Overview
Scenario
You are a forensic accountant at Shadow Corps, an auditing firm. You have been tasked with conducting an analysis of the legal consequences for a suspected case of fraud. The case involves a technology company that has exaggerated financial statements to attract investors and inflate stock prices. Investors have suffered losses, and regulatory entities are concerned about the impact on the financial market. Your manager has asked you to prepare an infographic to identify the potential consequences of this fraud in a civil versus criminal court trial.
The skills practiced in this activity will help to support you in your project.
Directions
Using the template in the What to Submit section, create an infographic identifying the consequences of civil and criminal law investigations.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Determine the consequences of a civil court trial. Include the following in your response:
Financial restitution
Company reputation
Legal penalties
Determine the consequences of a criminal court trial. Include the following in your response:
Financial restitution
Company reputation
Legal penalties
Explain the impact of the outcomes of parallel proceedings on civil and criminal court trials. Consider the following in your response:
Sharing of evidence
Testimonies
Double jeopardy
Sequence of court proceedings
What to Submit
Submit your activity with all the required sections by completing the Module Eight Activity Template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.