ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Corporate Fraud Legislation.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002 TOPIC: Lawmakers agreed Wednesday to establish new criminal penalties for those who participate in corporate fraud, according to an article by The Associated Press. The legislation also calls for an independent, private-sector board to watch over the accounting industry. Earlier this week, the White House indicated that President Bush would sign the legislation, the article says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. Dennis Haffey, of Dykema Gossett Dykema Gossett PLLC is a law firm headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1926, the firm, known simply as "Dykema," has offices in various locations around the United States including Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation , is a litigator lit·i·gate v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates v.tr. To contest in legal proceedings. v.intr. To engage in legal proceedings. specializing in shareholder rights and complex business disputes related to accounting procedures, fraud, professional malpractice and other issues. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants including corporations, shareholders, dealers, partners, owners and franchises. PR: Linda Wasche, 248-614-0084, lindaw@lwmarketworks.com Dr. John Waters, of the University of Colorado at Denver
In 1912, the University of Colorado established a downtown Denver campus to meet the needs of the city's rapidly expanding , College of Business and Administration, area of expertise lies in the examination of financial statements. He has also done extensive teaching and research in the area of financial statement preparation. Both of these areas lead directly to expertise in the full disclosure aspects, both timing and actual disclosures, of financial information in general. He is well versed Versed® Midazolam Pharmacology A preoperative sedative in business history, especially in the area of scandal and business failure due to fraud. He can provide insight into questions such as: Is the SEC correct in pushing for changes in auditor/consultant relationships? Will is make a difference? Are auditing and the auditor's report Auditor's Report Recorded in the annual report, the auditor's report tests to see that a corporation's financial statements comply with GAAP. This is sometimes referred to as the clean opinion. Notes: Most auditor's reports consist of three paragraphs. still meaningful in the current era? Should there be stiffer penalties when fraudulent financial reporting is discovered? 303-556-5858 Professor Carl Warren, of the University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. , School of Accounting, is an expert regarding accounting, auditing and fraud. 706-542-3626, 706-542-3000 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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