BUSINESS ACQUISITION: A CASE STUDY WITH VARIOUS ACCOUNTING FRAUDS
Stanley Self
Tamara Fudge
Kaplan University
Gene Sullivan
Liberty University
Tom Harrington
University of New Orleans
ABSTRACT
Fraud can take an almost infinite variety of forms. The current case study investigates
various accounting fraud circumstances related to specific business acquisition process. The
acquisition involved the purchase of a large interstate truck-stop station located on Interstate 20
in Texas. The variety of frauds discovered included: accounts receivable fraud, asset fraud,
liability fraud, hazardous waste disposal fraud, and others.
Keywords: Fraud, fraud examination, business acquisition, forensic accounting