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In One of the Cases in the Textbook, Eddie Antar

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In one of the cases in the textbook, Eddie Antar, the CEO of the Crazy Eddie electronic stores in the New Jersey area, took fraud to a higher level. The company started out as a small, family-owned business, but Eddie soon found that he could really clean up by taking his company public and making a fortune off the sale of stock. However, in order to sustain his financial success, he turned to cooking the books. Unfortunately for Eddie, his scheme eventually came to an end. How was the fraud caught?


A) His ex-wife contacted the SEC.
B) Eddie lost a proxy battle for ownership, and the company's new owners quickly discovered the fraud as they reviewed the books.
C) The audit committee received an anonymous tip which led them to the fraud.
D) The auditors found that the inventory count had been changed.

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