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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… …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… …fraud class-action settlements ever. Obviously, Time Warner was eager to get the AOL affair behind it. Time Warner chairman and chief executive Richard…

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  Case 31: Bankgesellschaft Berlin (Germany, 2001)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …Accounting Fraud in European Companies 186 Case 31: Bankgesellschaft Berlin (Germany, 2001) It is a spectacular tale of incompetence… …, nepotism, corruption and accounting fraud that pushed one of Germany’s biggest banks to the brink of collapse. The news magazine Der Spiegel spoke of the… …million) was also expressly dispensed with. Accounting Fraud in European Companies 187 Later, investigations revealed that Berlin Hyp chairman… …said that it had been obliged to set aside over EUR 2 billion in provisions. About half the provisions were to cover Accounting Fraud in European… …in damages from BDO. Accounting Fraud in European Companies 189 The Walther report could have stopped the shenanigans years ago. But BDO… …weaknesses in the German system, Newsweek International, June 7, 2004 Bankgesellschaft fraud trial opens, Financial Times, July 29, 2005…

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  Case 41: Livedoor (Japan, 2006)

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …Accounting Fraud in Asian Companies 240 Case 41: Livedoor (Japan, 2006) The Livedoor saga is probably one of the most eye-catching episodes… …accounting fraud; prosecutors depicted him as a greedy and lawless figure who had manipulated the books to inflate his company’s stock price. The trial was… …, who had used Accounting Fraud in Asian Companies 241 “smoke and mirrors” to create riches that honest and hard-working businessmen could… …, Horie was accused of falsifying the company’s accounts. The alleged fraud centred on Livedoor’s group financial statements for the business year ending… …Accounting Fraud in Asian Companies 242 hours for three months because of capacity problems. The TSE announced to put Livedoor on monitoring status, and… …. In March 2007, following a six-month trial which gripped Corporate Japan, Horie was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to two years and six months in… …statements, the Livedoor affair is “pretty small beer”, said another observer. The trial was political retaliation for Horie’s challeng- Accounting Fraud… …College Dropout Turned Internet Tycoon, The New York Times, January 18, 2006 Livedoor founder arrested for fraud as delisting beckons, The Independent… …, January 24, 2006 Livedoor fraud made 6 billion yen: sources, The Japan Times, February 24, 2006 A fall from grace, www.accaglobal.com/publications, June 1… …, 2006 An accountability gap is holding back Japan’s economy, Financial Times, March 14, 2007 Japan’s Horie faces verdict in Livedoor fraud case…

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  Chapter 4: Conclusion and Outlook

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …to frequent events, and that there is no scandal arising from infrequent but morally acceptable events. The cases of accounting fraud described in… …led away in handcuffs under indictment for fraud was shocking indeed, and society was outraged at the criminal acts. Most of the scandals occurred… …characterized the scenario in Europe and in Asia, showing that probably no corporate governance system in the world is able to prevent accounting fraud… …. Unfortunately, fraud will continue to hit the headlines of newspapers as well as the bottom lines of companies. Despite the best efforts of those who are respon-… …sible for fighting fraud, one inevitable reality remains: “fraud happens”. It is a given that economic crime will always be with us. Eliminating fraud is… …probability, the malfeasance is detected. Other factors contributing to accounting fraud may include unrealistic performance standards that fail to take into… …course, unethical individuals. According to Michael R. Young, a well-known American fraud and litigation ex- pert, the principal characteristics of… …accounting fraud can be summarized as follows (see Young 2004, pp. 11–13): 1. It generally doesn’t origin from conscious dishonesty. It doesn’t start… …fraud starts with little alterations of results (typically in the form of borrowing from future quarters). It doesn’t start with a grand plan or… …. 5. The fraud grows over time. As the fraud grows deeper, the perpetrators end up taking positions that are truly indefensible and clearly violate…

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