YourTech case involving potential improprieties with procurement
This exercise is based on the YourTech case involving potential improprieties with procurement. For this exercise, assume that you have been retained to work with LMNOP Law Firm LLP to provide forensic accounting services on the YourTech case.
YourTech case involving potential improprieties with procurement
This exercise is based on the YourTech case involving potential improprieties with procurement.
For this exercise, assume that you have been retaine d to work with LMNOP Law Firm LLP to provide forensic accounting services on the YourTech case.
LMNOP was retaine d by the general counsel of YourTech to lead the investigation under attorney/client privilege.
In turn, you have been retained by LMNOP, so that your work will fall under the attorney work product doctrine.
YourTech’s general counsel has asked for an interim report on the investigation procedures performed to date.
Firstly, LMNOP has prepared a template of the PowerPoint presentation that they want to use.
Secondly, LMNOP and you will meet with the general counsel next week to review this interim report and discuss next steps.
Thirdly, LMNOP has asked you to draft the interim report based on the procedures you performed in the prior exercises, including the case study document, the 4 appendices provided initially, your mini fraud risk assessment and your data analysis from the prior exercise.
Also, LMNOP provided a template, which is attache d.
The template indicates a number of sections in red that you need to
complete. Your assignment is to use the template to prepare an interim Powerpoint-style report.
An example of such a report is include d in the Course Content folder in Unit 11.
Recognizing that this is an interim report, LMNOP wants to discuss potential investigation next steps with the general counsel.
LMNOP has asked you to list your recommended next steps in the last page(s) of the interim report.