Orange Publishing Hired Moe McDonnell, CFE, to Investigate Some Large

question 25

Multiple Choice

Orange Publishing hired Moe McDonnell, CFE, to investigate some large variances in the company's labor costs. While looking through the payroll records for the shipping department, McDonnell noticed several employees who claimed extensive overtime during pay periods in which the company's incoming and outgoing shipments were minimal. McDonnell pulled the timesheets for these pay periods and noticed that those belonging to the suspect employees had signatures that didn't match the signatures on the other timesheets. What type of fraud might these findings indicate?

• A) Ghost employee scheme
• B) Commission scheme
• C) Falsified hours and salary scheme
• D) Overstated expenses scheme

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