jahresabschlussprüfung und der Internen Revision durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud

  Dr. Corinna Boecker

  …. 210; Schruff, Wienand (Top- Management Fraud 2003), S. 908; Bologna, G. Jack/Lindquist, Robert J. (Forensic Ac- counting 1987), S. 83 ff.; Kelly… …Misstrauensauftrag; vgl. Schruff, Wienand (Top- Management Fraud 2003), S. 903. Beeinflussung der Prüfung durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud 343 Angaben… …. Damit wird das Management noch stärker in die Verant- wortung zur Vermeidung oder Aufdeckung von Accounting Fraud genommen. Es erscheint es hilfreich… …337 4 Beeinflussung der externen Jahresabschlussprüfung und der Internen Revision durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud 4.1 Vorbemerkungen… …: Accounting Fraud wird sich in der Unternehmenswelt nie gänzlich ausschließen lassen, daran besteht kein Zwei- fel. Dies liegt in der Natur des Menschen… …Aufdeckung von Accounting Fraud-Fällen einen Beitrag leisten kön- nen. Wenn fortan von der Vermeidung von Accounting Fraud gesprochen ___________________… …1939 Peemöller, Volker H. (Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2006), S. 128. Beeinflussung der Prüfung durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud 338 wird, so… …se Erkenntnisse zeigen, wie verantwortungsbewusst das Management diese seine Führungsaufgabe wahrnimmt, und erlauben es dem Prüfer, daraus Rück-… …schlüsse auf die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud zu ziehen. Scheint das Interesse des Managements an einem ordnungsmäßigen Risikomanagementsystem eher gering… …, S. 309 ff. Beeinflussung der Prüfung durch die Gefahr von Accounting Fraud 339 stellen für Manipulationszwecke bewusst nicht beseitigt oder…

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  Künstliche Intelligenz , Machine Learning und Data Analytics in der Compliance – am Beispiel der Intelligenten Betrugserkennung

  Gabriele Wieczorek

  …to risk management, Financial Innovation, 9. Jg. (2023), S. 1 f. 41 Vgl. Vanini, P./Rossi, S./Zvizdic, E./Domenig, T.: Online payment fraud: from ano-… …fraud: from ano- maly detection to risk management, Financial Innovation, 9. Jg. (2023), S. 66. 53 Die Whiskers, aus dem Englischen übersetzt mit… …, E./Domenig, T.: Online payment fraud: from ano- maly detection to risk management, Financial Innovation, 9. Jg. (2023), S. 7 [Überset- zung]. 92 5 KI… …wirtschaftskrimineller Handlungen 5 Vgl. Kreipl, C.: Verantwortungsvolle Unternehmensführung: Corporate Governance, Compliance Management und Corporate Social… …Governance, Compliance Management und Corporate Social Responsibility, Wiesbaden 2020, S. 131. 82 5 KI, Machine Learning und Data Analytics in der… …. Forrester Consulting: LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud – Europa, Naher Osten und Afrika, 2023, S. 6. 13 Akronym für „Know Your Customer“. 8 Vgl. Scheben… ….: Fraud analytics using descriptive, predictive, and social network techniques: a guide to data science for fraud detection, Hoboken 2015, S. 4 ff. 7 Vgl… …, glauben im ersten Quartal 2024 16 Vgl. Forrester Consulting: LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud – Europa, Naher Osten und Afrika, 2023, S. 3 ff. 15 Vgl… …. Forrester Consulting: LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud – Europa, Naher Osten und Afrika, 2023, S. 3. 84 5 KI, Machine Learning und Data Analytics in der… …: Insights from the leading edge of generative AI adoption in Germany, April 2024, S. 3. 26 Vgl. Baesens, B./Van Vlasselaer, V./Verbeke, W.: Fraud analytics…

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  Case 15: Xerox (2002)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 106 Case 15: Xerox (2002) For most of the second half of the 20th century, the Xerox Corporation was a… …management. In May 2000, Xerox made a public announcement that it had discovered accounting irregularities associated with its Mexican operations. CEO… …the problems became public, the Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 107 SEC launched an investigation into what happened at the Mexican… …audi- tors refused to sign off on the company’s annual report until they had rechecked the numbers. They said they had not uncovered any signs of fraud… …director Stephen Cutler said in a statement. “In a pattern of pervasive fraud, investors were misled and betrayed over the course of four years.” The alle-… …lessees. Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 108 Under US-GAAP, Xerox was required to book revenue from the box at the be- ginning of the lease… …recogni- tion”. But when the engagement partner challenged Xerox’s non-GAAP accounting practices, the company’s senior management told the audit firm that… …, and, according to KPMG, the potential tax exposure arising out of the transaction was Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 109 “remote to low”… …values of the machines by as much as 50%. Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 110 Xerox grew progressively dependent on these accounting… …itself as a business increasing its earnings every quarter and meeting its competitive challenges. Senior management repeat- edly told investors that…

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  Case 38: Daewoo Group (South Korea, 1999)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …226 2.3 Accounting Fraud in Asian Companies Case 38: Daewoo Group (South Korea, 1999) At the end of 1999, the Daewoo Group, one of… …the largest conglomerates in the world, collapsed in a spectacular fashion. The accounting fraud that was uncovered was described as one of the… …he once said. However, Kim’s global expansion far outstripped the group’s financial and management capabilities. But he ignored warnings that he was… …. The lending Accounting Fraud in Asian Companies 227 banks maintained rather lax standards, focusing on revenues and sales volume, instead… …“rags-to-riches” founder of Daewoo Group ended in a big corporate fraud scandal. Although the government prosecutor’s office released only scant details, it… …accounting fraud in a variety of ways. However, a substan- tial degree of the fraud occurred through asset swaps among Daewoo subsidiaries. One subsidiary… …illegitimately propped up Daewoo’s failing companies. Accounting Fraud in Asian Companies 228 Cover-ups of failed ventures When, e.g., Daewoo… …Motor attempted to cover up its failed USD 200 million investment in a car plant in Ukraine, the fraud bordered on the farcical. Daewoo Motor (the… …accounting fraud. Daewoo companies with questionable credit status would issue new stock that the overseas institutions would acquire, technically as equity… …for personal enrichment by Kim and senior Daewoo managers. Accounting Fraud in Asian Companies 229 Daewoo was not an isolated incident; a…

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  Case 35: Parmalat (Italy, 2003)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …Accounting Fraud in European Companies 206 Case 35: Parmalat (Italy, 2003) Parmalat, one of Italy’s most significant commercial entities and… …and EBIT of about EUR 600 million, Parmalat had Accounting Fraud in European Companies 207 become a global rival to Nestlé, Danone and… …, Tanzi did not bring much-needed high-level expertise into his management ranks by recruiting senior executives from other big global firms. Instead… …account linked to the Cayman Islands subsidiary known as “Bonlat”, which appeared to be at the heart of the fraud. The Bank of America revealed that a… …creditors all lost money heavily. The case Accounting Fraud in European Companies 208 sent shockwaves through Italy where Parmalat was a household… …Italian banks. The management of the company went over to Enrico Bondi, a turn- around specialist well known in Italy. Bondi had been appointed as a… …revenues through fictitious sales. The core of the fraud was a system of double-billing to supermar- kets and other retail customers. By billing twice for… …divisions. For example, one amount of EUR 65 million found its way to AC Parma, the soccer Accounting Fraud in European Companies 209 team owned… …located in tax havens around the world, and it engaged in complicated bond and derivative deals. The fraud was certainly not of the blatant “take-the-… …had echoes of several other recent scandals (see Trueman 2004, p. 4): – The fraud appeared to have been incremental, growing in magnitude over a…

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  Case 14: Dynegy (2002)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 102 Case 14: Dynegy (2002) At the beginning of the new millennium, Houston-based Dynegy Inc. was a high-… …flying business rival of the Enron Corporation. Of course, the accounting fraud at Dynegy never reached the scale of notoriety of that at neighbouring… …downplayed the importance of the SEC investigation. The company said that “a new management focus was needed” and that the trades being investigated were… …positions generate no current cash flow (this treatment was required under US-GAAP). Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 103 In order to… …of the fraud caused Dynegy’s stock to plunge. Alpha’s impact on Dynegy’s financial statements was especially significant, because the statement of… …Dynegy’s lack of cooperation in the early stages of the investigation. Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 104 In August 2003, two of the three tax… …the most severe sentences for accounting fraud in recent memory. “I take no pleasure in sentencing you to 292 months, but my job is to follow the… …Alpha alone. Olis argued he didn’t personally benefit from the fraud scheme and had acted with the knowledge and approval of Dynegy’s financial… …case. Accounting Fraud in U.S. Companies 105 References: Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC v. Dynegy Inc., Litigation… …Dynegy Face Charges of Fraud, The New York Times, June 13, 2003 Jury convicts former Dynegy exec of fraud, The Houston Business Journal, November 14, 2003…

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