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Overview

While it is nearly impossible to prevent all fraud, there are specific things that organizations can do to help reduce fraud occurrences. Your textbook outlines the different ways that organizations can minimize fraud. Preventing fraud means organizations do not have to spend the money to detect and investigate the fraud, and the personal cost to the individuals involved can also be avoided.

In this assignment, you will first write a paper summarizing and analyzing the fraud in the case study and then create a memo recommending a policy improvement to help prevent fraud. This assignment will help you complete Project One, in which you will recommend a policy improvement to prevent the fraud outlined in different news articles. It will also help you with Project Two, in which you will write a memo with a high-level overview of fraud examination findings for key stakeholders.

Directions

Review the case from your textbook linked in the Supporting Materials section below. Then, summarize and analyze the fraud presented in the case. In a separate document, use the provided template to write a memo to the current owner of the Dodgers baseball team recommending a policy improvement that would help to reduce the risk of fraud outlined in the case.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Paper

1. Summarize the fraud outlined in the case.
2. Compare and contrast at least five different methods for preventing fraud in this case. Include the following details in your response:
3. Explain the benefits of each method.
4. Explain the costs of each method.

Memo

1. Write a memo with a high-level overview of the fraud examination findings for key stakeholders. Include the following details in your response:
2. Address the memo to appropriate parties.
3. Include a brief introduction of the purpose of the memo.
4. Summarize the fraud from the case.
5. Explain two to three effective methods of preventing fraud in the case based on your findings.
6. Explain the benefits and costs of the effective methods.
7. Justify your rationale for the most effective policy improvement to help prevent the fraud in the future. Include the following detail in your response:
8. Recommend the most effective policy improvement to help prevent the fraud based on your findings.

What to Submit

You must submit the following two deliverables for this assignment:

Paper

Submit your paper as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Memo

Submit the completed as a 1- to 2- page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Supporting Materials

The following resource supports your work on the assignment:

Textbook: Knapp Cases: The Trolley Dodgers

Read the case study to complete the assignment.