In One of the Case Studies in the Textbook, Melissa

question 33

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. What red flags were present that indicated that something wasn't appropriate?

• A) Robinson would not take vacation leave.
• B) There were a lot of missing files that the auditors couldn't locate during their annual audit.
• C) Robinson would not release any financial information when requested and gave excuses for why it wasn't available.
• D) All of the above

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