In One of the Case Studies in the Textbook, Melissa

question 6

Multiple Choice

In one of the case studies in the textbook, Melissa Robinson, who worked as an executive secretary for a worldwide charitable organization and was active in her children's school, was also a thief. As one of two people allowed to sign checks on the organization's bank accounts, she learned early on that she could forge the second person's signature without anyone becoming suspicious. How was she finally caught?

• A) A co-worker contacted the organization's executive director when she found that a company check had been written to the children's school for Robinson's personal items.
• B) New officers were elected, and they took the accounting books from her.
• C) The auditors discovered her fraud during an annual audit of the books.
• D) Robinson's husband tipped off the audit committee after he became suspicious of some of Robinson's purchases.

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