Length: 4:27 The ONE PAGE assignment. Answer the questions in a focused way so that your answer to all questions is no longer than ONE PAGE. Questions: 1. Why did top managers do nothing to halt the fraudulent sales and incentive program? 2. Why did so many employees ‘go along’ with sales fraud? 3. Do you believe these employees knew how much damage they were doing to customers, the company, and the brand? ======================================================== • The Importance of Developing an Effective Ethics Program - The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners provides guidance and examples of what constitutes an effective ethics and compliance program that brings stakeholder value. The Importance of Developing an Effective Ethics Program (Links to an external site.) Length: 5:21 The ONE PAGE assignment. Answer the questions in a focused way so that your answer to all questions is no longer than ONE PAGE. Questions: 1. What are the fundamental differences between an ethics program and compliance program? 2. What is the role of a strong organizational code of ethics? 3. What is the most important part of maintaining an employee reporting mechanism to uncover misconduct, such as a hot line? ======================================================== • How People Rationalize Fraud – this clip provides an overview of the fraud triangle and role of pressure, opportunity and rationalization. The video also discusses the Dixon, IL municipal fraud of over $53 million. How people rationalize fraud - Kelly Richmond Pope (Links to an external site.) Length: 4:34 The ONE PAGE assignment. Answer the questions in a focused way so that your answer to all questions is no longer than ONE PAGE. Questions: 1. What role does an ethics audit have on fraud detection? 2. How was Rita Crundwell able to embezzle nearly $53 million over almost 20 years? 3. What role does the fraud triangle play in allowing people to feel comfortable with engaging in fraud? The Importance of Developing an Effective Ethics Program 1. In case of a compliance program, there has to be concentration shown by every organizational on ensuring that no rule or official company policy is violated. There must also be concentration shown on ensuring that no law of the constitution of area of operations is violated. There must also be concentration shown on ensuring there is adherence to every element of the legal environment in which the business operates. However, in case of an ethics program, there has to be more concentration shown on other aspects apart from