Posted by Mehta Amit on November 1st, 2007 in Accounting ·
Accounting fraud is often characterized by the:
1. Misuse/misdirection of funds
2. Understating/overstating of revenues
3. Understating/overstating of expenses
4. Overstating of corporate asset values
5…
Posted by Mehta Amit on October 30th, 2007 in Legal ·
Bid rigging refers to the felony crime of conspiring with other competitors to raise purchase prices set for local, state, or federal government bids
The US government often accepts bids for the procurement of goods and services…
Posted by Mehta Amit on October 25th, 2007 in Legal ·
For the past five years, lawsuits against ERISA violators have been given wide coverage by the press. Some of these alleged big violators are…
- AIG
- AON
- Enron
- Marsh & McLennan Companies
- Merck & Co…
Posted by Mehta Amit on October 24th, 2007 in Legal ·
Dolly the Sheep became an instant celebrity in 1996 when UK scientists (quite literally) created the world’s first clone of a mammal using an adult cell. As controversial as Dolly’s creation was her early death in 2003.
The international press was abuzz: Does cloning violate scientific ethics?..
Posted by Mehta Amit on October 18th, 2007 in Legal ·
Animal abuse or animal cruelty refers to ill treatment or substandard care that result in needless harm, distress, or suffering. Standards of animal abuse laws, implementation, and tolerance vary across the US…
Posted by Mehta Amit on April 29th, 2007 in Legal ·
Court records pertain to all the files and documentation kept by a court before, during and after legal proceedings. It is usually the task of the court reporter to keep a faithful record of what transpires during a session in court and it is from this transcript that court records come about…
Posted by Mehta Amit on April 29th, 2007 in Family ·
Divorce records are documentation following divorce proceedings, which normally include the name of the husband and wife, date of the marriage and the date of the divorce…
Posted by Mehta Amit on April 29th, 2007 in Family ·
Adoption records are records of all the adoptions that take place within a given state. The identity of the birth parents is often the most important information that you can find in adoption documents…
Posted by Mehta Amit on April 29th, 2007 in Legal ·
Civil court filings pertain to documentation for all civil court cases, which are roughly defined as all cases that are non-criminal in nature. These records are also those that govern private citizens and are to be distinguished from international law and military law as well…
Posted by Mehta Amit on April 29th, 2007 in Family ·
Death records are the last and final public records available about an individual. It includes the death certificate, obituaries, and other important documentation surrounding the circumstances of his death. If birth or marriage records do not exist, the chances are highly likely that the person will still have a death record…