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In One of the Case Studies in the Textbook, Jerry

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In one of the case studies in the textbook, Jerry Harkanell worked as an administrative assistant for a large San Antonio hospital, where his clerical duties included the submission of the payroll information for his unit. He found that he could add hours to the timesheets and receive extra pay. He continued to alter his timesheets until he was finally caught. How was his scheme detected?


A) An exception report showed that Harkanell had claimed overtime hours for a period when there was no need to work overtime.
B) The payroll department sent the timesheets for one pay period back to the supervisor for review when a suspicious number of hours had been indicated.
C) An overtime audit was conducted revealing that Harkanell had worked an unusual number of hours compared to others in the department.
D) The internal auditors received an anonymous tip.

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