Accounting fraud

Oracle Corp. and its top executives were sued by an investor who blames his stock losses on allegations by a former finance executive that the cloud computing giant doctored its quarterly results.

New York’s highest court again rejected a bid by former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg to dismiss the state’s decade-old fraud suit against him, clearing a path for a trial.

CBL & Associates Properties Inc. fell as much as 12 percent after a published report said the U.S. retail landlord is being investigated for accounting fraud.

Criminals are using technology to perpetrate nearly a third of their frauds, according to a new survey by KPMG, while organizations are lagging behind on the use of technology such as data analytics to detect those frauds.

Realize when your firm needs help in international waters, because when it comes to fraud, the times — they are a-changin’

When digital forensic experts think of social media, they see a prime place to search during their fraud investigations.

Two years ago, the Supreme Court held in Lawson v. FMR that employees of contractors of public companies, including employees of accounting and audit firms, are protected under the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced penalties in two financial fraud cases Tuesday against companies and their former executives accused of various accounting failures that left investors without accurate depictions of company finances.

Accountants can play an important role in deterring human trafficking and smuggling.

Thirty percent of companies reported experiencing some form of fraud in their supply chain, according to a new poll.